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Barry Larkin retired after the 2004 season. What are his chances of making the baseball hall of fame?

So why would MLB and Selig bypass a perfect publicity and marketing opportunity and keep their distance from celebrating this once in a lifetime moment? The answer is simple: Because Barry Bonds is the one passing Babe Ruth.

In this Hall of Fame Case, we'll look at the qualifications of slugger Juan Gonzalez. Is he a Hall of Famer? How does he compare to other sluggers of his era? All this and more will be answered.

It would seem as though Major League Baseball is doing its part to stop steroid use in the game, but that is not so. Creating an investigation only causes more publicity for the sport, and in this insensible society, nothing can be considered bad press.

Reaching 500 home runs used to be considered one of the most special milestones a major league baseball player could achieve. But with four players approaching the 500-homer mark this season, the milestone doesn't mean quite as much as it used to.

A discussion on the significance of passing Babe Ruth and how the possible steroid controversy should or should not affect enjoying History in the makinhg

Aaron had the most in a career and Ruth had the most in one season, but who had the most in one game?

Rafael Palmeiro is at the center of the steroids controversy, but the numbers he put up in his 20 years career are certainly Hall of Fame caliber

The American League began to head in the right direction during the 80s, and continued thier good work at the All-Star Game in the 90s, taking 7 of 10 from the National League.

Barry Bonds is one of the best baseball players of his era, but steroids are the only reason he is on the cusp of passing Hank Aaron for the major league home run record.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig can make a much needed statement by not attending the game in which Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's all-time home run record

Slugging Percentage and Total Bases are two baseball statistics you see everywhere, but not all fans know what they mean or how they are calculated. In this article, we'll take a closer look at both numbers.

Over the weekend Barry Bonds indicated he might not give any memorabilia to the Baseball Hall of Fame and I don't blame him.

Doubtful that steroid users will make it to Cooperstown.

List of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball.

A look at the early season surprises in Major League Baseball.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a must see for anyone who has even seen a baseball game, It is open year round.

A fun-filled day at the basketball hall of fame and baseball hall of fame. A great trip for any sports fan.

We’ve heard every argument imaginable for the elimination of steroids in Major League Baseball. But let’s suppose for a moment that steroid usage could have good qualities or for once not actually be the reason for our displeasure with baseball’s current state

In 1933, baseball began playing the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the greatest and most anticipated of all the pro sports All-Star affairs each year. This article summarizes those games played from 1933-1939.

Explores why steroid users should not be allowed anywhere near the Hall of Fame.

When Russ Springer plunked Barry Bonds in the back last week it sparked a national debate.

Professional athletes know that enhanced performance gets bigger and better endorsements and makes the difference between a regular career and that of a Star.

The 1921 baseball season came ever so close to being suspended. If it had, it's debatable whether or not it could ever have recovered. It was wasn't labor strikes and steroids that nearly killed baseball, but intentional strikes and balls.

Barry Bonds is the new home run king. He surpassed the record, held by Hank Aaron, on Tuesday when he hit career home run number 756.

When Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record, it was a media event. When Barry Bonds breaks Aaron's record, will it even be shown on national television?

After hitting his 500th home run at the age of 32, many people think Alex Rodriguez will break the all-time home run record. Unlike Barry Bonds, nobody suspects A-Rod of using steroids, so how many home runs would he hit if he did use steroids?

The number now is 751 Home Runs, 4 away from a tie with Hank Aaron and 5 to break it.

Barry Bonds had a career worthy of the hall of fame well before the steroid accusations. Before the 1999 season, he had already surpassed the careers of many current hall of famers. His records may not be legit, but as a player Barry Bonds is top notch.

As we approach the middle of August, all I can say is WOW! What a season it's been so far! And best of all, the top history making moments I'm going to discuss first occurred recently between August 4th and 7th.

The cover story of the upcoming Sports Illustrated features excerpts of a telling, soon to be published book called Game of Shadows, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. The book tells, in detail, the myriad of steroids abused by Bonds.

Dear Barry,

I read today that you think you might not play baseball next year. I can't tell how great this news is to me. I am a huge baseball fan and would love to see the game move in a positive direction.

The number of sports programs on television is at an all-time high. There isn't even an opportunity to miss a program anymore.

Baseball has finally started to clean up its act. It has begun to crack down on the massive amount of steroid abuse that has been evident for years.

This institution that is Japanese baseball goes much further than a box score, a pennant race, or the corporate ties that all Japanese professional baseball franchise are attached to.

The World Baseball Classic is a novel idea, pitting the best players from sixteen nations and territories against each other. This article describes the Classic's format and rules, along with the match-ups.

I'm going on record right now to say that Willie Mays is indisputably the greatest baseball player of all-time. That's right - forget all the talk about his Godson, Barry Bonds, being the best player ever.

The big story this year in baseball is, "When will Barry bonds break Henry "Hank" Aaron's career home run record?" However, there are a lot of other potential home run milestones that may be reached this season that are being overlooked as a result of Bonds.

On Base Plus Slugging, or OPS, is a baseball statistic that combines several other statistics to provide a tool for examining a players overall offensive contribution. In this article, we learn how to calculate OPS and look at what it means.

UW-Madison medical director and bio ethics pioneer argues that the steroid use in professional sports is much ado about nothing. Sports, he says, are inherently unfair and that steroids don't undermine appreciation for athletic giftedness.

Over the years, young boys have collected and traded to get their favorite baseball cards. With nostalgia and the love of memorabilia items on the rise, it only makes sense that baseball cards are desired items in today's market.

Does anybody realize that Ken Griffey Jr. is tenth all time in home runs? Does anybody realize that by the end of this season he could be fifth behind Aaron, Bonds, Ruth, and Mays? Why is nobody talking about this generation's REAL superstar?

Historians Ben Radar and Kenneth Winkle follow to their 2002 study: "Baseball's Great Hitting Barrage of the 1990's"

It is a portable audio Cooperstown that enlightens and entertains the listener about America's pastime.

One high profile baseball player gets shunned by writers for his suspected steroids usage while a high profile football player, who failed a drug test, gets picked for the All-Pro team. Here I examine the double standard between MLB and the NFL on the PED issue.

This article makes an objective case for former Red Sox fielder Jim Rice getting into the Hall of Fame. Contrary to much debate, the numbers show he is well above the threshold for entry based on two of the most important statistics for sluggers.

Why Barry Bonds should be allowed in the Hall of Fame, despite all the rumors of steroid abuse and negative press.

Ken Griffey, Jr. will be the starting right fielder for the National League

There is no interest among Major League Clubs in signing Barry Bonds

The argument in favor of Mark McGwire's entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame is that probably everybody else is cheating, too. The problem is that the Hall of still overflowing with players we know for a fact did NOT cheat.

Lance Berkman is one of the most feared hitters in major league baseball, and in 2006 he hit 45 home runs and set a record for the Houston Astros with 136 runs batted in. He defines success not by his baseball skills, but by his faith, however.

The DH has more than served its purpose in Major League Baseball. It's time for the DH to go.

If a salary cap is not the answer to all that ails Major League Baseball, how do small market teams remain viable? Better decision-making and value-based decisions; General Managers must maximize the talent and minimize the cost per win.

MLB 2K5 is in my opinion one of the best baseball games I have played for the xbox system. Read on....

The Mitchell Report came out today, giving names of many baseball players who have allegedly used steroids. What effect will it have on you and baseball?

Slugger Mark McGwire becomes eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in 2007. But will the baseball writers opt note to vote him in because of his alleged steriod use?

today, two great baseball players Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were elected to the Hall of Fame

If a family wants to have a night of enjoyment outside in the nice weather for a price that won't cost an arm and a leg, people should look at the world of minor league baseball. It is cheap and fun, and it gives people a chance to see future stars.

Check out baseball facts online. Keep updated or look up old stats on the web. Here are several sites devoted to baseball

If you are a professional baseball fan, there is no doubt that you have been looking to the baseball gods for a new savior, someone to rid the game clean of its sinful performance enhancing past.

McGwire is remembered for his assault on Roger Maris' record 61 home runs in 1998. He surpassed the mark, but the taint of potential performance enhancing drugs started to cloud the picture on McGwire's Hall of Fame candidacy shortly thereafter.

Which of today's second basemen belong in the Hall of Fame? What, in fact, does a Hall of Fame second baseman look like? In this article we'll compare the cream of the crop of recent second baseman with those already enshired in Cooperstown.

Is Curt Schilling a future Hall of Famer? To find out, we'll look at Schilling's stats, compare them to objective metrics, current Hall of Fame pitchers, and some of his peers, and see what they tell us about his chances of being elected to Cooperstown.

The National League began to dominate the All-Star Game in the Sixties, threatening to make the Midsummer Classic their personel playground.

The National League enetered the decade of the Fifities facing a 12-4 disadvantage in the All-Star Game results. By the time the Fifities gave way to the turbulent Sixties, the National League had made up significant ground.

Showing McGwire's baseball good for the game of baseball.

In an article by Gene Wojciechowski, he asks the question whether it would be better to sign A-Rod or Bonds this off-season. While he points out that the decision isn't easy, I'm not sure that he comes to the correct conclusion.

Baseball used to be the pride and joy of American sports. Over the past 15 years, baseball has been on strike and battled steroids, while the NFL has flourished like no other period in its existence. Baseball needs to catch up.

NL domination in the All-Star Game was a fact of life, until the AL began to make progress during the 80s. A grand slam in 1983 got them on the right track.

The Cape Cod Baseball League continues the tradition of baseball as it was meant to be seen--without high costs for fans and huge paychecks for players.

Is a scapegoat the treatment for guilt or part of the cause? The cure is accountability.

Revenue sharing is keeping teams from reaching their full potential. What major league baseball needs is a salary cap.

The AL went 5-0 during the first six years of the new century, but a 2002 tie with the NL would bring about great changes.

This was my argumentative essay for my English 201 class.

When I was a kid, there were a handful of men with more than 500 home runs. Now there are 22!

As the author turns fifty, he looks back on what the game looked like the year he was born.

The game we cherished as kids is being steadily pushed to the sidelines of American society. Baseball's slow downfall can be attributed to a perceived loss of the innocence the game commanded in its glory years.

So what are the best arguments for Barry Bonds to surpass Hammerin' Hank? The following are the top three reasons why Barry Bonds will break the all-time homerun record.

Looking for a cheap, fun and safe way to enjoy a summer day; go out to a minor league baseball game. Here are the area's top ballparks and teams for you to go out and see.

The midsummer classic may determine home field advantage, but in the '70s Pete Rose and others played with passion simply for the love of the game.

Hank Aaron has made it clear that he wants nothing to do with festivities surrounding Barry Bonds' inevitable breaking of the all-time homerun record. It is very easy to chalk that sentiment up to bitterness and jealousy. If the circumstances were any different,

Barry Bonds is no doubt one of the greatest and most exciting players to ever play the game of baseball. Anyone who knows a little about sports knows that he is about to break Hank Aaron's all time home run record.

On Tuesday, August 7, Barry Bonds hit his 756th homerun, breaking Hank Aaron's record. The event was better than expected, as congratulations were offered to Bonds from both Aaron and Selig. Furthermore, Bonds received the honor graciously, making sure to thank everyone.

Did Thomas Bayes prove that Barry Bonds was helped by steroids?

In the 2006 season, we watched Barry Lamar Bonds pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time home run list. Then this past season, we watched him overtake Hammerin' Hank Aaron for the top spot .....

Distinctive evidence that Barry Bonds used steroids.

Is the home-run record reached by Barry Bonds tainted? Some say he used steroids. Others respond that there is racist sentiment against Bonds' record.

Sammy Sosa has at least 60 home runs in a single season three times, a feat not even Babe Ruth accomplished.

There is no doubt that Barry Bonds will pass the home run record now held by Hank Aaron. It would take some event that would not only keep him out of action for the rest of the baseball season, but would also prevent him from ever playing baseball again.

This article presents the career of Barry Bonds, as well as his 2006 season results. His awards and accomplishments are discussed.

Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time and all the recent talk suggesting that Barry Bonds might be the best is debunked.

Barry Bonds will almost undoubtedly break the all time home run record held by Hank Aaron this year barring an injury.

Hank Aaron hit a record 755 home runs in a fabulously steady 23 years baseball career. This article tells of his life in baseball and how he endured racial prejudice as he passed Babe Ruth's mark of 714 in 1974.

The focus on Barry Bonds is be