Hodges, Santo top Veteran's Hall ballot
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Gil Hodges and Ron Santo top the players' ballot and Doug Harvey and Marvin Miller head the officials' hopefuls in the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee vote to be announced Tuesday.
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Rats. I was pretty sure Manny Ram&#xED;rez was going to win the MVP award. Too bad he was topped by winner Justin Morneau, runner-up Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, and an ensemble cast of American League worthies.
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Barry Bonds agreed Tuesday to provide the Hall of Fame with an artifact when he breaks Hank Aaron's record with his 756th home run. Bonds met with Hall of Fame vice president Jeff Idelson for about 40 minutes to discuss what the San Francisco slugger might donate to Cooperstown.
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Mark Messier, the heart, soul and grit behind six Stanley Cup championship teams, topped the list of inductees announced on Thursday for the Hall of Fame.
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Quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin were among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.
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Legendary Redskins wide receiver Art Monk is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the seventh time and with a relatively weak field, Monk might finally be bestowed with the honor that many feel is long overdue Saturday.
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Barring an epidemic of hanging chads, Wade Boggs will become the 17th Red Sox player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame when results of the voting are announced this afternoon. That's not counting the 13 players, from Jack Chesbro (1 game) to Luis Aparicio (367), who made at least a cameo appearance in a Boston uniform.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Cal Ripken Jr. sidestepped questions about Mark McGwire and steroids on Tuesday, with Hall of Fame ballots bearing their names about to be mailed to voters.
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The 44 selectors today will cut the 17 finalists to seven, then choose at least four - and a maximum of seven - for induction into the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum of 80 percent of the votes. Enshrinement will be Aug. 2.
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Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.
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A.J. Pierzynski got his ticket punched to Pittsburgh. A magnet for mayhem, the White Sox catcher beat out Minnesota rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano for the final AL All-Star spot in Internet voting Thursday. NL batting leader Nomar Garciaparra breezed to the last NL slot in the fan balloting.
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Barry Bonds won his record seventh NL MVP award in a walk. Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league. The 40-year-old received 24 of 32 first-place votes and 407 points Monday in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America to earn the award for the fourth straight season.
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When the Mets unveiled the finalists for their opening at manager Monday night, the list was in alphabetical order: Terry Collins, Rudy Jaramillo and Willie Randolph.
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Michael Irvin was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday despite a troubled past, though voters denied entry to retired NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
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Wade Boggs might have to get used to a new routine Tuesday: life as a Hall of Famer. The five-time AL batting champion, known for his array of pre- and postgame rituals, is the top newcomer on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, joining holdovers Ryne Sandberg and Bruce Sutter.
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Quotes from Hall of Fame voters on whether they plan to vote for Mark McGwire in the upcoming election:
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NEW YORK - Atlantaâs Bobby Cox and St. Louisâ Tony La Russa, among the top nine winningest skippers of all-time, are the leading contenders for the National League Manager of the Year honors, which will be announced Wednesday.