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DUAN!

This Is The *Ball That Will Grace The Hall


Dan Patrick's radio show this afternoon was very Bonds branded-ball heavy, grabbing baseball HOF president Jeff Idelson on for a few minutes to talk about how they finally wrestled the piece of history away from Marc Ecko. Lucky for them, the HOF was kind enough to send them a picture of the infamous branded hide that once was Barry Bonds' 756th homerun ball in all of its tainted glory. More »

7:00 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By DAULERIO
13,599 views, 707 comments

woody paige

If You're Nice To Woody Paige, You Have A Chance At The Hall Of Fame

Keith Law and Rob Neyer, two guys who know more baseball than we've forgotten — wait ... is that how that phrase goes? — but they can't vote for the Hall of Fame. Woody Paige can. Vegas Watch looks at Paige's detailed, thorough thought process. More »

4:40 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Leitch
14,061 views, 45 comments

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Dick Williams Brings Honor To Cooperstown

Former Padres and Mariners manager Dick Williams was elected to the Hall of Fame earlier this week — good ole Whitey Herzog came one vote short — and Sports By Brooks reminds us of Williams' finest moment before his selection. More »

3:40 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Leitch
3,769 views, 73 comments

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Dick Vitale Nominated For Basketball Hall Of Fame. No, Really.


Up for induciton into the Basketball Hall of Fame are names like Charles Barkley. Dominique Wilkins. Joe Dumars. Gene Keady. Adrian Dantley. And when last night's SportsCenter made mention of the sixteen new nominees for the Basketball Hall, what name was the first out of Steve Levy's mouth? Dick Vitale. More »

3:23 PM on Sat Feb 18 2006
By mjdeadspin
410 views, 12 comments

baseball

GPS: Great Player Stalking

Remember earlier when there weren't a lot of details available on what Albert Belle actually did to be arrested for stalking? Well, with thanks to Saved by the Blog, that situation has been rectified. More »

2:13 PM on Fri Feb 17 2006
By mjdeadspin
41 views, 5 comments

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Hopefully For Albert Belle, There's a Stalking Hall Of Fame

In what may be the least shocking news of the day, former star outfielder Albert Belle was arrested on Thursday, and is currently being held without bond on charges of stalking his ex-girlfriend. More »

10:26 AM on Fri Feb 17 2006
By mjdeadspin
75 views, 10 comments

michael irvin

"This is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, not the Life Hall of Fame."

That line is Emmitt Smith's awesome argument for Michael Irvin's inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. More »

4:57 PM on Sat Feb 4 2006
By mjdeadspin
167 views, 10 comments

baseball

Engine No. 42 Makes The Hall

It's a happy day here at Deadspin headquarters: Former Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter has made the Hall of Fame. He was the only player elected to the Hall; Goose Gossage and others (including, unfortunately, Willie McGee) did not make it in. More »

2:02 PM on Tue Jan 10 2006
By Leitch
54 views, 19 comments

rafael palmeiro

Ryno's Campaign Against Mustache Rides


We had completely forgotten about this, so we give big mad propers — that's Phil Mushnick-approved "street lingo" — to Can't Stop The Bleeding for reminding us: recent Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, according to observers and tons of rumors, once had steroid stud Rafael Palmeiro traded for sleeping with his wife. (Or, as they're saying, "gave her a mustache ride.") Sandberg also is said to have had outfielder Dave Martinez traded for the same reason. More »

3:58 PM on Mon Aug 8 2005
By Leitch
324 views