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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Hall welcomes Gossage into its doors — NEW YORK — The “Goose” is on the loose in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. — A year after Tony Gwynn was a first-time electee, along with Cal Ripken Jr., the induction ceremony on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y., will again have a distinct Padres flavor.
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ESPN:
Gossage voted into baseball Hall; Rice just misses — NEW YORK — Rich “Goose” Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. — Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery temperament and bushy mustache …
Associated Press:
Gossage elected to Hall of Fame — Goose Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. — Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery temperament and bushy mustache, the Goose received 466 of 543 votes …
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McCovey Chronicles
Baseball Crank:
The Hall Feels The Need For Speed — Goose Gossage goes in - Rice just misses - Dawson finishes third. Vote totals to follow; WFAN says 72% for Rice, 65% for Dawson. My case for the Goose here. — Full voting here. — Six Year Voting Trend: — PLAYER200320042005200620072008 …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
More on the Hall Voting — Congratulations to Goose Gossage on his election to the Hall of Fame: … Gossage is a favorite of mine, so I'm very happy to see him elected. — Baseball Crank provides us with a trend chart for the candidates. Rice, Dawson and Blyleven made major steps forward …
Murray Chass / New York Times:A Reliever From the Old School Awaits His Hall of Fame Day
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Bronx Banter
NY Daily News:
McNamee bitter over taping of call — Brian McNamee comes across as a scared and confused man during Friday's 17-minute conversation with Roger Clemens, deeply worried about his son's poor health and his frayed relationship with his most famous client. — But the fear and the confusion …
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Neil Best / Newsday:
Latest spectacle has compelling figure in Clemens — The truth about what went into Roger Clemens' tush and when gets more muddled by the day, but one thing has become clear in the latest 21st century sports media spectacle: Nothing — not even the long, sordid Barry Bonds saga …
Sports Illustrated:
McNamee Speaks — Clemens' ex-trainer reacts to 60 Minutes interview — Brian McNamee sits mostly stone-faced as Roger Clemens, his onetime client and close friend, brings the heat. “Ridiculous,” “hogwash” — terms used by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner to discredit McNamee's bombshell testimony …
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: Return of The Stache — According to El Nuevo Dia, free-agent 2B Jose Valentin is close to re-signing with the Mets. — ...from what i can gather, this would not be a guaranteed deal...i would think if he's healthy, playing well, and there is space on the roster …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jason A. Churchill / Prospect Insider:
M's Getting Closer? — I have it on pretty good authority that the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles may very well be making significant progress on a trade involving left-hander Erik Bedard. — Unfortunately, if you are an M's fan, the word is that the Mariners may agree …
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ESPN:
Pettitte undecided if he'll testify before Congress — When Congress convenes hearings next week about the Mitchell report, one current Yankees pitcher still doesn't know if he'll be in attendance. — Jay Reisinger, the lawyer for New York pitcher Andy Pettitte, told 1050 ESPN …
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Blue Jays Top 11 Prospects — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Two-Star Prospects — Just Missing: Ryan Patterson, OF; Curtis Thigpen, C; Tracey Thorpe, RHP — 1. Travis Snider, OF — Drafted: 1st round, 2006, Jackson HS (WA) — 2007 Stats: .313/.377/.525 at Low-A (118 G)
Washington Post:
Joe Gibbs Resigns as Redskins Head Coach — Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs is resigning, team sources confirmed this morning, ending an emotionally trying year with a decision that took players and coaching staff by surprise. — The team is planning a news conference this afternoon to discuss …
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Mr. Irrelevant, Kissing Suzy Kolber, SPORTSbyBROOKS, William World News, The Big Lead and Can't Stop The Bleeding
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have arbitration coming up — Scott Boras has a bunker of computers loaded with nearly 130 years of statistical history and 35 staffers dedicated to prepping arbitration cases for clients like Rick Ankiel. — Yet even with all his resources whirring into action, it's improbable they'll find a case anything like Ankiel's.
