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A HOF vote for McGwire amid shrinking support
blogs.usatoday.com - 1/13/2009
A HOF vote for McGwire amid shrinking support
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The latest voting for baseball's Hall of Fame indicates Mark McGwire has the dubious distinction of being the best player on the ballot who has absolutely no shot at getting elected. McGwire's tally backslid this year to 118, down from...
Mark McGwire: How Do We Talk About the Past?
seamheads.com - 1/18/2009
Mark McGwire: How Do We Talk About the Past?
— seamheads.com — Mark McGwire did not make the Hall of Fame, and did not come here to talk about... the past. Should we? (more) Mark McGwire: How Do We Talk About the Past?

Comments vote down diechee25 diechee25 posted 1/18/2009posted this
atbat.msnbc.msn.com - 1/13/2009
McGwire getting a raw deal
— atbat.msnbc.msn.com — A Hall of Fame vote has never been on my wish list. I feel neither worthy nor... proper in determining an honor that has rewards both emotional and material. For the same reason, I have declined invitations to vote for the Heisman Trophy and in the ... (more) McGwire getting a raw deal

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mlb.mlb.com - 1/13/2009
McGwire does not pick up Hall support | MLB.com: News
— mlb.mlb.com — In Mark McGwire's case, time is not yet healing any wounds. In McGwire's third year as a... candidate for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, his vote total and percentage both dropped, indicating that it will be very difficult for the former Cardinals ... (more) McGwire does not pick up Hall support | MLB.com: News

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Can't Stop The Bleeding:  15th Time’s The Charm - Jim Rice’s Press Conference

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Snub A Dub Dub, Three Men In A Tub
Josh Q. Public — ... Mark McGwire drew 21.9% of the vote this year in the Hall of Fame voting.  Mark McGwire drew 23.6% last year.  Mark McGwire refused to talk about the past.  Mark McGwire may never have been charged with the crime but he sure enough is doing the time.  583 bombs be damned.  ...

15th Time’s The Charm - Jim Rice’s Press Conference
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Mark McGwire’s cable company might not have the MLB Network yet, so if you’re reading this Big Mac, here ya go. “Rice may have played it cool about potentially missing out on Cooperstown, but I think we all knew he wanted it more than he let on,” surmised ...

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Mark McGwire: Hall of Fame or Infamy?
notfrombristol.com 1/13/2009 — There are two things that even the most casual of fans knows about McGwire: he was the first to break Roger Maris’ single-season homerun record, and he was heavily involved in the steroid investigation. If the first fact guaranteed his acceptance into the Hall, then the second seemingly had an equal
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examiner.com 1/23/2009 — Am I seriously supposed to care that Mark McGwire’s brother is saying he injected Big Mac with steroids?
Mark McGwire and integrity
hardballtimes.com 1/19/2009 — Jack Curry had a good article yesterday about Mark McGwire and integrity , which is the reason why most of the people keeping him out of the Hall of Fame won't vote for him. Curry makes a good point, however, and that's that the integrity issue is really two-fold: (1) should McGwire be kept out ...
Little Interest for Book by McGwire’s Brother
nytimes.com 1/21/2009 — A proposal for book by Jay McGwire that discusses the alleged steroid use of his older brother, Mark McGwire, is meeting with a cool reception from the publishing world. >
Report: McGwire brother says he used steroids
sports.espn.go.com 1/22/2009 — A new book proposal, submitted by the admittedly estranged brother of Mark McGwire, claims the former major league slugger used both steroids and human growth hormone during his career.
Can there be redemption for Mark McGwire?
examiner.com 1/24/2009 — There can be a future job in the game that Big Mac is well-suited for, but he'll have to talk about the past first.
Hall class of '09 has left-field flavor — Major League Baseball News 1/13/2009
It had been 20 years since the Baseball Hall of Fame had selected a new left fielder to join the greatest team ever assembled. The Class of 2009 will unquestionably supply that all-time squad with two of the best.
MLB Hall of Fame and Other Items — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/13/2009
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Henderson, Jim Rice proud as Hall of Fame classmates — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 1/14/2009
NEW YORK - Finally in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame, Jim Rice wants nothing to do with the debate over whether Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds belong, too. "I'm...
Henderson, Rice proud to be Cooperstown classmates — Boston.com -- Baseball News 1/14/2009
Finally in the Hall of Fame, Jim Rice wants nothing to do with the debate over whether Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds belong, too. "I'm not in the situation to vote for the guys and I'm not going to put myself in the situation where I ...
Let Mark McGwire in the Hall of Fame Already — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/14/2009
Mark McGwire received 21.9 percent of the vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame on his third year of the ballot. Have we not gotten over the steroids era yet? Are we really gonna punish whomever is suspicious? Is nobody aware of how tragic it would ...