Jim Rice Answers Torii Hunter's Claims About Racism at Fenway Park

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 Jim Rice Answers Torii Hunter's Claims About Racism at Fenway Park
When Torii Hunter recounted instances of fans at Fenway Park yelling racial slurs at him last month , response was varied. There was the time-tested belief that Boston is generally a racist city, accusations that Hunter wasn't telling the truth and, via David Ortiz among others, a thought that it was more about being on the opposing team than true hatred. Now we're hearing from Jim Rice . As ... [link]

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Will Jim Rice's new blog put him in the Hall of Fame?
Published 5/4/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... , AOL FanHouse . That's well covered, but it brings us to another question: If Rice's blog can take off, could that be enough to put him in the Hall of Fame? You may remember that Rice fell just 16 votes short of enshrinement in January, his second-to-last chance to be voted in by the Baseball Writers Association of America. That's oh-so-close, but Rice also must contend with another sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer -- Ricky Henderson -- joining the mix this year. That's something that hurt Rice in the past, particularly when Cal Ripkin Jr. and Tony Gwynn became eligible ...

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