Hall of Fame

Roger Clemens, Hall Of Famer? Debate Begins Anew After Acquittal

Standards for conviction are clear in court, less so in baseball, where Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro have been bypassed for the Hall thus far despite distinguished careers.

2012/06/19

Roger Clemens and attorney Rusty Hardin (credit: Chip Somodevilla
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Kallas: Pettitte’s Testimony Key To Clemens Acquittal

While much will be made of how the Clemens defense team destroyed the credibility of his main accuser, former trainer Brian McNamee, it says here that the testimony of Andy Pettitte was also instrumental in gaining the acquittal.

2012/06/18

Palladino: Steroids Or Not, A-Rod Needs To Go Into Hall

There really should be no debate. A-Rod, and the rest of the gang that found better cheating through chemistry, will need to be enrolled in Cooperstown.

2012/06/14

Mickelson To Be Inducted Into The World Golf Hall Of Fame

Mickelson will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday evening along with four others, taking an undisputed place among the best who ever played this game.

2012/05/05

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds swings at the pitch during a MLB game in the 1985 season. (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Keidel: Don’t Hose Pete Rose

Pete Rose is a snake who bet on games he managed and lied about it, and lied about it…and waited until he could turn his confession into coin. But if the man with the most base hits in history isn’t in the Hall of Fame, why do we have one?

2012/04/13

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Lionel Richie, Etta James To Be Inducted Into Apollo’s Hall Of Fame

The ceremony will be held at the historic Harlem theater on June 4.

2012/03/08

Mets Will Wear Patch To Honor Carter

The Mets said Sunday that they will wear the symbol for all games this year, starting in spring training. The patch will feature a black home plate with Carter’s jersey number 8 in white

WFAN–2012/02/26

By The Numbers: Should Baseball Be Willing To Forgive?

In the cases of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose, each of their well regretted decisions caused an ended career and ban from the Baseball Hall of Fame indefinitely. The question I have chosen to propose is: “Should this ban be indefinite?”

2012/01/26

No Shoo-Ins For Baseball Hall Of Fame, But Larkin Has Best Shot

Larkin received 51.6 percent of the votes when he appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2010, then got 62.1 percent last year.

WFAN–2012/01/09

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Philly Sportswriter Bill Conlin Accused Of Molesting Kids

A veteran sportswriter and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News was accused in a newspaper report Tuesday of molesting three girls and a boy in the 1970s.

WFAN–2011/12/21

Sweeny: Meet Yankees Phenom Mason Williams

If you consider Montero a part of the major league roster, we have to find the next great prospect in the Yankee farm system, the next great player whose name you will hear a thousand times before you ever see him play. Meet Mason Williams.

2011/12/01

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Former Yankee Bernie Williams Top Newcomer On Hall Of Fame Ballot

Former AL batting champions Bernie Williams and Bill Mueller are among 13 newcomers on baseball’s 2012 Hall of Fame ballot, joining top holdovers Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Lee Smith and Jeff Bagwell.

2011/11/30

Knight Inducted Into College Basketball Hall of Fame

Bob Knight and Eddie Sutton, coaching rivals and longtime friends, led an eight-member class inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night.

WFAN–2011/11/20

(L-R) Doug Gilmour, Joe Nieuwendyk, Mark Howe and Ed Belfour show off their Hall of Fame jackets prior to a Legends of Hockey game at the Air Canada Centre on November 13, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Schwei: Two Former Devils Get The Call To The Hall

A pair of former New Jersey Devils will be among the four players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night in Toronto. Doug Gilmour and Joe Nieuwendyk will be joined by Ed Belfour and Mark Howe as this year’s class is enshrined.

2011/11/14