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Analyzing the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame Vote
Left to right: Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones,Jim Thome and Vladimir Guerrero.Yesterday, there were 4 new players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America:*...
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Baseball Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2018 Edition
Left to right: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome,Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman.With the announcement of the elections of Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, Jack Morris and Alan...
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Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame as of January 25, 2018
Left to right: St. Louis Cardinals Hall-of-Famers Whitey Herzog,Ozzie Smith, Red Schoendienst, Bob Gibson and Lou Brock.Red, about to turn 95, is the oldest living Hall-of-Famer.With the new elections,...
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Top 10 Athletes From Michigan
January 26, 1837: Michigan is admitted to the Union as the 26th State.Top 10 Athletes From MichiganMichigan is a big State, with almost 10 million people, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Milwaukee -- 2018 Edition
The New York Knicks will visit the Milwaukee Bucks next Friday night, and again on March 9, also a Friday. The Brooklyn Nets will do so on Thursday, April 5.Barring a Playoff matchup, these will be...
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What Does It Take to Elect a Reliever to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
What does it take to get a relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame?With the election this week of Trevor Hoffman, there are currently 6 pitchers who were elected to the Hall based mainly on what...
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Top 10 Athletes From Kansas
January 29, 1861: Kansas is admitted to the Union as the 34th State.Top 10 Athletes From KansasFrom here on out, "KCK" means "Kansas City, Kansas." Residents of the area use that for the Kansas...
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It's 2030 and...
It's 2030, and...* The Wall has finally been dedicated. Not at the border of the U.S. and Mexico, which became unnecessary after Imperator Donald nuked Mexico. No, it's at the border of the U.S. and...
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Oscar Gamble, 1949-2018
At the official level, baseball has always had a problem with gambling. So if your name is Gamble, and you want to play baseball, you'd better be good. And it would help to be known for something in...
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2018 Edition
Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, whose new members are annually announced on the day before the Super Bowl, whom I've listed here in chronological order:*...
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Living Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as of February 3, 2018
All 8 of the new electees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame are still alive: Jerry Kramer, Bobby Beathard, Robert Brazile, Ray Lewis, Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, Brian Dawkins and Brian Urlacher.Here are...
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Useless Last-Minute Super Bowl Betting Tips, 2018 Edition
The NFC Champions are 26-25 in Super Bowls. Knowing that doesn't help much. But the AFC Champions have won the last 3. Does that help?This game will be played on artificial turf. The New England...
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Supporting Against
Most of the people who read this blog root for the New York Yankees. This means many things, including the likelihood that they prefer the New York Giants in football, over the New York Jets.That, of...
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Hang Down Your Head, Tom Brady
(To the tune of "Tom Dooley," a 19th Century folk song, best known in the 1958 chart-topping version by the Kingston Trio. In reality, the man on whom it was based, Tom Dula, was probably innocent, and...
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How Long It's Been: The Philadelphia Eagles Were NFL Champions
Norm Van Brocklin hands off to Billy Ray Barnes,1960 NFL Championship Game, Franklin Field, Philadelphia.The Philadelphia Eagles are the reigning Champions of the National Football League.Until late...
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Top 10 Athletes From Massachusetts
February 6, 1788: Massachusetts becomes the 6th State to ratify the Constitution of the United States.Top 10 Athletes From MassachusettsHonorable Mention to Baseball Hall-of-Famers: William "Candy"...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Philadelphia -- 2018 Edition
The New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers this coming Monday night, February 12, and again on March 28. The Brooklyn Nets will do so on March 16 and April 3.Whether the City of Philadelphia will...
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Russell Wilson, a Yankee?
The New York Yankees desperately need a 2nd baseman.The New York Jets desperately need a quarterback.The New York Giants aren't yet desperate in their need for a quarterback, but Eli Manning's not...
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Arsenal vs. Tottenham: The Defining Moments, Part I: 1882-1919
Tomorrow is the North London Derby. (And that's pronounced "DAR-bee," not "DURR-bee.") Arsenal play Tottenham Hotspur.In English soccer -- and until England can beat America in a competitive match,...
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Arsenal vs. Tottenham: The Defining Moments, Part II: 1920-1970
April 23, 1921: Tottenham win their 2nd major trophy, the FA Cup, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers (a.k.a. Wolves) 1-0 in the Final at Stamford Bridge, home ground of West London club Chelsea. Local...
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