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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...

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06/02/12 Stowaway Turkish kittens found in shipping... Source: BBC London Matthew O'Connor and Dave Parker were just going about their daily business on May 5 working in the Ceramic Tile Distributor (CTD) warehouse in Kenley when they came by the rather unusual delivery.
05/30/12 2 Alaska girls injured by stampeding moose Source: Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln IL The Anchorage Daily News ( http://is.gd/e69xTA ) reports the girls, ages 11 and 6, were playing Monday when the moose chased them.
05/29/12 Police sniper avoids the spotlight Source: Brantford Expositor - Brantford - ON - Canada If you happen to spot Dave Parker doing his job, he must be having an off day.
05/29/12 2 Alaska girls injured by stampeding moose Source: U.S. News & World Report Police in Alaska say two girls playing in the street were injured when they were stomped by a moose.
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.