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Monday, April 16, 2012

Nine (Year) Men Out:  Free El Duque!

Orlando Hernandez (“El Duque”), out of MLB for five years now, is up for election to the Hall of Fame in the next BBWAA election in 2013. Or rather, he should be. But the HOF does not consider his playing time sufficiently long to be eligible, despite a career spanning from 1987 to 2010. Huh? Unfortunately, Hernandez only played in nine seasons in MLB, one short of the ten years required to be considered for the ballot. We’ll explore the Hall’s 10-year rule and explain why it ought ...Read More...
Daniel Greenia Posted: April 16, 2012 at 04:45 PM | 67 comment(s)
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Greg Spira, RIP

Greg Spira, fellow Primate and long-time friend to many of us, passed away today. Will pass along details as I get them.

Mike Emeigh Posted: December 29, 2011 at 03:27 AM | 45 comment(s)
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