chicagotribune.com - 1/4/2009
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Let's get this straight from the start: When it comes to my Hall of Fame ballot, I believe in giving the benefit of the doubt. I don't want to be a curmudgeon with a ridiculously high standard — not when the standard for election is 75 percent. So, by design, I have decided that if I can make a ...
zonersports.com - 1/5/2009
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zonersports.com —
It’s an annual event. I can’t help but
point out the ludicrous ballots of those privileged enough
to vote for Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
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Hall of Fame Nonsense
homerderby.com - 1/7/2009
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Is Mark Grace a Hall of Famer? He's Already Received One Vote
FanHouse —
... of the Chicago Tribune disagrees, otherwise he just felt like tossing Grace a vote. Either way, Mark Grace has garnered a vote for the prestigious Hall in Cooperstown. One of Rogers' thoughts was that he doesn't like to be "a curmudgeon with a ridiculously high standard" when filling out his ballot. I agree with that stance, but you still have to maintain high standards for the Hall of Fame. ...
Welcome back, everyone: Running down the first issues of 2009
Big League Stew —
... will need 5 percent of the vote to stay on the ballot and make Rogers explain again next year why he voted for the one player always guaranteed to fill a notebook. ...
Mark Grace: Not A Hall Of Famer
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... So kudos to Phil Rogers and the Chicago Tribune for disclosing Rogers’ 2008 Hall of Fame vote. Well done, sirs. Your transparency is much appreciated. What’s not so appreciated, not even by me (who, being 23 and a Cubs fan, would seem the primary demographic for this sort of vote) is casting said vote for former Cubs first baseman Mark Grace. Ick: ...
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