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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: Sports, Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco
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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: Punishment, Detroit Tigers, The New York Times, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Jeff Bagwell
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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: Jeff Conine, Steve Finley, Jose Mesa, Jeff Bagwell, Baseball
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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: Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sports, 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, Sports, Voting, Jeff Bagwell
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Hey, Cooperstown! Here's One Hall Of An Explanation Of My Ballot
The Hartford CourantFirst, my 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame vote: 1. Jack Morris 2. Curt Schilling 3. Craig Biggio 4. Jeff Bagwell 5. Mike Piazza Second, my strong recommendation: Read the commentary titled "The Steroid Era Vote" by Howard Bryant on ESPN.com. The...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Justice System, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Baseball
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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: Elizabeth Taylor, England, Entertainment, Paul Haggis, Arts and Culture
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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: Sports, Voting, Baseball, 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: Stanley Cup Playoffs, AEG, Los Angeles Kings, Anze Kopitar, Ice Hockey
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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, Sports, Lawrence Taylor, Voting, Sammy Sosa
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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: Music, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Eric Church, Rascal Flatts (music group)
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Barry Larkin says drug cheats shouldn't be in Hall of Fame
Hall of Famer Barry Larkin knows some people he doesn't want joining him in Cooperstown. Drug cheats. “I think if you cheated, no, you don't deserve it because I know how difficult it was for me to get there and how difficult it was for me just to...Tags: Joe Blanton, Sports, Cincinnati Reds, Sammy Sosa, Baseball
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