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Wrapping Up the Rest
2008-01-04 04:35:00 I'm going to cover the next few ESPN HoF "debates" in one post, since I have less to say about each of them. Michael Knisley and John Shea tackled Andrew Dawson's candidacy; here's how Shea justified his decision to vote for "The Hawk":For me, the most important ingredient when voting is this: When you saw him play, did you think he was a Hall of Famer or not? Cooperstown has the best Hall of Fame in sports because it's the toughest to get into, because not every borderline candidate is inducted. It could be argued that it's great not for who is in, but for who is not in.In the case of Dawson, I always thought he was usually better than everyone else on the field, a guy who could take over a game, and dominate an era. Plus, what an intimidating fellow. I covered the Padres in '87, Dawson's MVP year with the Cubs. There was a game in July in which Dawson took an Eric Show fastball on the cheek that required 24 stitches. At first, he was motionless and couldn't charge the moun...
Tim Raines highlights Hall of Fame Ballot "Rookies"
2007-12-18 12:21:00 The Baseball Hall of Fame elections for 2009 will be announced on Jaunary 8th, the ballot this year contains 25 names, fourteen repeaters and eleven first timers, including a special exemption given to the deceased Rod Beck. Tim "Rock" Raines, he of the 23 major league seasons, 2605 lifetime hits
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The Hardball Times :: Tim Raines - Hall of Fame, 2008
2007-12-03 13:12:00 Tom Tango (AKA ?Tango Tiger?) is proud to announce the launch of Tim Raines - Hall of Fame, 2008. He has assembled a ?Dweeb Team? of writers (and still-mourning Montreal Expos fans) to help him with the project. Besides himself, ESPN?s Jonah Keri, and Hardball Times staffers Craig Burley and John Brattain round out the ...
Elect Tim Raines – To the Baseball Hall of Fame
2007-11-27 06:08:00 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Thank heavens I am back on the right side of the Mississippi heading WEST. We’re in Oklahoma ... |
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