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Breaking Down 2011 Hall of Fame Results

On Wednesday morning, Steve Phillips broke down all of the candidates for the Hall of Fame in 2011 and came to a final conclusion: Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar would be the only players to get in this time around. Well, that's exactly what happened, and he's back to discuss why it did, and why several candidates who...

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,...

In Baseball Hall of Fame Voting, Only the Ballot Is Black and White

It's Hall of Fame Election Day, or, as it's commonly understood on the web, Rip the BBWAA Day. I suppose that's what's great about the Baseball Hall of Fame. People really care about it. They get all worked up and in a lather about who absolutely should have gotten in and who absolutely shouldn't. Thing is, there are no...

Hall of Fame Decision Day: Who's In?

The Baseball Hall of Fame is set to announce their class of 2011 and the discussion of who will and won't get in is filled with intrigue and controversy. The likes of Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, and Roberto Alomar will meet their Hall fate on Wednesday. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips thinks two players will get in, but it...

Rafael Palmeiro Could be Telling Truth, Says Former Congressman

WASHINGTON -- Rafael Palmeiro uttered the words a few corridors from here that defined his career more than his 3,020 hits, 569 home runs and three Gold Gloves. "I have never used steroids, period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that," the slugger said before the House Committee on Oversight and...

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05/22/12 New hitting coaches need to have steady hands Source: MLB Few personnel changes in sports are as paradoxical as hiring a new hitting coach in the middle of a baseball season.
05/15/12 MLB's 11 Most Memorable Milestone Home Runs Source: Bleacher Report The home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as they were in pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season record in 1998 drew a lot of attention to baseball.
05/08/12 May 8th - A big day for Big Mac Source: CBS - KMOV - St. Louis MO Philadelphia manager Connie Mack needed a substitute outfielder in the sixth inning of a game against Boston and called on pitcher Chief Bender to fill in.
05/08/12 On this date agate Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Mark McGwire becomes the fastest player to hit 400 home runs when he connects in the third inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' game against the New York Mets. McGwire, the 26th player to reach the milestone, hit his 400 homers in 4,726 at-bats.
04/17/12 What Is Your Favorite Baseball Superstition? Source: NESN Superstitions have been around the game of baseball since almost the inception of the game.

Background on mark mcgwire

Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St.

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