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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

2013 Results: Bonds, Clemens, Piazza and Biggio are elected to the Hall of Merit!

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posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:14 PM by Joe Dimino to history | 61 comment(s)

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. Shooty is in the Trust Tree

posted on December 17, 2012 at 03:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Where ever he is I bet he's got a black leather jacket and a pack of cigarettes wrapped up high on the sleeve of a white t-shirt.

2. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars posted on December 17, 2012 at 03:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

An internet directory site shows him at the Summerfield, FL address that the article is probably referring to. Carol McCool is listed at the same address, and she's active on Facebook. That's how I would try to get in touch with him.

3. robinred

posted on December 17, 2012 at 03:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

As #1 suggests, "Billy McCool" is one of my all-time favorite baseball names. If you had a young reliever character in a movie or book and named him "Billy McCool" you'd get eyerolls.

4. esseff posted on December 17, 2012 at 04:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The '64 Reds pitching staff with 19-year-old Billy McCool was a great, underappreciated bunch.

Just 10 pitchers threw all but 15 of the Reds' innings. Flame-throwing younguns like McCool, 24-year-old Jim Maloney and 23-year-old Sammy Ellis. A deep rotation of lefty Jim O'Toole, Joey Jay, Maloney, knuckleballer Bob Purkey and Joe Nuxhall made it possible for McCool and Ellis to work mostly out of the pen along with old war horses like Bill Henry* and Ryne Duren. Managed by Hutchinson, who knew pitching and how to run a staff. Unfortunately, they lost him during the season, though the record shows they played well after he went on leave.

* - Left in unscrupulous hands, Bill Henry's 1964 APBA card could wreck a league, because he hit .500 in his 6 at-bats.

5. Anonymous Observer posted on December 17, 2012 at 04:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BILLY MCCOOL?

Hanging out with Carmen Sandiego would be my guess.

6. Poster Nutbag posted on December 17, 2012 at 04:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Shooty - I believe that would be Rapid Roy....

7. Perry posted on December 17, 2012 at 04:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Still have his rookie card (which he shares with Chico Ruiz).

8. Matt Chico's Bail Bonds (Dan Lee) posted on December 17, 2012 at 09:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hanging out with Carmen Sandiego would be my guess.

...in which case Rockapella might be the people to ask.

9. Howie Menckel posted on December 18, 2012 at 01:06 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I have this baseball card, though it might shatter a little of the mystery....

http://www.wensy.com/detail.asp?id=2613797

and this one, same vapid look

http://smedcards.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/billy-mccool-1970-topps/

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2013 Results: Bonds, Clemens, Piazza and Biggio are elected to the Hall of Merit!

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