Nice piece of info i just read, wondering does anyone else know. Three are in Hall of Fame, the other is a shoe in in the next few yrs.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Julius Erving and Charles Barkley
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I gotta agree, Joe Crede is having a heck of a year. I also think Travis Hafner should be starting(sorry, I'm a Cleveland fan).and I think Grady Sizemore should make it. Jermaine Dye is having a solid year, and deserves consideration. And what is up with Jason Varitek leading at catcher. I think everyone who voted for him should have their ballot thrown out, and their heads sewn to the carpet. Lets not forget about Tom Glavine. He should be collecting social security by now, instead he is leading the Majors in wins. I just Hope Guillen makes fair selections, and doesnt get 3/4 of his starting lineup in the game, the way Joe Torre has done in the past. Good luck Sox fans, its too late(again) for my dear (pathetic) Tribe to be thinking postseason.
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According to the site I found, Deacon Jones unofficially had 173-1/2 sacks.  This places him 3rd behind Reggie White and Bruce Smith.
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I often try to predict this myself, for all sports, but especially for baseball:\n\nI agree with all of your no-brainers, but Biggio (could make it) and Trevor Hoffman (not many relivers have made it, and was he that outstanding?)\nOf your potential HOF'ers:  Off the top, I think Manny is pretty much a no-brainer, and don't believe that Luis Gonzalez or Johnny Damon has much of a shot at all. Many of your others are pretty good picks for this category, though.\n\nI agree with your "close but no cigar" list, and will withhold commentary on the steroid issue.  I haven't sorted that out yet.
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Man, you answered your own question, by saying: "... How many guys actually shoot for this record? Most don't care."\n\nBy that yardstick alone, Cal's record of 3,198+ consecutive games played is EXTRAORDINARY!  If no one else cares, and this outstanding player, who did it everyday in the same Oriole uniform, at that--did do it, then isn't that one he11 of an acomplishment?  \n\nOf the three former players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame this next year, i.e., Ripken, Mark McGwire, and lovable Mr. Tony Gwinn, Cal is the most dominant, the most durable, and yes, the most reliable of the three, and dang well better be inducted on the first ballot, or there is something wrong 'round here.
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I totally agree with you!  I am so sick of players retiring and "un-retiring"...Boxers used to be notorious for this, but now, it's extending to all sports, with the latest two examples being Clemens and Favre.  And in Clemens' case, they stopped a World Series game for his 'last pitch'.
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I am liking the trade today, and I liked it the day it was made. Joe Thornton is a future hall of famer, a Great player. The Sharks gave up two very good players and a solid role player,  but I would be surprised if any of them ever made it to the hall of fame. \n\nLook at the numbers of guys like Marleau and Cheechoo in addition to Joe Thornton and you see not only did this team gain a great player it made the good players already here even better.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-athleticsstadium&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Well, let's see... the "heralded" Dean Smith only had 2 nat'l championships in like 39 yrs of coaching (including) nearly 20 yrs with a field of 32 teams as opposed to 64/65, and Coach K has 3 already!! Oh, and I love the argument that UNC's players do better in the NBA. Shouldn't that prove that Krzyzewski has done more with LESS? Here's a good question for the cheese and whine crowd of Chapel Hill, "would you rather have Jordan, Worthy and Perkins, or Hill, Laettner and Hurley?" Uh-huh... exactly, you picked the 'heels there, didn't ya? But, which 3-some won 2 Nat'l Championships? That's right!! The Blue-Devils, baby! That's my answer... need more proof? Coach K is unequalled. More ACC championships? Duke. More final fours? Duke. Nat'l Champs? 3 each (sorry, i don't recognize the 30's when there were 8 teams). but, then again, we haven't K for 39 years-- he'll have 2 more. Thanks for a great question. Don't listen to the heels fans, they have no creedence! LOL
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I also think it's a disgrace, especially in light of who they picked ahead of him -- Shane Battier, Gilbert Arenas, Greg Oden (high school kid)?  Give me a break.  While some people may not agree with certain aspects of his personality, nobody can deny that he plays with a whole lot of heart.  Practically, he presents matchup challenges to any team.  While his team didn't get it done last time, D. wade and Lebron James were on the team as well last time, and they both got invites.  AI, future hall of famer, doesn't deserve this snub.
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I think Bob Knight's past is definately an issue in determining penalties by the NCAA.  Simply because he switched teams does not make his slate become "clean".  He made those choices to throw tantrums and his past has followed him.  I, too, am from Indiana, and this subject seems to come up every year about now.  Hopefully Bob "what's up" Knight (IU fans will get that reference) has changed his ways.  I'm going to quit talking about him before I feel his wrath reach through the computer and kick the chair out from under me.
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It's a long story...here's the Yahoo article.\n\nhttp://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AgUvieXHYYhgm1u0M6Vks8I5nYcB?slug=ap-reggiebush-house&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Doesn't matter...He'll always be a legend!!  I saw "8 Men Out".  That movie and others ("Field of Dreams") keep him legendary.  Hall of Fame or not...He'll never be forgotten.
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News: Albert Pujols took batting practice, fielded grounders and ran hard in the outfield Tuesday. The Cardinals' star is getting closer to returning as he recovers from a strained oblique muscle suffered June 3. Pujols might be able to come off the DL in time for the Cardinals' weekend interleague series in Detroit. "He's stepping up the program. Everything so far, he's feeling good," manager Tony La Russa said, adding Pujols was not in any pain. "He'll keep stepping it up until he's game-ready. But there is a conditioning factor now, too. It's not just getting his legs in shape and his arm in shape, there is a lot to get ready."\n\nAnalysis: Keep Pujols reserved until the weekend at least, but he could return to lineups thereafter. That's great news for his owners at this point, but there's still a few rivers for his oblique to cross.\n\nDon't you love it when jack-holes like the 2 idiots above post stupid answers?
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trying searching who the guy was and his impact on the game. see if he is important.
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I am going to cast my vote for O.J Simpson.  Here was a beloved athlete by almost everyone and then he fell further than any athlete I have ever seen.  I have listened to the Jim Rome show which has had years of material over the airwaves and at tour stops all based on this one athlete.  Movie deals, endorsements, fame, sideline reporter, public image, all gone in an instant.  Glory is so far away that it would be in the next cosmos for OJ.
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I had to look around awhile, but on page 96 of 136 (it may say 302), I found this:\n\n31\nJim Fox (1970-72)\nBill Hewitt (1974-75)\nSam Worthen (1980-81)\nGranville Waiters (1986-88)\nBrent Barry (1998-99)\nNorman Richardson (2001-02)\nRoger Mason, Jr. (2002-2003)\n\nHowever, in scanning the team photos, it also looks as though there's a "John Laskowski" wearing a "31" warm-up jersey in the 1976-77 photo.