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Gossage and Morris are Hall of Famers - At Bat - msnbc.com

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ABOUT AT BAT MSNBC.com baseball analyst Ted Robinson gives his take on the hits and misses by players, managers, umpires and owners in Major League Baseball. Robinson has an extensive background in covering the sport. He called the play-by-play on NBC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts from 1986-89. Additionally, he has been the lead play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota ...

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The Hall of Oh Buh-rother.
FIRE JOE MORGAN — Geez Louise. What disturbs me about the Hall of Fame is that it appears to have morphed into a numbers honor. Benchmarks have been set for automatic entry: 3,000 hits, 500 homers, and 300 wins. Blogs allow more analysis from the world of sabermetrics. Pure statistical breakdowns are here to stay in baseball front offices. And they have earned their place. But the view here is their role in the Hall-of-Fame voting should be limited to clarifying one’s achievements, not defining the achievement. I'm going to go ahead and agree with this. The Hall of ...

Who will get into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Sports Scope — ... : Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Goose Gossage, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris and Jim Rice. Ted Robinson makes a case for Gossage and Morris . Dan Le Batard ...

Why We Need Stats, Part 6,904
The Joy of Sox — A sportswriter named Ted Robinson thinks Jack Morris belongs in baseball's Hall of Fame. FJM's Ken Tremendous has fun with Robinson's column. This is one of Robinson's main points: Here's what I know. In 1980, I stood just outside the Oakland dugout as Gossage entered in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. Billy Martin, the A's manager, turned to summon pinch-hitters but he couldn't find any. The lefty hitters, most likely to be drafted, had scattered. No one wanted to face Gossage in his prime. Not one batter was anywhere near the bat rack. Martin's ...