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Whitey Herzog, Doug Harvey Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 12.07.2009 | Sports

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INDIANAPOLIS — Whitey Herzog spent a good, long time stewing about a blown call in the 1985 World Series. So in a strange way, perhaps this fits...

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Hall Of Fame Ballot Includes Alomar, Larkin, Martinez, McGriff

AP | Posted 11.27.2009 | Sports

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NEW YORK — Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and...

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Pettitte's Monumental Occasion Lost in Imperfection

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

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Eugene Michael Santiago

I am willing to bet any Yankees fan worth a pint of pinstripe blood would want Andy Pettitte on the mound in a do or die start situation with the current rotation.

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Baseball's Big Black Eye: Black Sox, Blackouts and the Banning of Buck Weaver

Devra Maza | Posted 09.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Devra Maza

In the notorious Black Sox scandal of 1919, eight players were banned from baseball for life. George "Buck" Weaver never should have been one of them.

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Baseball Writers: No New Guidelines For Steroid Era Hall Of Fame Candidates

AP | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — When it comes to the electing players to the Baseball Hall of Fame, no new guidelines are needed to deal with the so-called Steroid Er...

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MLB to Start Steroid Hall of Fame

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy

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David Henry Sterry

According to a reliable source near the top of Major League Baseball, the Steroids Hall of Fame will be modeled after the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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Clubhouse Chorale: "Steroids, The Breakfast of (Cheating) Champions"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

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Rick Horowitz

Steroids...will make you so strong,/ Steroids...will help you last long,/ Steroids...they'll do you no wrong,/ And as easy to swallow as to sing this song.

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Rickey Henderson's Hall of Fame Induction Speech

Dan Abramson | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Dan Abramson

Rickey would like to thank the Hall of Fame for making a bronze statue of Rickey. Rickey looks dapper in bronze. Rickey looks even better in a uniform and neon-green Mizuno batting gloves.

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Why Mark McGwire Won't Get Into The Hall Of Fame: It's More Than Just Steroids

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Tony Sachs

Yes, Mark McGwire's career total of 583 home runs is impressive. But by every other measure, he falls short. Way short. There's his anemic .263 lifetime batting average, and his measly 1,626 hits.

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Bert Blyleven : Denied Entrance Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

mlb.com | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

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Bert Blyleven has been denied entrance into the Baseball Hall Of Fame, but he's gaining momentum and next year could be his lucky year: Although it...

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Jim Rice Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

cnn.com | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

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Red Sox slugger Jim Rice has been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, something Tom Verducci calls a "well-deserved honor": Rice wasn't great j...

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Ricky Henderson Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

nytimes.com | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

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Ricky Henderson was ...

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Ron Santo Denied Baseball Hall Of Fame Entrance

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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NEW YORK — Joe Gordon joined former teammates Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Bob Feller in the Hall of Fame. For the likes of Joe Torre, Jim Kaat ...

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Moose Call: The Hard Luck Saga Of Yankees' Pitcher Mike Mussina

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.29.2008 | Entertainment

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Tony Sachs

He may rarely go beyond the high 80s on the speed gun, but Mussina makes hitters look as feeble as if he were blowing 100-MPH fastballs by them.

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Why We Need a People's History of Sports

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media

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Dave Zirin

So much discussion of sports, both its past and present, is about sanding off, beautifying, or simply obliterating anything that might be seen as political.

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There's One in Every Family.... Part 2

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

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Jordan M. Atin

Although you think you really know your siblings, you may be wrong.

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Bring Back Barry Bonds?

Paul Finkelman | Posted 08.02.2008 | Entertainment

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Paul Finkelman

Bonds remains the worst nightmare of MLB, not because he juiced up, but because when we watch him play we remember that the people who run MLB ignored the steroids issue while it was profitable to do so.

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Mike Barnicle At Tim Russert Memorial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media

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Mike Barnicle spoke at Tim Russert's memorial service Wednesday afternoon at the Kennedy Center. Watch the speech below (transcript below): Watch ...

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Clemens Denies Steroid Use

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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A lawyer for Roger Clemens strongly denies the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids to pump up his body and his pitching statistics. Clemen...

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Bonds 756th Home Run Ball To Be Branded With Asterisk

Associated Press | RICK FREEMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fashion desig...

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