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Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox On Hall Of Fame Ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox will join holdovers George Steinbrenner and Marvin Miller on the Hall of Fame expansion era committee ballot...
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Clarence ‘Ace’ Parker, Football’s Oldest Hall Of Famer, Dies At 101
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Clarence “Ace” Parker, the oldest member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 101. Parker died Wednesday, according to Bryan Johnson of B.W. Foster...
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Deadspin Says It Bought Hall Of Fame Vote From BBWAA Member
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Remember the stink made in January when Aaron Sele received a vote for the Hall of Fame? (Not to mention fellow ex-Met Shawn Green, who got two votes.) That was nothing compared...
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Is Moose A Hall Of Famer? Former Yankee On Ballot For 1st Time
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — For the first time, Mike Mussina is on the Hall of Fame ballot. The former starting pitcher retired in 2008. The ex-Yankee is unlikely to be voted into Cooperstown in his first...
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Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa Headed To Hall Of Fame
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Before any trades and signings, the focus of the winter meetings was on the Hall of Fame. And it was quite a morning for former New York Yankees skipper Joe...
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Boomer & Carton: The Boss Gets Snubbed
(DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images) play pause Hall Snubs Steinbrenner Boomer & Carton Right Click Here To Download At the tail end of Monday’s radio program Craig got word that George Steinbrenner...
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Sweeny: Joe Torre’s Destiny Became Yankees Dynasty
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns It was great to see Joe Torre get into the Hall of Fame, as we all knew he would, along with Bobby Cox and Tony LaRussa. Torre’s path to the Hall was a strange one....
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Palladino: Torre Put Ego Aside For Yankees’ Own Good
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns Managers never win world championships. The great players he puts on the field do. But a manager can mess up a talented team quite easily by letting...
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Keidel: NYC Is A Better Place Because Of Torre — And So Is Cooperstown
By Jason Keidel » More Columns He is a New York monument, as singular as the city skyline and as monolithic as the Empire State Building, an eternal noun in our baseball lexicon. We can mimic his slow,...
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Yankees, MLB Mourn Loss Of Jerry Coleman
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman for the New York Yankees who interrupted his pro career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and...
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Where’s Maddux? Baseball Fans Get Riled Up Over Stingy Hall Voter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Hall of Fame hunting season has started a day early. Baseball fans got a jump on the yearly tradition when Ken Gurnick, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat reporter for MLB.com,...
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Who Gets In? Maddux, Glavine, Thomas, Biggio, Piazza Hope For Hall Call
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The day we’ve all been waiting for is upon us. Baseball writers could elect a quartet of players to the Hall of Fame for the first time in more than a half-century. Greg...
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0 For 2: Mike Piazza Snubbed By Hall Voters Again
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mike Piazza, considered by many to be Major League Baseball’s greatest hitting catcher, has come up short in Hall of Fame voting for the second straight year. Piazza was named...
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Boomer & Carton: Opening Up A Thursday Extravaganza
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_0901201407120296551AC.mp4 play pause Thursday's Open Boomer & Carton Right Click Here To Download It was announced on Wednesday that Greg Maddux, Tom...
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Dan Le Batard Under Fire For Giving Hall Vote To Deadspin
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — ESPN host Dan Le Batard acknowledged Wednesday he gave his baseball Hall of Fame ballot to the website Deadspin because he detests the “hypocrisy” in the voting process. Le...
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Sweeny: Good, Bad And Ugly In This Year’s Hall Of Fame Voting
By Sweeny Murti » More Columns Some thoughts on the Hall of Fame election: — I imagine it’s hard to get 75 percent of a group of more than 500 people to agree on anything — religion, politics, The...
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Hall Acknowledges Calls For Reform, Says Proposal Up To BBWAA
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Hall of Fame says it’s up to baseball writers to propose any changes in the selection process. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has voted on Hall of Fame...
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Palladino: Frank Jobe, Tommy John Surgery Pioneer, Should Have Place In Hall
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns The recent activities of Matt Harvey and Manny Banuelos would have seemed inconceivable back in 1974, the year a brilliant surgeon named Dr. Frank Jobe...
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WFAN’s Mike Francesa To Be Inducted Into New York State Broadcasters...
NEW YORK (WFAN) — CBS RADIO’s Sports Radio WFAN-AM/FM, is proud to announce that afternoon host Mike Francesa has been selected for induction into New York State Broadcasters Association’s Hall of...
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Baseball Hall Of Famer Tony Gwynn Dies At 54
SAN DIEGO (CBSNewYork/AP) — Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of San Diego’s most beloved athletes, died of...
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By The Numbers: Tales Of Gwynn’s Goodness Are Endless, And So Are His Stats
By Father Gabe Costa » More Columns The late Art Rust Jr., “Sportstalk” show pioneer, used to refer to Yankee Stadium as “the big ball orchard in the South Bronx.” Well, a few days ago, Hall of Famer...
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Hall Of Fame Weekend: Massive Crowds Expected In Cooperstown For Torre & Co.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Businesses near the National Baseball Hall of Fame are gearing up for this weekend. So is former New York Yankees skipper Joe Torre. Cooperstown is expected to be...
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Yanks’ Managerial Mastermind Joe Torre Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Joe Torre, the managerial mastermind of the resurgence of the New York Yankees, has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yanks’ Managerial Mastermind Joe Torre...
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Palladino: Hall Of Famer Joe Torre Honors Guys Who Did It Right
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns There they sat Sunday, Joe Torre up front as a new Hall of Fame inductee, the great Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson in the back as one of the 50 past...
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Joe Torre Feels ‘Terrible’ For Steinbrenner Slight In Speech
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Before he answered a question at the press conference following the Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on Sunday, Joe Torre wanted to address someone he...
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Yankees Retire Joe Torre’s No. 6
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees have retired four-time World Series champion manager Joe Torre’s No. 6. Former Yankees manager Joe Torre unviels his plaque that will be installed in...
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Palladino: Derek Jeter, First-Ballot Hall Of Famer? There’s No Argument
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns It is over now. Derek Jeter has left the building. From now until the end of what should be a long, productive career afterlife, only ceremonial...
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Gil Hodges, Luis Tiant, Maury Wills On Hall Of Fame Ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Gil Hodges, Luis Tiant and Maury Wills are among 10 candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot for its Golden Era committee. Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, Jim Kaat, Minnie...
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Gil Hodges Jr. On WFAN: Support Overkill Hurt Dad’s Chances At Hall
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Gil Hodges Jr. says his family is dealing with “another major disappointment” after his famous father was once again denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gil Hodges, an...
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4 New York Players Who Should Get Hall Call
By Daniel Friedman » More Columns Earlier in the week, Mets legend Mike Piazza got rejected once again for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Still, he is one of quite a few New York athletes...
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Derek Jeter Misses Michigan Hall Induction Due To Plane Problems
DETROIT (CBSNewYork/AP) — Derek Jeter will have to wait another year to be inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame after air travel problems kept him from leaving New Jersey. The 40-year-old...
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Palladino: Hall Of Fame Rules Will Bury A-Rod And Raise Brady
By Ernie Palladino » More Columns Regardless of what Alex Rodriguez does the rest of his career — and so far he’s doing plenty on and off the field — he may never get elected to baseball’s Hall of...
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Is This The End For Pete Rose’s Reinstatement Bid?
NEW YORK (WFAN) — A bombshell report by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” could prove to be the final blow to Pete Rose’s petition for reinstatement to Major League Baseball. But it won’t end the debate....
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This Week In Baseball: Coaches, Young Ballplayers Should Heed Smoltz’s Plea
By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports Watching the Hall of Fame induction speeches this weekend I was struck by the speech of Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz. Smoltz who pitched for 21 years in the big...
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Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman Among Newcomers On Hall Of Fame Ballot
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman are among 15 newcomers on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot and will face a newly trimmed electorate along with steroid-tainted holdovers...
View ArticlePiazza On Steroid Use: ‘I Don’t Understand What Part Of No People Don’t...
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Legendary Mets catcher Mike Piazza joined WFAN host Mike Francesa on Thursday afternoon in the wake of the release of Piazza’s book, “Long Shot.” Arguably the greatest hitting catcher...
View ArticleKnicks Great Bernard King Elected To Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bernard King can finally call himself a Hall of Famer. The Knicks great will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2013 class in...
View ArticleNFL Legend David ‘Deacon’ Jones Dead At 74
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — David “Deacon” Jones, the original sackmaster, has died. The Hall of Fame defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The...
View ArticleWarren Sapp: Rice Better Than Strahan ‘Any Day Of The Week’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Warren Sapp got the Hall of Fame nod on his first try. Giants great Michael Strahan didn’t. And it sounds like Sapp would give former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Simeon Rice...
View ArticleTiki Barber Defends Ex-Giants Teammate Strahan, Calls Sapp ‘An Idiot’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Tiki Barber is standing up for former Giants teammate Michael Strahan. Barber called Warren Sapp “an idiot” on Monday for saying Simeon Rice was a better pass rusher than...
View ArticleBob Quigley Inducted Into Harness Racing Hall of Fame
GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — The first general manager of the Meadowlands Racetrack, trainer/driver Dick Stillings and five horses are to be inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame on Sunday. Bob Quigley...
View ArticleRoger Clemens On Biogenesis Investigation: ‘I Don’t Care About It’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — With player suspensions connected to the Biogenesis clinic looming — they’re expected to be announced this week — one former player who knows a thing or two about MLB drug...
View ArticlePalladino: Hall Of Famer Bill Parcells Parlayed Luck Into Greatness
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns Bill Parcells, a local guy who constantly implored reporters eager to lionize that week’s star with “Let’s not put him in Canton yet, fellas,” goes...
View ArticleKahn: The Hall Of Famers Among Us
By Andrew Kahn There are Hall of Famers you maybe never got to see in person for various reasons: Babe Ruth or Walter Johnson, because you weren’t born, Sandy Koufax or Kirby Puckett because you didn’t...
View ArticleKeidel: Final Bell Sounds For Famed Boxer Ken Norton
By Jason Keidel >>More columns When boxing was a vital sport, Ken Norton was a vital boxer. Before other sports matched the money and none of the danger, boxing was must-watch theater, a...
View ArticleGRAMMY Hall of Fame Inducts 27 New Recordings from Dolly Parton, The Rolling...
Today (Dec. 4), the GRAMMY Hall of Fame released 27 singles and albums that will be inducted next year. The 27 inductees range from Dolly Parton‘s “Jolene”and The Rolling Stones‘ “Honky Tonk Women” to...
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6 Newest Members Of The National Baseball Hall Of Fame
By Chris Kral This weekend, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is celebrating 75 years of honoring baseball’s legends. Taking place in Cooperstown, NY, six baseball players/managers will be inducted...
View ArticleKeidel: No Holy War For Holyfield
By Jason Keidel » More Columns It’s a shame he waited until he left the stage to become so damn interesting. Despite his barbaric impulses, Mike Tyson never was a caveman. He knew more about boxing...
View ArticleKeidel: Jim Kelly’s Final Score
By Jason Keidel » More Columns To the world west of the Hudson, we have three teams in New York. And while we indeed have three NFL clubs named after the Empire State, only one actually does business...
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Mariano Rivera Honored With Parade In New Rochelle After Hall Of Fame Induction
Yankees legendary closer Mariano Rivera received a hero's welcome after returning to New Rochelle following his induction into the baseball Hall of Fame.
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