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Reflections on Pete Rose, the Hall of Fame and the spot where his plaque will never hang

Reflections on Pete Rose, the Hall of Fame and the spot where his plaque will never hang

I know exactly where Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame plaque should have been hanging — for the past three decades. You’d have found it in the middle of a powerhouse cluster in the plaque gallery — nestled in between the plaques of Tom Seaver and Reggie Jackson. Among others. Thousands of baseball fans would have […]

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How MLB players cope with — and grow from — playing on a terrible team: ‘You find ways’

How MLB players cope with — and grow from — playing on a terrible team: ‘You find ways’

CHICAGO — A mere mention of the year 1991 elicited a pained groan from Sandy Alomar Jr. as he leaned against a railing in the Cleveland Guardians’ dugout. Three decades have passed. Alomar played for seven teams across 20 seasons, appeared in 49 playoff games, won an All-Star Game MVP award and supplied a slew

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Law: Picking winners for 6 major MLB player awards, including Rookie of the Year

Law: Picking winners for 6 major MLB player awards, including Rookie of the Year

I actually have the NL Manager of the Year ballot this year, an award on which I think I’ve only voted once previously in my 15ish years in the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and certainly my least favorite one to vote on, because I don’t think there’s a good way to evaluate managers

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MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Tigers on the upswing; 1 thing each team is playing for

MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Tigers on the upswing; 1 thing each team is playing for

By Tim Britton, Chad Jennings and Kaitlyn McGrath Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. Well then, we’ve made it — through 25 weeks of power rankings, through ups and downs and surprises and

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MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers lose the top spot, Orioles slip; We hand out end-of-year awards

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers lose the top spot, Orioles slip; We hand out end-of-year awards

By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. There are two weeks left in the Major League Baseball regular season. Each team has four series remaining

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MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

By Tim Britton,  Chad Jennings and Kaitlyn McGrath Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. All right, enough fooling around. There are less than three weeks left in the regular season, and these games

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Why front-office changes for most underachieving MLB teams appear unlikely

Why front-office changes for most underachieving MLB teams appear unlikely

Fans in a number of major-league cities want change. Ownership changes in many cases, yes. But front-office changes, at the very least. And in many cases, those changes seem unlikely. “I’m a huge believer in stability and continuity, and those are competitive advantages in professional sports, that reacting and change don’t necessarily mean improvement,” Toronto

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