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FOX's Plan for Tuesday Telecast: All-Stars in 3-D

So, you've plunked down $3,000 or more for that brand-spanking new 3-D television for the family room in the hopes that touchdown passes, slam dunks and wrist shots from the point come flying past the kids and into your lap, right? Not so fast. The first broad applications of three-dimensional telecasts, like Tuesday's...

Baseball Brunch: Familiar Faces, Strange Places in Independent Minors

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The cleanup hitters in Thursday's game were Preston Wilson and Carl Everett. They have combined to play in more than 2,500 major-league games, hit 391 homers and make more than $80 million. Wilson and Everett were on...

There's Not Always Next Year for These Hall of Fame Candidates

The 2009 Hall of Fame headlines rightfully belong to Rickey Henderson, who was elected the first year he was eligible, and Jim Rice, who was elected the very last year he was eligible. As for everyone else, well, there's always next year, right? The short answer: it depends.In Tommy John's case, no, there is no next year....

Is Mark Grace a Hall of Famer? He's Already Received One Vote

Mark Grace is easily my all-time favorite baseball player. I loved him as a player -- I grew up rooting for fellow left-handers -- and I loved his off-field personality. He's just a really likable guy. Still, his baseball career, while a very nice one, is hardly Hall of Fame worthy. Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune...

From the Windup: One Man Fills Out a Hypothetical Hall of Fame Ballot

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.The 2009 Hall of Fame ballot was released Monday, and with it is certain to come heated debate right up until and after the voting results are revealed on Jan. 12, 2009. This year's class of candidates is similar to last year's, in...

Mark Grace News From the Web

05/21/12 Grace, Williams and the 2001 World Series Source: CJ Online - Topeka KS In the fall of 2001, the United States was trying to pick up the pieces and begin healing from one of the worst tragedies on American soil.
05/19/12 Bloomquist enjoys return trip to Kansas City Source: MLB - Kansas City Royals The rare Interleague stop at Kauffman Stadium is also a return trip for D-backs shortstop Willie Bloomquist.
05/19/12 Hudson set for rehab stint, Drew on hold Source: MLB Minor League rehab assignments are on the horizon for a pair of key D-backs.
05/18/12 Grace lauds Wood for being ideal teammate Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks D-backs broadcaster Mark Grace was a teammate of Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood from 1998 to 2000, and on the last day of Wood's career, Grace had nothing but good things to say about the pitcher he played with for three seasons on the North Side of Chicago.

Background on Mark Grace

Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player for 16 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks.

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