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Steroids and the Hall of Fame
baseballmusings.com - 7/22/2009
Steroids and the Hall of Fame
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Bill James weighs in on steroids and the Hall of Fame . Bill takes the position that the inclusion of steroid users in the Hall of Fame is inevitable, and offers a number of arguments why it will be so. After ten years, however, the dust does not seem to be settling very rapidly. There seem ...
College Football Hall of Fame ceremony marred by expletives
joesportsfan.com - 7/23/2009
College Football Hall of Fame ceremony marred by expletives
— joesportsfan.com — Saturday in South Bend, Indiana, the College Football Hall of Fame inducted a handful of notable players... and coaches because, you know, it was a Hall of Fame ceremony. The 21 man class included UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, Oklahoma State RB Thurman ... (more) College Football Hall of Fame ceremony marred by expletives

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baseballthinkfactory.org - 7/22/2009
Bill James Breaks Silence on Steroids and the Hall of Fame
— baseballthinkfactory.org — PDF file from ACTA. It seems as if everyone has an opinion on the effects of steroid... use on voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And over the last few years, it seems as if everyone has gone on record on this issue in one way or another. ... (more) Bill James Breaks Silence on Steroids and the Hall of Fame

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dugoutcentral.com - 7/21/2009
How Good a Measure is Batting Average? Part I
— dugoutcentral.com — We all know that batting average is not the best measure of the offensive value of a... player. But if you have a team made up of players with high batting averages and Hall-of-Fame worthy careers, it should be pretty good, right? And surely they could ... (more) How Good a Measure is Batting Average? Part I

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