Palladino: Are Hall Of Fame Voters Softening On Steroid Candidates?
It may not happen on Wednesday. It may not happen next year. But soon, the cheaters and suspected cheaters will get in. It is inevitable.
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It may not happen on Wednesday. It may not happen next year. But soon, the cheaters and suspected cheaters will get in. It is inevitable.
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas appeared to be on track to gain election from the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday, and Craig Biggio could join them.
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas and Craig Biggio are projected to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, according to the report.
Hall of Fame hunting season has started a day early. Baseball fans got a jump on the yearly tradition when Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers' beat reporter for MLB.com, revealed his ballot Tuesday.
The 37-year-old appeared in 50 games for the Mets last season, interrupted by two trips to the disabled list. He pitched to a 4.37 ERA with 28 strikeouts and 12 walks in 45 1/3 innings of work.
He hit .167 with two homers and five RBIs in 60 at-bats last season for Baltimore, which designated him for assignment Sept. 1.
With rumors swirling that the Mets are actively looking to trade first baseman Ike Davis, Craig pleaded with the 'Not So Amazin' management to show some backbone and stand behind the 26-year-old slugger...
Drew, who is represented by agent Scott Boras, declined Boston's one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer in November. New York would have to surrender only its third-round pick if it signed Drew.
I don't want to hear the argument that the Mets already have three first basemen. Yes -- Davis, Duda and Satin are all on the roster. The only problem is that none of them are very good.
This year was so packed with gigantic stories that we had to add a whopping 13 honorable mentions. And believe us, those had to be narrowed down, too.
If Tanaka and a major-league team come to terms, that franchise is required to pay his Japanese club, the Rakuten Golden Eagles, a posting fee, now capped at $20 million.
Here's a rundown of what some of our area sports figures found under the tree this morning; that is, if ole Santa didn't change his mind.
Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is set to move to the majors next season after his Japanese team. the Rakuten Golden Eagles, announced Wednesday it was prepared to let him leave, reversing its earlier rejection.
The utility player appeared in 160 games for the Mets over the past two seasons. He was non-tendered at the beginning of the month.
"They're coming," McCarthy said. "From everything I know they'll be available this year. I don't believe they're going to be mandatory. Actually, I'm almost certain they won't be mandatory."
