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Rangers Continue Search For Pitching Help
mvn.com - 1/1/2008
Rangers Continue Search For Pitching Help
— mvn.com — The Texas Rangers, now minus prospective #5 starter Edinson Volquez, are once again in the market for... a veteran pitcher to aid the back end of their questionable starting rotation. Might the likes of Bartolo Colon, Jason Jennings or Josh Towers be an answer to their prayers? (more) Rangers Continue Search For Pitching Help

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Gossage Elected To Hall Of Fame; Rangers Close In On Guardado
mvn.com - 1/10/2008
Gossage Elected To Hall Of Fame; Rangers Close In On Guardado
— mvn.com — Legendary reliever Rich "Goose" Gossage has been elected to the Hall of Fame - but are there... more deserving players who have been unjustly left behind? (more) Gossage Elected To Hall Of Fame; Rangers Close In On ...

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baseballcrank.com - 1/8/2008
BASEBALL: The Hall Feels The Need For Speed
— baseballcrank.com — Goose Gossage goes in - Rice just misses - Dawson finishes third. Vote totals to follow; WFAN... says 72% for Rice, 65% for Dawson. My case for the Goose here . Full voting here . Six Year Voting Trend: PLAYER 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  ... (more) BASEBALL: The Hall Feels The Need For Speed

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Jayson Stark's HOF Ballot
sports.espn.go.com - 1/7/2008
Jayson Stark's HOF Ballot
— sports.espn.go.com — Gossage, Rice, Raines, Dawson, Murphy, Morris, Blyleven, and Mark McGwire... (more) Jayson Stark's HOF Ballot

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Gossage Gets In; Raines Not Close
vegaswatch.net - 1/9/2008
Gossage Gets In; Raines Not Close
— vegaswatch.net — (I wanted this post to have the same background as the BBWAA site , but have no... idea how to do that, which is extremely unfortunate.) Here are the full voting results: It is frustrating that each individual ballot isn't made public. The person who ... (more) Gossage Gets In; Raines Not Close

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doyounascar.com - 1/29/2008
the Big Ten: Biggest Headlines of 2007
— doyounascar.com — Tim Zaegel on January 24th, 2008 10. Dale Jarrett announces his retirement following the first five races... if ’08. 9. NASCAR changes the primary sponsorship of all three of their series. 8. Kyle Busch signs with Joe Gibbs Racing for 2008. 7. Benny ... (more) the Big Ten: Biggest Headlines of 2007

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baseballprospectus.com - 1/17/2008
Schrodinger`s Bat: For the Sake of Completeness by Dan Fox
— baseballprospectus.com — Sorting and separating the best and worst baserunners from the rest.... (more) Schrodinger`s Bat: For the Sake of Completeness by Dan Fox

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fantasyplayers.com - 1/23/2008
$50 For CBS Fantasy League Referrals
— fantasyplayers.com — Tim Dierkes (MLB Trade Rumors) posted this the other day. CBS is offering $50 to any current... CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Commissioners for each friend they refer who signs up a league as a commissioner with CBS Sports. (more) $50 For CBS Fantasy League Referrals

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Raines Could Slide Safely Into the Hall on First Try - New York Times
nytimes.com - 1/6/2008
Raines Could Slide Safely Into the Hall on First Try - New York Times
— nytimes.com — Tim Raines averaged 52 stolen bases a season, recording his highest total (90) with Montreal in 1983.... (more) Raines Could Slide Safely Into the Hall on First Try - ...

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danagonistes.blogspot.com - 1/7/2008
Will Raines Run into the Hall?
— danagonistes.blogspot.com — Probably not but Dan Rosencheck of the New York Times makes a case today in his Keeping... Score column titled "Raines Could Slide Safely Into the Hall on First Try" based in part on my baserunning metrics. From everything I've read and am hearing Raines ... (more) Will Raines Run into the Hall?

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baseballmusings.com - 1/8/2008
More on the Hall Voting
— baseballmusings.com — Congratulations to Goose Gossage on his election to the Hall of Fame: Goose Gossage became only the... fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. Known for... (more) More on the Hall Voting

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tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com - 1/12/2008
Well, time for my specialty …
— tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com — Three of these players are (first ballot) Hall of Famers--except Raines. Three of these players are members... of the 3000 hit club--except Raines. Despite being last in at bats among the grouping (by 416 AB by third place Gwynn) Raines is tops among the four in times on base, RCAA, stolen base percentage, second in stolen bases and RCAP and third Runs Produced (by five runs). (more) Well, time for my specialty …

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Why do the Nationals Ignore the Expos?
eastwindupchronicle.com - 1/18/2008
Why do the Nationals Ignore the Expos?
— eastwindupchronicle.com — A little muse here from Federal Baseball , a Washington Nationals blog, on why the current franchise... is apt to ignore its Canadian past, which in turn sadly ignores the history of Expos greats like Andre Dawson and Tim Raines. (more) Why do the Nationals Ignore the Expos?

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brewcrewball.com - 1/2/2008
I Hate the Hall of Fame
— brewcrewball.com — It's taken me years to realize this, but I hate the Hall of Fame. I've always been... a baseball history buff, even when I didn't follow the season too closely.  I used to get really worked up about the arguments for and against various candidates, ... (more) I Hate the Hall of Fame

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angels-dust.com - 1/6/2008
My Hall Of Fame ballot
— angels-dust.com — A ballot from someone who has never seen any of those guys play.... (more) My Hall Of Fame ballot

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Brewers ink five to one-year contracts
milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com - 1/8/2008
Brewers ink five to one-year contracts
— milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com — The Milwaukee Brewers signed five players to one-year Major League contracts on Monday, including outfielder Drew Anderson,... first baseman Brad Nelson and pitchers Tim Dillard, Manny Parra and Luis Pena. Anderson, 26, batted .273 in 108 games last ... (more) Brewers ink five to one-year contracts

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twinkietown.com - 1/8/2008
Blyleven Snubbed Again
— twinkietown.com — MLB.com Congratulations to Goose Gossage.  Keep checking MLB.com for updates, and post your thoughts here. Sorry, Bert....  We still heart you. Initial Reactions Bert Blyleven received 336 votes, or 61.9%. I really am shocked. I shouldn't ... (more) Blyleven Snubbed Again

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federalbaseball.com - 1/16/2008
1/15/08 Why Does DC Hate The QC Past Of The Nationals?
— federalbaseball.com —      In mlb.com's Bill Ladson's recent, "Mailbag: Who is Opening Day starter?" column at washington.nationals.mlb.com, a... Washington Nationals fan from Florida wrote in to ask Mr. Ladson:           "Do you ... (more) 1/15/08 Why Does DC Hate The QC Past Of The Nationals?

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csweekly.com - 1/16/2008
HOF | Re-Writing the Rules
— csweekly.com — In 2008, only uber-reliever Rich “Goose” Gossage will be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Gossage is... undeniably deserving, and it’s a good and belated thing that he’ll be enshrined. However, what’s puzzling is that less than 25 percent of the ... (more) HOF | Re-Writing the Rules

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tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com - 1/17/2008
He Raines With Other Kings of the Diamond...
— tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com — Three first ballot Hall of Famers, three members of the 3000 hit club, a probable Hall of... Famer in 2009 and Tim Raines--who didn’t even get 25% of the vote. It doesn’t matter whether you use traditional or sabermetric statistics, Tim Raines deserves closer scrutiny by those entrusted with the vote. He is overqualified for the honor. (more) He Raines With Other Kings of the Diamond...

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