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Roger Clemens tweets he is not surprised by Hall of Fame result
Roger Clemens wasn't surprised that he wasn't voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and used Twitter to share his thoughts on the results, which were released Wednesday morning. "After what has been written and said over...
Tags: Cy Young Award, Baseball, Voting, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Mike Piazza
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A case for Tim Raines and Hall of Fame
I don't envy the job the Baseball Writers' Association of America members have in choosing the 2013 Hall of Fame class. This year they must contend with the "steroid ballot" as names such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Mike Piazza, Kidney Infection
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Steroid users not welcome here
Users of performance-enhancing drugs have not been forgiven by Hall-of-Fame-voting members of the Baseball Writers' Assn. of America. That much became clearer than ever on Wednesday. Roger Clemens was named on only 37.6% of ballots; home run king...
Tags: Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Jose Canseco, Mike Piazza, Sports
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza shut out
No players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year in a polarizing vote that reopened the wounds of the steroid era. Home run king Barry Bonds, owner of baseball’s most cherished record, was resoundingly rejected. So was...
Tags: Cy Young Award, Detroit Tigers, Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza, The New York Times
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No players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baltimore SunThe electorate of the Baseball Writers' Association of America sent a clear message to tainted superstars Wednesday: If you were suspected of taking performance enhancing drugs, you don’t belong in the Hall of Fame. At least not in 2013. No players...Tags: Cal Ripken, Cy Young Award, Fred McGriff, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling
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Talking up Thomas and Maddux while slapping down Sosa
So, I guess 12.5 percent of the Hall of Fame voters actually believed Sammy Sosa’s cockamamie Flintstones vitamins story. But 87.5 percent believe he cheated, and the voters kept him out and will forever. The amazing thing about the way the...
Tags: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mark McGwire, Baseball, Voting
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We're not perfect, but there is a way for writers to handle Hall of Fame controversy
The Baltimore SunWhen it was announced that no candidate had received the 75 percent inclusion on ballots needed to be inducted into this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, I can’t say I was surprised. I honestly thought Houston’s Craig Biggio might...Tags: Steroids, Mark McGwire, Baseball, Voting, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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What to read in 2013
January Insane City by Dave Barry (Putnam) The Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist's first solo adult novel in more than a decade is a typically absurdist comic story about everything — and then some — that goes wrong for Seth and his friends en...Tags: Aretha Franklin, Maya Angelou, Phil Jackson, Julia Sweeney, Ava Gardner
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Hall of Fame voters send clear message
The voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America pitched a shutout in this year’s Hall of Fame election and delivered a not-so-surprising repudiation of baseball’s tawdry steroid era. Maybe that was the right message to send...Tags: Baseball, Voting, Sports, Barry Bonds
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NHL ratifies labor deal; Kings to face Blackhawks in Jan. 19 opener [updated]
The NHL's Board of Governors gave unanimous approval Wednesday to the collective bargaining agreement it had tentatively reached with the players' association. The next step will be for players to ratify the deal. That electronic voting process is...
Tags: Boston Bruins, Politics, Services and Shopping, Mike Piazza, Staples Center
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No Bonds, no Clemens on my Hall ballot
The thick, white envelope arrives every year at this time, full of rules, names and numbers, but just one question. And it's a question heavier than history on this year's baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Who is worthy? The answer merits more than a...
Tags: Mark McGwire, Baseball, Voting, Fred McGriff, Lawrence Taylor
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Eric Church Reflects on CMT's Artist of the Year
Eric Church is now officially an “Artist of the Year!” The singer was honored this past weekend by CMT for having one of the biggest years in country music. The singer closed out the show with a powerful performance of his hit “Homeboy,&...
Tags: Rascal Flatts (music group), Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Entertainment, CMT (tv network)
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