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This Old Snub: Ron Santo Kept Out of Hall of Fame Once Again by Veterans Committee

Once again, the Veteran's Committee shut the door on their precious Hall of Fame to anyone who played after World War II. The most blatant snub was Ron Santo. I know, I know. Time to pile on the Cubs fans and tell us why Santo didn't deserve to get in. You'll have your chance. First, I get mine. Here's why Santo should...

Notes From Sin City: So, What, Exactly, Are The Winter Meetings Like?

Our MLB editor files dispatches from this year's Winter Meetings in Las Vegas in Notes From Sin City.Baseball fans know what the Winter Meetings are. They know what happens every year -- trades, big signings, and plenty of gossip in the lobby of a grand hotel. What they might not have an idea about is what the atmosphere...

The Cubs Would Like Their Own Network

We've seen it work with baseball teams before, as the Yankees, Red Sox, and Mets all have their own television networks in YES, NESN, and SNY respectively. It turns out, if you play in a market large enough to support such a move, owning your own network is a nice way to bring revenue into the club.It also turns out that...

Ron Santo's Hall of Fame Chances Improving

Ron Santo is one of the Hall of Fame's most glaring omissions. He's the kind of guy who's been overlooked thanks to his position, his success in non-traditional areas, and the curse of being stuck on some truly terrible 1960's Cubs teams. Santo should be in, and it's a shame he's had to wait 20 years for it. That might be...

Ron Santo Is Not A Hall Of Famer

That's not my opinion, it's a fact, as Ron Santo once again came up short of being elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. He missed by only 5 votes. Ron Santo inched a little closer to Cooperstown on Tuesday, but came up five votes short of baseball immortality. Voting by the Veterans Committee for the National Baseball Hall...

RonSanto News From the Web

05/23/12 Hall of Fame Weekend 2012 to feature inductions of... Source: Wilmington News Journal - Wilmington OH Hall of Fame Weekend 2012 will feature a Midwest theme this July 20-23, as the eyes of the baseball world turn to Cooperstown, N.Y. for the inductions of Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin and Chicago fan-favorite Ron Santo, along with award presentations and family programming for baseball fans of all generations.
05/10/12 Flashback #93: Santo Dies, Elected To HOF (2010) Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL As of 670 The Score's 20th Anniversary on January 3rd, the station has begun to reveal (in chronological order) the Top 100 Chicago Sports Stories that have occurred since they first went on the air 20 years ago.
05/06/12 Around the Region: May 6 Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune An Azusa man who called police early Friday to report stabbing his mother to death is due in court Tuesday, records show. 9 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of East Russell Street, according to Los Angeles County booking records and Azusa police officials.
05/05/12 Carjacked vehicle turns up in next town Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune Police found a Honda Civic taken in a carjacking but are still looking for the armed man who stole it.
04/04/12 MLB 2012: Key dates for the upcoming season Source: The Daily World - Aberdeen WA A new home for the Fish, a special anniversary and a farewell to the NL for the Astros highlight the 2012 major league season.