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Talkin’ Baseball Hall Of Fame With Terry Cashman

Posted July 21, 2011, 11:10 pm by (No Comments)

There are hundreds of songs that help create the tapestry of sport, but perhaps no sport has inspired more musical interludes than baseball. One of the most popular anthem’s of baseball has been Terry Cashman’s “Talkin Baseball: Willie, Mickey and the Duke.”

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Jon Heyman: I’ll Vote for Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame, But Not Mark McGwire

Posted April 15, 2011, 2:40 pm by (52 Comments)

MLB Hall of Fame: Yesterday it was Carlos Delgado. Today – Barry Bonds. Would you vote for him into the Hall of Fame? SI’s Jon Heyman would. But he wouldn’t vote Mark McGwire in. I tend to agree with Heyman, but Bonds is so reviled, I doubt it happens on the first ballot. Next week: [...]

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Is Carlos Delgado a Hall of Famer?

Posted April 14, 2011, 2:35 pm by (82 Comments)

Hall of Fame? Carlos Delgado retired after being unable to return from a hip injury in 2009. Does he belong in the HOF? He had a nine-year sustained prime from 1998 to 2006, hitting .290/.402/.576/ with a 150 OPS+ and 38 HR per season. He was a slightly below average defensive first baseman. Overshadowed by [...]

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Buster Olney Will Vote for Mark McGwire on a Hall of Fame Ballot, but Not Manny Ramirez

Posted April 11, 2011, 6:40 pm by (174 Comments)

I missed it Sunday during the Yankees-Red Sox game, but apparently Buster Olney was talking about the Hall of Fame and said something along the lines of, ‘I’ll vote for Mark McGwire on my Hall of Fame ballot, but not [steroid-user] Manny Ramirez.’ Under siege from MLB fans on twitter, Olney’s been dealing with it [...]

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The Case Against Dennis Rodman in the Hall of Fame

Posted April 5, 2011, 2:05 pm by (270 Comments)

Dennis Rodman: Longtime SI writer Jack McCallum appears to be the lone dissenting voice about putting Dennis Rodman in the Hall of Fame. “The Hall of Fame is not for supporting players. Here are Rodman’s scoring averages for his three seasons with the Bulls: 5.5, 5.7 and 4.7 points … the Hall of Fame isn’t [...]

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Jason Whitlock Has Opened A Cut With Hall of Fame Selectors

Posted February 13, 2011, 11:40 am by (57 Comments)

Jason Whitlock does not think too highly of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process. Before the vote, he foreshadowed his displeasure if Willie Roaf did not get in this year. After the selections came out, he took the process to task.

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The Roundup: Christina Aguilera Messed Up the National Anthem & Vegas took a Super Bowl Beating

Posted February 7, 2011, 8:07 am by (248 Comments)

Olivia Munn … Shia LaBeouf got in a bar fight … that’s a lot of sharks off the Florida coast … a shooting at Youngstown State left one student dead … Michael Lewis on the economic struggles in Ireland … AOL has bought the Huffington Post for $315 million … 365 marathons in 365 days [...]

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