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Suspicion of Steroid Use Could Keep Bagwell and Piazza Out of Hall
Left, Barton Silverman/The New York Times; Chris Livingston for The New York Times Some Hall of Fame voters lump Mike Piazza, left, and Jeff Bagwell together with known steroid users.Barry Bonds and...
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In Cooperstown, a Crowded Waiting Room
Jessie Schwartz for The New York Times Baseball writers elected no one to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday, despite what might have been the deepest ballot in years.The failure of the writers to pick...
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Which Players Will Be Most Affected by the Hall of Fame’s New Rules?
As Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas celebrated their inductions in Cooperstown this weekend, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced a change that will make it harder for others to join them....
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MLB’s Biggest Star Is 40 (And He Just Retired). That Could Be A Problem.
“If Mike Trout walked into your neighborhood bar, would you recognize him?” The New Yorker’s Ben McGrath raised that question in a provocative essay last month.I’m reasonably certain that I would...
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America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
This weekend, only one batter — Houston Astros stalwart Craig Biggio — will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. One major reason for the lack of swingers: The folks voting people into...
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Roundtable: All Of Baseball History Should Get An Asterisk
It always comes back to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The “steroid era” may be over, but Major League Baseball is still dealing with its consequences. At the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
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There’s No Reason To Think Barry Bonds Can Coach Like He Could Hit
Barry Bonds is back in baseball. The Miami Marlins announced Friday that Bonds will become their hitting coach, joining new manager Don Mattingly’s staff.1 So now we’ll get to obsessively analyze...
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Barry Bonds Wasn’t Half Bad, Either
Ken Griffey Jr. has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after receiving a vote on 99.32 percent of ballots — a record. Earlier, we examined how Griffey’s prime, once separated from his...
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Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Snubs Are Historically Great
This weekend, thousands of baseball fans will descend on Cooperstown, New York, for the Hall of Fame inductions of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, two of the best and most popular players of the...
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Barry Bonds And Roger Clemens Are Benefiting From Public Hall Of Fame Ballots
Baseball’s Hall of Fame voting has been especially contentious this year, as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (which elects Hall of Famers) lurches toward greater transparency. More and...
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Which Players Will Be Most Affected by the Hall of Fame’s New Rules?
As Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas celebrated their inductions in Cooperstown this weekend, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced a change that will make it harder for others to join them....
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MLB’s Biggest Star Is 40 (And He Just Retired). That Could Be A Problem.
“If Mike Trout walked into your neighborhood bar, would you recognize him?” The New Yorker’s Ben McGrath raised that question in a provocative essay last month. I’m reasonably certain that I would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
This weekend, only one batter — Houston Astros stalwart Craig Biggio — will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. One major reason for the lack of swingers: The folks voting people into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roundtable: All Of Baseball History Should Get An Asterisk
It always comes back to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The “steroid era” may be over, but Major League Baseball is still dealing with its consequences. At the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There’s No Reason To Think Barry Bonds Can Coach Like He Could Hit
Barry Bonds is back in baseball. The Miami Marlins announced Friday that Bonds will become their hitting coach, joining new manager Don Mattingly’s staff.10 So now we’ll get to obsessively analyze...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barry Bonds Wasn’t Half Bad, Either
Ken Griffey Jr. has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after receiving a vote on 99.32 percent of ballots — a record. Earlier, we examined how Griffey’s prime, once separated from his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Snubs Are Historically Great
This weekend, thousands of baseball fans will descend on Cooperstown, New York, for the Hall of Fame inductions of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, two of the best and most popular players of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barry Bonds And Roger Clemens Are Benefiting From Public Hall Of Fame Ballots
Baseball’s Hall of Fame voting has been especially contentious this year, as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (which elects Hall of Famers) lurches toward greater transparency. More and...
View ArticleWe Built A Polling Model … For The Baseball Hall Of Fame
We analyze elections here at FiveThirtyEight, and we’re not about to miss one — even if it takes place in the world of baseball. On Tuesday, the Hall of Fame’s full Class of 2019 will be announced, and...
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Mariano Rivera’s Unanimous Induction Shows An Evolving Cooperstown
The only question about Mariano Rivera’s candidacy for the Baseball Hall of Fame was whether he would be the first player voted in unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which...
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