On a sunny Sunday afternoon in front of 50,000 spectators in the city where baseball was born, Chipper Jones joined the legends of baseball. Larry Wayne Jones Jr., better known as Chipper, was officially inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York during yesterday’s induction ceremony. https://twitter.com/baseballhall/status/1023634989911625728 During …
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The votes are in. The newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are final. Four new members will be joining a very exclusive club. Third Baseman Chipper Jones, First Baseman Jim Thome, Outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and Pitcher Trevor Hoffman were the finalists who received the most votes. What It …
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The latest group to be immortalized in Cooperstown will be announced today at 6 p.m. Among the players that are expected to get inducted is Chipper Jones, Vladamir Guerrero, and Jim Thome. On The Fence Although Jones, Guerrero, and Thome are virtual locks to be inducted, there are some players …
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Congratulations to Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and probably Ivan ‘Pudge’ Rodriguez. If you’re reading this after Jan.18, there’s a good chance they’ve been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Each represented the elite of their positions and the voters deemed them fit for baseball’s version of Heaven. But of course, …
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