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. Andere RichtingenCubs fans I know aren't complacent, they're pissed and ready to tell the entire organization to go #### itself if it doesn't get its act together. The lovable losers tag expired a long time ago. The Cubs are no longer cute, they are incompetent yet arrogant, and thus utterly contemptible. At Miller Park you see a lot of anti-Cubs flair on people; I don't particularly admire the people who wear it, but I must admit that I am glad to see it.
Personally, I don't mind complacently following the Sox. It's not like I can make them better or worse with things I do.
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