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Evaluating Sosa's Hall of Fame candidacy Tim Kurkjian: Yes. Sammy Sosa is a Hall of Famer. There is no definitive proof about his alleged steroid involvement, so in the absence of hard evidence, his numbers are what we go by, and they are of Cooperstown quality. He has the fifth-most home runs in baseball history.
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- Kiss and ABBA Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame. If Kiss has it their way, they’ll get to “rock & roll all nite” in music’s greatest home: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band has been eligible for years but this is the first they have been nominated along with Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, LL Cool J, ABBA, the Chantels and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Manny Ramirez: 3 Strikes and Hall of Fame Chances Are Out Even those within the game now have their doubts where Manny's place in history will ultimately be. Up until the past couple of years, I thought he was on his way to the Hall of Fame, Rangers manager Ron Washington told MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. I can't think of a guy who got as many big hits as he did in his career.
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- From our Minneapolis newspaper StarTribune: When Kirby Puckett was alive, entertainment wasn't a problem. With the Hall of Famers gathered in the Hawkeye Grill in the Otesaga Hotel for induction weekend, Puckett would grab the microphone and imitate Louis Armstrong, singing What a Wonderful World.
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NBA Hall of Fame: Does Dennis Rodman Belong with the Best? Dennis Rodman was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall of Fame voting a few weeks ago, and much has been made of the topic regarding his presence on the ballot. Let's be realistic, though: Dennis Rodman is the greatest rebounder of this generation.
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Trivia Forrest Gump's Medal of Honor ceremony uses the footage of the actual ceremony for Sammy L. Davis, who was awarded the Medal of Honor on November 19, 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson for his actions in Vietnam a year earlier. Tom Hanks' head was superimposed on Davis' body.
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- Kenny Easley selected as HOF finalist by Seniors Committee. We know one of the names that will be up for consideration for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Terrell Davis selected Hall of Fame finalist Terrell Davis is a Hall of Fame finalist for a third consecutive year. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Thursday, Davis was named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2016. Davis was one of 15 modern-era candidates selected finalists; it is the third consecutive year Davis has been a finalist.
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JAWS and the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot: Gary Sheffield The following article is part of my ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2017 Hall of Fame ballot. Originally written for the 2015 election, it has been updated to reflect recent voting results as well as additional research. For a detailed introduction to this year's ballot, please see here.
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The HOF case for Trevor Hoffman The HOF case for Trevor Hoffman. Comments (0) Trevor Hoffman is one of the many deserving candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot. (Getty Images) In three years, Mariano Rivera will be eligible for election into the Hall of Fame. He won't be unanimous, because we've learned that no one is ever unanimous.
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Latino Baseball Players - The Hall of Famers There are only seven Latin American-born players who are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) is the most known. He was a 12 time All-Star wh … o won four National League batting titles. In addition, he is only the 11th player to reach 3,000 career hits.
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- Hall of Fame Inductee Craig Biggio (L), Hall of Fame Inductee John Smoltz (left center), Hall of Fame Inductee Randy Johnson (right center), and Hall of Fame Inductee Pedro Martinez (R) hold their plagues up for a photo during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies at Clark Sports Center.
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Elvis Presley Baseball Hall of Fame 2017 ballot: Who’s in and who’s out? Every player who has gotten as close to Cooperstown as Bagwell did last year has eventually gotten in, and he is a sure lock to join Houston Astros teammate Craig Biggio in the Hall this year. Between the two of them, Bagwell and Biggio helped give the ...
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- COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Taking notice of the cultural significance of his Major League playing career, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a new plaque for Jackie Robinson on Wednesday.
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Little Ice Age, Big Consequences Between the early 14th and late 19th centuries, a period of cooling known as the Little Ice Age chilled the planet. Europe bore the brunt of its ill effects, experiencing harsh and fickle weather for several centuries and especially from 1560 to 1660.
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Ward and Faneca are HOF semifinalists Hines Ward and Alan Faneca are semifinalists for the Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and guard Alan Faneca are among the 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Ward is a semifinalist in his first year of eligibility and Faneca was a finalist in 2016.
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- Trevor Hoffman, like Griffey in his first year, had 67.3 percent, 34 votes short. Judging Hall of Fame voting history, all three will ultimately be elected. The matter is certainly most pressing for Raines, who because of a recent eligibility rule change has only one year remaining on the BBWAA ballot.
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- Players who can most help their Hall of Fame chances in 2017 Dominating in your 20s? It helps. But if stars like Justin Verlander, Dustin Pedroia and Yadier Molina want in the Hall, what they do now matters most. about 16 days ago | David Schoenfield | ESPN.com.
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Maury Wills named one of 10 Golden Era Committee Hall of Fame finalists Wills, who played 14 seasons for the Dodgers, Pirates and Expos, is one of 10 finalists on this year’s Golden Era ballot that will be considered by the committee on managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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7 state prep stars in Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2 more could join Saturday They could join the seven former state prep stars who already are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Selection Committee will consider 18 finalists on Saturday for inclusion in the football shrine's Class of 2018. Two of the players are former Alabama prep stars - Robert Brazile of Vigor and Terrell Owens of Benjamin Russell.
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Joe DiMaggio Joe became eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 but he was not elected until 1955. The Hall of Fame rules on the post-retirement induction waiting period had been revised in the interim, extending the waiting period from one to five years, but DiMaggio and Ted Lyons were exempted from the rule.
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- A legendary Cuban ballplayer, Mendez was a member of the inaugural class of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. In the photograph, Mendez is seen in his Cuban Stars uniform with a number 12 on his left sleeve. At left: Jos Mendez of the Cuban Stars, 1909 (Chicago Daily News negatives collection, SDN-007852.
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Craig Sager He was a 2016 inductee of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. It was announced during the 2017 national Basketball Association All-Star game that Craig Sager was the 2017 recipient of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award.
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2016 BBWAA Hall of Fame Election Results Announced January 5, 2016 8:20:17 AM PST. Griffey was the lone inductee this year for whom an enshrinement was a mere formality. The 13-time All-Star was a lock for the Hall of Fame as soon as his name hit the ballot, and the bigger question was whether he'd be the first player to earn unanimous induction. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan were on 98.8 percent of the ballots submitted in their respective years, tying for the highest percentage ever before Wednesday.
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Highest Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Percentages Ken Griffey, Jr., Class of 2016 — 99.32%. A 13-time All Star and 1997 AL MVP, Ken Griffey Jr. was not only a lock to be elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016, he became the closest-to-unanimous vote-getter after receiving 437 of 440 votes. Despite injuries throughout his career, Griffey still managed to hit 630 home runs.
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Trevor Hoffman and the Closerâs Place in the Hall of Fame Trevor Hoffman and the Closer’s Place in the Hall of Fame by August Fagerstrom - January 8, 2016 It was surprising when Jim Edmonds got knocked off the ballot in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility when results were announced a couple days ago.