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		<title>MLB.com writers weigh in on 2013 HOF ballot &#8211; MLB.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLB.com writers weigh in on 2013 HOF ballotMLB.comBy John Schlegel / MLB.com &#124; 01/10/12 1:50 PM EST With Barry Larkin safe at home among the immortals in Cooperstown, the 2013 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is now up to bat and already delivering plenty of sock for those who will submit votes a &#8230;Clemens, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baseball writers need guidance by Hall &#8211; Chicago Tribune</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<p> class=&#8221;lh&#8221;> <a writers need guidance from <b> Hall </b> </b> </a> <br /> <font size="-1" <font color = "# 6f6f6f"> Chicago Tribune </font> </b> </font> <br /> <font size="-1"> This is all the time before the three-player crash, the one become for all time, how broken the <b> Hall of Fame left turns </b> voting process. Phil Rogers Bio | E-mail | Recent columns Related Story: MLB <b> </b> Whispers: Jays prospect Drabek bait for Cubs&#8217; Garza <b> &#8230;</b> </font> <br /> <font size = "-1" class = "p"> </font> <br /> <font size="-1"> <a class = "p" more »</b> </nobr> </a > </font> </div>
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		<title>If Ryan Braun&#8217;s positive PED test is upheld, baseball writers should demand re &#8230; &#8211; The Seattle Times (blog)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBC.ca If Ryan Braun&#39;s positive PED test is upheld, baseball writers should demand re &#8230;The Seattle Times (blog)It&#39;s bad enough voters are being asked to judge the Hall of Fame legacies of long-retired players suspected of boosting their performance outside the rules. They shouldn&#39;t have to become defacto conspirators with Major League Baseball in giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Elliott wins writers&#8217; Spink Award &#8211; BlueJays.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlueJays.com Canada&#39;s Elliott wins writers&#39; Spink AwardBlueJays.comBob Elliott has been a writer, columnist and ambassador for baseball and Canada for 30 years. (Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame) DALLAS &#8212; Bob Elliott, a longtime baseball writer for the Toronto Sun, &#8230;Bob Elliott joining baseball hallCANOEall 3 news articles&#160;&#187; MLB Hall of Fame &#8211; Google News]]></description>
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		<title>Voting For Michael Young is Proof Sports Writers Shouldn&#8217;t Vote for Hall of &#8230; &#8211; Rant Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voting For Michael Young is Proof Sports Writers Shouldn&#39;t Vote for Hall of &#8230;Rant SportsThat is one of the worst votes in the history of sports award voting and is compared to the idiots who keep Ron Santo out of the hall of fame. Michael Young is a good baseball player. One of the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baseball Writers Do All The Voting In Baseball. I Think They Suck At It. You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No hall of fame for Ron Santo, Bert Blyleven, Gil Hodges, Roger Maris, Thurmon Munson, Tommy John &#8212; need I go on? MVP voting based on who they like (as if they&#8217;re girls or something) and usually there is a racial bias (as in Rickey Henderson, Bill Matlock, the Indian with 50 Ds and 50 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No hall of fame for Ron Santo, Bert Blyleven, Gil Hodges, Roger Maris, Thurmon Munson, Tommy John &#8212; need I go on? MVP voting based on who they like (as if they&#8217;re girls or something) and usually there is a racial bias (as in Rickey Henderson, Bill Matlock, the Indian with 50 Ds and 50 HRs). The same with all the awards. They are the only ones who think they do well. Any alternative solutions?</p>
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