Globe: Blair: I’m voting Raines, McGwire

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Weeeee...first (partial?) ballot of the year!  Send ‘em in! The Hall of Fame ballot was announced Monday and I’m going to bow to some of the baseball people in this game whose opinion and ability to put statistics in perspective I trust and vote for Tim Raines, who is eligible for the first time, as well as Mark McGwire, who as far as I can tell still hasn’t failed a drug test since the ... [link]

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At Least One Writer Is Voting Mark McGwire
Published 11/27/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... judge every other player of his generation without taking any involvement - rumoured or proven - with performance enhancers into question. There are enough people who believe professional athletics is all about sacrifice and blah blah blah and playing a "kid's game" and blah blah blah. I'm not sure if I agree with Blair's logic, but it's always good to see a little mainstream dissent. Blogger dissent? Take that up with Bill Conlin, you pamphleteer. (HT: BBTF)   Permalink | Email this |  ...

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