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Baseball Hall of Fame

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MLB.com writer Marty Noble submits confounding Hall of Fame ballot

Results for the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2016 voting won’t be announced until Wednesday, but we’re already getting a taste of what voting might look like. MLB.com had 15 writers submit ballots and shared the results. For starters, …

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Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez headline 2015 Hall of Fame class

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, it was announced Tuesday. Johnson and Martinez led the way with 97.3 and 91.1 percent of the vote, …

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Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas make Hall of Fame; Craig Biggio misses by two votes; Rafael Palmeiro off ballot

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas all received more than 75% of the vote and have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2014 class. Maddux received 97.2% of the vote Glavine received 91.9% of the vote Thomas received …

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Ken Gurnick only votes Jack Morris for Hall of Fame in steroid-era protest

Dodgers.com beat reporter and Hall of Fame voter Ken Gurnick has been roundly criticized Tuesday for submitting a Hall of Fame ballot in which he only voted for Jack Morris and nobody else. The biggest reason for the criticism is that Gurnick’s …

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Many current members don’t want cheaters in Hall of Fame

Though the writers are taking most of the blame (rightfully so) for no players being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013, there is one aspect of the entire debacle that is being overlooked. In one sense, the Baseball Writers Association of …

New York Times runs blank front sports page after Hall of Fame voting (Picture)

The fact that no players were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday has everyone buzzing, and the New York Times came up with the perfect way to encapsulate the hype. On the front page of the “Sports” section on Thursday …

Reggie Jackson: Hall of Fame has let in too many undeserving members

Reggie Jackson was always known as one of the more outspoken baseball players during his career, and little has changed since he retired. “Mr. October” was the self-proclaimed “straw that stirs the drink,” and he’s still …

Curt Schilling: Definitely a Hall of Famer

We went through the same thing a few months ago when Mike Mussina announced his retirement. It’s times like these where we must recognize that the age old standards for induction into the Hall of Fame must change. 500 home runs doesn’t …

Mike Piazza to Hall as Dodger or Met?

Now that The Dude has officially called it quits, the discussion begins: will Piazza go into the Hall as a Dodger or a Met? First off, The Dude goes down as the best hitting catcher in the game. He was crappy behind the plate and couldn’t throw …

How Hall of Fame should deal with Steroid Era

As concerned with morality and integrity as I am when it comes to applying such principles to sports – and all life situations – I must say it bothers me that the greatest slugger of my generation appears to be a questionable (at best) …

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