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Strange, True Realities of Hall Voting Push Blyleven, Alomar Over Top

The strangest things happened Wednesday. Roberto Alomar, who was judged not ready for the Hall of Fame a year ago, was resoundingly pushed into Cooperstown. And Bert Blyleven, who was judged not ready for induction 13 times in 13 years, finally made it on try No. 14. All of which underscores the uneven process that is...

Why Limit Super Pairings to Horses?

To Daniel Okrent -- whose identity as the inventor of rotisserie baseball is the one I'll use for this space -- the greatest baseball player ever was, unsurprisingly, Babe Ruth. It was Okrent's reasoning, which he conveyed in Ken Burns' epic television documentary "Baseball," that was refreshingly noteworthy. "He (Ruth)...

Why Are the the Washington Nationals So Bad? Blame It on a Ghost

(Sept. 15) -- As the baseball season winds down and the best teams head into the playoffs, one team -- the Washington Nationals -- has consistently played so badly that some are speculating that it may be (shudder) haunted. A Baltimore Sun article suggests the ghost of President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes...

Roto Rush: Stephen Strasburg, Meet Tommy John

Look at that elbow closely. Take a picture of it. Frame it. It'll never be the same. On Friday, the Washington Nationals revealed that phenom Stephen Strasburg has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his $15.1 million pitching arm. He'll go for a second opinion on Friday, but all signs point to Tommy John surgery and...

Field of Screams: Baseball Ghost Sightings

(Aug. 11) -- If you see a baseball game at Comerica Park in Detroit and also think you see a ghost, you may not be completely off-base. Employees who work there swear they occasionally see a shadowy apparition in the lobby, and sometimes the elevator mysteriously opens and closes as if it's carrying an invisible...

Babe Ruth News From the Web

05/23/12 Babe Ruth?s former Massachusetts home is on the market... Source: Celebrity Mound Babe Ruth's former Massachusetts home was recently put on the market for $1.65 million.
05/23/12 Get Into The Swing Of Things With The Lost & Rare... Source: Broadcast Newsroom Sports Immortals , a collection of films showÂcasing the greats of the 20th century world of sports figures shown in lost and rare footage.
05/23/12 Babe Ruth Baseball Source: Napa Valley Register - Napa CA In Tuesday's game, everyone hit and everyone came to play for the Pirates.
05/22/12 Balance in Babe Ruth League Source: The Valley Breeze - Cumberland RI It's always more fun to head to the park when you know your team has a chance for success.
05/22/12 Photos | Mural of Babe Ruth game in Norfolk Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA Artist John Hickey works on a mural that will depict Babe Ruth in his first appearance at Norfolk's Bain Field on June 29, 1934, in a game against the Norfolk Tars. He was working on a wall at the Norfolk Baseball Academy in Norfolk on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Background on Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for three teams (1914–1935).

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