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Jeff Bagwell Shrugs Off Hall of Fame Snub

Jeff Bagwell said he was neither shocked nor disappointed upon learning Wednesday that he got 41.7 percent of the vote for election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "I'm just thank thankful I'm even on the ballot, and we'll go on from here," the former Houston Astros slugger told reporters by telephone. Bagwell,...

Eliminating Cooperstown Candidates as Easy as Picking Them

With the clock ticking toward the midnight deadline on New Year's Eve, I'm sitting here looking at my 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. And you know what? Something keeps occurring to me after more than two decades of filling out these things. This is going to be so easy. Roberto Alomar gets a check mark next to his...

Anchorage Police: Don't Tase the Bears (It's for Your Own Good)

(Aug. 4) -- Now, kids, it's time for a little lesson in common sense: If you use a Taser on a bear, you need a rather efficient exit strategy, because the second it wears off or you let go, it might get up and maul and possibly eat you. That's what Anchorage, Alaska, police are telling the public today, after the July 22...

Near Misses Headline Hall Snubs

Earlier Wednesday, it was announced that the BBWAA has selected Andre Dawson for enshrinement into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Let's check out the players from this year's ballot who did not make it, their cases, and their shot to make it in in future years. On the Cusp Bert Blyleven: His case been covered...

FanHouse's 2010 Hall of Fame Ballot

The 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be announced on Wednesday afternoon at 2 PM ET. With seven Hall of Fame voters on staff, FanHouse made a small but significant impact on this year's election. Below are the results of how each FanHouse staff member voted on their 2010 ballot as well as a list of each candidate...

Dave Parker News From the Web

05/21/12 Natural gas becoming even more popular Source: WTAM 1100 - Cleveland OH Lower natural gas prices have some electric companies looking to it to fuel their power plants.
05/19/12 High Street to be turned into giant arena Source: Telegraph & Argus - Bradford - West Yorkshire - UK Invitations to Skipton 's giant Diamond Jubilee street party will soon be landing on doormats across the town.
05/19/12 Bike Rider Injured When Hit by SUV Source: NBC - KTUU 2 News - Anchorage AK Lt. Dave Parker with A.P.D. says the 55 or 56-year old man on the bike was riding on the sidewalk, south-bound on the east side of Muldoon Rd. when he was was struck by a vehicle that had stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with Peck St.
05/16/12 Investigators still seeking tips in fire that... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA Santa Clara Fire Department officials still need the public's help in rooting out the cause of a five-alarm fire that destroyed two partially built townhome buildings last week.
05/16/12 Former Pirates star Parker to appear at Jerry Uht Park Source: Erie Times-News - Erie PA "The Cobra" will strike -- in a good way -- at Jerry Uht Park.