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Steroids Aren't the Only Problem Facing the Hall of Fame

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.17.2013 | Sports
Read More: Frank Robinson, Barry Bonds, Tim Raines, Willie Mays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Greg Maddux, Jeff Bagwell, Alex Rodriguez, Eddie Matthews, Harmon Killebrew, Tom Glavine, Willie McCovey, Jim Rice, Manny Ramirez, Mickey Mantle, Chipper Jones, Frank Thomas, Gary Sheffield, Miguel Cabrera, Henry Aaron, Lance Berkman, Jason Giambi, Andre Dawson, Willie Stargell, Hall of Fame, Mike Schmidt, Sports News
Lincoln Mitchell

Keeping people out of the Hall of Fame because of suspected or real connections to steroids may or may not be wise, but keeping people out because the voting rules have not changed to fully recognize expansion is not.

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Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.19.2011 | Sports
Read More: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, David Glass, Jerry Reinsdorf, Hall of Fame, Roberto Alomar, Pat Gillick, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Andy MacPhail, Bud Selig, Jim Bunning, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Ross Newhan, Whitey Herzog, Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball, Tim Kurkjian, Ozzie Smith, Marvin Miller, Joe Morgan, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Bert Blyleven, Tony Perez, Eddie Murray, Bill Giles, Jim Palmer, Tom Verducci, Robin Roberts, Bob Elliott, Ryne Sandberg, Red Barber, Sports News
Peter Dreier

Forget steroids. Forget Frank McCourt's mismanagement of the Dodgers. The biggest scandal in baseball at the moment is the Baseball Hall of Fame's failure -- for the fourth time -- to induct Marvin Miller, who freed players from indentured servitude.

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MLB Hall Of Famer Hospitalized

AP | BOB BAUM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was hospitalized Thursday because of a rapid heartbeat and dizziness, and later returned t...

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The Worst Team in Baseball

Michael Janofsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Frank Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball, Frank Mccourt, Cal-Ripken-Jr, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles News
Michael Janofsky

I'm an Angeleno. But I grew up in Baltimore, where the Orioles are now in contention for finishing with the major leagues' worst record in 50 years, surpassing the inaugural Mets of 1962, who were 40-120.

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Selig Says No to Galarraga, Calls for Bipartisanship After "Perfect Game" Humiliation

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Frank Robinson, National Pastime, Jim Joyce, Larry King, Matt Lauer, Bud Selig, Baseball Commissioner, Oprah, Twitter, Armando Galarraga, Bipartisanship, Robert Gibbs, Facebook, Comedy News
Norm Stamper

Bud Selig has rejected pleas to reverse umpire Jim Joyce's bum call. But the commissioner did use the occasion to lament the general state of bipartisanship in America's pastime. "The game's become altogether too partisan," Selig told a reporter.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: New York Yankees, Frank Robinson, Marie Antoinette, Yankee Stadium, Sitting Bull, Native Americans, Elston Howard, The Sultan of Swat, Triple Crown, Working Class, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Aig, Georgia on My Mind, Let Them Eat Cake, Unemployment, Mickey Mantle, Interlocking NY, Yankees, Pinstripes, Tomahawk Chop, Reggie Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Souvenir Cups, Taxpayer Subsidies, New York Mets, American League, Luxury Boxes, Ipod, Joe Six-Pack, Baltimore Orioles, The Iron Horse, Beer, Fannie Mae, Alex Rodriguez, Home Runs, Monument Park, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Mac, Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Joltin' Joe, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Mr. October, The Yankee Clipper, The House That Ruth Built, George Steinbrenner, Ray Charles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, Sports, Comedy News
Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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