Wednesday, December 12, 2012
2013 Results: Bonds, Clemens, Piazza and Biggio are elected to the Hall of Merit!
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Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Craig Biggio have been elected to the Hall of Merit!
The timing for our first year electing 4 candidates could not have worked out better, since class of 2013 is the strongest in terms of electees that we’ve ever had. The top of the 1934 ballot included Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, Pop Lloyd, Smokey Joe Williams and Cristobal Torriente, but only 2 were elected.
Bonds and Clemens were each unanimous at 1 and 2. I believe that’s the first ...
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1. the Hugh Jorgan returns posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:48 AM # hit 0 | hit 0Dude makes $39 mil in a 12 year career and he can't afford to fly his family to stay in a hotel nearby for a few days??
You pitched better in Anaheim than you got credit for.
Dude makes $39 mil in a 12 year career and he can't afford to fly his family to stay in a hotel nearby for a few days??
Maybe his kids have to go to school or his wife has a job or something.
Subtle. ;)
It's amazing how much a 6.84 ERA can focus a man's mind on what's important in life.
Having said all that, there may be family issues that make visits difficult.
I snagged him with a first week roto waiver claim back in 2005, then got to keep him at a cheap price for 2 more years... yeah, yeah - saves are stupid, but finding that right competent reliever who suddenly develops the 'ability to close games' (which is mainly a function of a manager giving him the ball for a BS stat, but whatever) is one of the keys to fantasy baseball...
Yep. I remember winning my league in part back in '95 (IIRC) by picking up, & then discarding after their times had come & gone, no less than 4 guys who collected saves for the Rockies -- Steve Reed, Darren Holmes, Curtis "the Satanic Mechanic" Leskanic & Bruce Ruffin.
I'm sure he was low and away in that regard as well.
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