600 ESPN EL PASO » baseball hall of fame http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Remembering Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter [AUDIO] http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/ http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:16:57 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=34559 I'm still saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. The 57-year old was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, and fought until the very end.

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]]> http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/feed/ 0 New York Mets Catcher Gary Carter #8 tags out Jim Rice #14 of the Boston Red Sox during game 7 of the 1986 World Series at Shea Stadium on October 27, 1986 in Flushing, New York. The Mets won the series 4-3. (Photo by T.G. Higgins/Getty Images) Third Time's the Charm for Barry; Larkin Elected to Hall of Fame http://krod.com/third-times-the-charm-for-barry-larkin-elected-to-hall-of-fame/ http://krod.com/third-times-the-charm-for-barry-larkin-elected-to-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:01:05 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=28740 Former Reds shortstop Barry Larkin can now add hall of famer to his already impressive resume.  Like many before him, Larkin has made a seamless transition from the field to the broadcast booth.  Larkin was elected to the hall of fame today

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]]> http://krod.com/third-times-the-charm-for-barry-larkin-elected-to-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) After 32 Years, Ron Santo Finally Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/ http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:14:23 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63886 Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame, garnering 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. In his 32nd year of eligibility, Santo has finally reached baseball’s highest honor.

Santo has long been a fan favorite, and his death last year from complications due to bladder cancer and pneumonia might have earned him the additional votes he required for induction.

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]]> http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images Sammy Sosa And Cooperstown http://krod.com/sammy-sosa-and-cooperstown/ http://krod.com/sammy-sosa-and-cooperstown/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:28:07 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=1063 Rick Morrissey from the Chicago Sun Times has an excellent column on whether slugger Sammy Sosa should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sosa will be eligible in 2013, and if Morrissey had his say, the slugger would never make his acceptance speech.

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]]> http://krod.com/sammy-sosa-and-cooperstown/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel /Allsport Good news from Cooperstown http://krod.com/good-news-from-cooperstown/ http://krod.com/good-news-from-cooperstown/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:38:46 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=1018  

I'm happy the BBWAA voted Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Both players deserved election and Blyleven has been waiting patiently while many of his less-deserving peers were getting inducted.

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