Bonds, Clemens Hall of Fame bids now on even shakier ground
SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were rejected by baseball writers in their bids for the Baseball Hall of Fame ten times. HOW CAN PLAYERS BE ELECTED TO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME? Players are first considered by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America no sooner than five calendar years after their big league career ends. The contemporary era committee considers candidates whose careers were primarily from 1980 on. The next time Bonds, Clemens and Schilling could be considered would be by a contemporary committee for the 2026 Hall of Fame class.
wftv.comBonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It was the first time that Bonds, Clemens and Schilling had faced a Hall committee since their 10th and final appearances on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. The 59-year-old McGriff received unanimous support from the 16 members of the contemporary baseball era committee — comprised of Hall members, executives and writers. McGriff got 169 votes (39.8%) in his final year on the BBWAA ballot in 2019. Bonds, Clemens and Schilling fell short in January in their final chances with the BBWAA.
wftv.comBonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It was the first time that Bonds, Clemens and Schilling had faced a Hall committee since their 10th and final appearances on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.
news.yahoo.comBarry Bonds, Roger Clemens on Contemporary Era ballot for baseball Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are the marquee names who will appear on the Contemporary Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame announces eight-player Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballothttps://t.co/k9jMTE8zZE pic.twitter.com/drFzbSaI8Z — National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) November 7, 2022The 16-member committee will vote on Dec. 4, and any candidate receiving 75% of the votes cast will earn election to Cooperstown. Bonds, Clemens and Schilling were unable to gain election to the Hall in their 10th and final year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot this past year, according to The Athletic. Sammy Sosa also made his 10th and final appearance on the baseball writers’ ballot, ESPN reported. An election for candidates from the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot occurs every three years.
wftv.comAstros aim to close out World Series over Phillies in Game 6
Twenty years later in his third trip to the World Series, Baker is still looking for that elusive championship after a quarter-century as a major league manager. Hinch as manager, the Astros also led the Series 3-2 in 2019 against the Nationals and lost in seven games. “Enjoy this ride … I always thought, hey, when I’m supposed to win, I’m going to win. Cristian Javier and three relievers combined for the second no-hitter in Series history in Game 4 before Justin Verlander finally got his first World Series win in Game 5 thanks to a clutch homer by rookie Jeremy Peña and a terrific ninth-inning catch by Chas McCormick. The last team to win a Series at home was the 2013 Boston Red Sox.
wftv.comAstros aim to close out World Series over Phillies in Game 6
Dusty Baker has been here before. It’s hard not to think of the last time the Astros’ manager was up 3-2 in the Fall Classic as he leads the team back to Houston Saturday night for Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies needing just one win for a championship. In 2002, Baker’s San Francisco Giants and big bopper Barry Bonds entered Game 6 against the Anaheim Angels up by the same margin.
news.yahoo.comAaron Judge's epic run to 62 homers transcended contract year tension. Can the Yankees really let history go?
On opening day, we didn't know how much the New York Yankees would pay Aaron Judge this year. Threatening to win the Triple Crown, he's turning in the sort of offensive performance we haven't seen since Barry Bonds. At 6-foot-7, Judge is a remarkable athlete who has proven himself competent in center field this season in the Yankees' time of need. That same offseason, fresh off setting the all-time home run mark at 73, the 37-year-old Bonds signed a five-year, $90 million contract to stay with the Giants. Can the Yankees really stomach seeing Aaron Judge walk away over the potential inefficiency of their spending in 2029?
wftv.comPujols hits 703rd HR to pass Babe for 2nd in RBI; Cards lose
Albert Pujols hit his 703rd home run, breaking a tie with Babe Ruth for second place in career RBIs, but the St. Louis Cardinals lost to Pittsburgh 3-2 when the Pirates drew four consecutive walks in the ninth inning to force home the winning run.
Maris Jr: Bonds, McGwire illegitimate, Judge to be HR king
“I mean, that’s really who he is if he hits 62, and I think that’s what needs to happen. Maris' mark stood until McGwire hit 70 for St. Louis in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds' 73 for San Francisco in 2001. The younger Maris and some of his relatives were in St. Louis when McGwire hit his 62nd in 1998. Asked Wednesday whether he considers McGwire and Bonds home run totals to be illegitimate, Maris answered yes. That’s where you want it to happen, that’s where I want it to happen.
wftv.comWeek 5: Football Friday Night on 9
ORLANDO, Fla. — High school football is back in full swing as we enter week five of the season. For the first time this season, we had clear skies under the Friday night lights as teams battled it out on the gridiron. Photos: Albert Pujols hits 700th home run, joins baseball legends Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe RuthCheck out all the highlights from week four, including our McCoy Federal Credit Union game of the week featuring undefeated Edgewater playing Apopka High school. Read: College Football returns to WFTV Channel 9You can watch WFTV Football Friday Night presented by McCoy Federal Credit Union every Friday night after WFTV Tonight at 11:30 p.m.Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.comAlbert Pujols hits homer No. 699, one shy of joining exclusive 700 club
Albert Pujols is on the precipice of once felt like a longshot, the exclusive MLB 700-home run club. 6⃣9⃣9⃣pic.twitter.com/1gtM8Tiy7l — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 24, 2022The home run is Pujols' 20th of the season and his 13th since Aug. 10. Albert Pujols climbing toward 700-homer clubThe year Pujols debuted in MLB, Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs on his way to summiting MLB's career homer leaderboard. "I'm still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever,'' Pujols told USA Today in August. Postseason homers don't count toward MLB's career leaderboards, but Pujols' place on the October-specific homer leaderboard might feel familiar.
wftv.comAlbert Pujols hits 698th homer, helps Cards beat Reds 6-5
ST. LOUIS — (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 698th home run, a tying two-run drive in the sixth inning that sparked the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night. Pujols hit a first-pitch slider from Raynel Espinal 427 feet into the left-field stands for his 19th home run this season, tying the score 4-4. Five of his last six home runs have come in the sixth inning or later, and his last five homers have tied the game or put St. Louis ahead. Pujols hit a drive to T.J. Friedl at the left-field wall in the seventh. St. Louis (85-60), which began the night with a 7 1/2-game lead over second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central, has 17 games remaining.
wftv.comAlbert Pujols hits homer No. 698. Can he reach the 700-HR club?
The home run is Pujols' 19th of the season and 11th since Aug. 10. What once felt impossible is now firmly within Pujols grasp, as the Cardinals will have 17 games left for him to reach the milestone. Albert Pujols climbing toward 700-homer clubThe year Pujols debuted in MLB, Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs on his way to summiting MLB's career homer leaderboard. This latest power surge with the Cardinals now has Pujols ahead of Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time home run list. Postseason homers don't count toward MLB's career leaderboards, but Pujols' place on the October-specific homer leaderboard might feel familiar.
wftv.comBeltrán brings his own baggage to next year's Hall ballot
With Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling off the ballot, next year's Hall of Fame vote figures to be a bit less contentious. It's unclear whether voters will treat Beltrán as harshly as they have Bonds, Clemens and various other stars whose accomplishments have been called into question by allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. ROLEN INCHING CLOSERScott Rolen is the top returning player on next year's ballot after receiving 63.2% of the vote this time around. “Nothing got cleared off the ballot at all, so there was just not a lot of openings for the sort of ‘big Hall' voters," Thibodaux said. The ballot is kind of going to be wide open with just Beltrán coming on as kind of the main newcomer."
wftv.comBig Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out
David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a two-run homer that held up, and the 107-win San Francisco Giants blanked the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the opener of their NL Division Series.
Column: 20 years after 9/11, sports reveals its limitations
There was still a buzz over Venus Williams beating little sister Serena in prime time for the U.S. Open tennis singles title. 1 college football team in all the land, coming off a 61-0 thrashing of Rutgers. In some ways, so was life as Truex and the rest of us knew it. Instead of a salve, sports has become a mirror on our angry divisions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ll play for free this year to live life how I’ve lived it from day one,” Beasley added in a rant this summer.
wftv.comNo candidates elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2021
The Baseball Hall of Fame won't have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. He later wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year's ballot. Hall of Fame Board Chairman Janes Forbes Clark said in a statement that the board "will consider the request at our next meeting." Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. BBWAA members are instructed to elect Hall members "based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
cbsnews.comNo candidates elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2021
The Baseball Hall of Fame won't have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. He later wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year's ballot. Hall of Fame Board Chairman Janes Forbes Clark said in a statement that the board "will consider the request at our next meeting." Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. BBWAA members are instructed to elect Hall members "based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
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