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Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballot
Read full article: Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballotSteroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on the eight-man ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee, which meets Dec. 4 in San Diego.
"Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of Fame
Read full article: "Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of FameFormer Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz toured the Baseball Hall of Fame to prepare for his induction this summer and was greeted with chants of “Papi, Papi” by a group of high school baseball players from Pennsylvania when he entered the Plaque Gallery.
Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out
Read full article: Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left outDavid Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
Read full article: Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of FameBarry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement when results are unveiled Tuesday, with Ortiz most likely to get in on his first try.
O'Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Read full article: O'Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOFBuck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.