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Hall of Fame Case: David Ortiz

David Ortiz makes his debut on the Hall of Fame ballot this year, joining former rival Alex Rodriguez. The slugger started his career with the Minnesota Twins, but he is most known for the 14 years he spent with the Boston Red Sox, of course.

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Hall of Fame Case: Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones is on the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the fifth time after nabbing his most votes last year with 33.9 percent. Will the outfielder continue to get a boost with each year of eligibility? Will he wind up eventually being inducted into Cooperstown?

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Hall of Fame Case: Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the 10th and final time this year after falling just short last year with 71.1 percent of the vote. It’s time to take a deeper look at his numbers as a player (which is what the voters should do) to see if he has a legitimate case.

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Hall of Fame Case: Manny Ramirez

Manny Ramirez is on the ballot for the sixth time this year. He stayed stagnant on the ballot last year, earning 28.2 percent of the vote, the same percentage he earned on the 2020 ballot. Will he get enough support even through his controversies to get in?

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A Deeper Dive Into the Heisman Finalists

Here we are, it is officially Heisman Day! Can we make it an official holiday? If not, I am retroactively making it one, as it is the day we celebrate the best college football player in the country. While it has historically been more of a “quarterbacks” award, there is a non-quarterback finalist for the third straight year.

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2021 Heisman Finalists Revealed

After Sunday’s edition of our Heisman Watch, the four finalists were revealed last night. Those four finalists, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Alabama’s Bryce Young, Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, and Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson, will meet in New York on Saturday. That is when the final presentation will take place at the Downtown Athletic Club, where the winner will be announced.

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Baseball Hall of Fame: Buck O’Neil Among Six Elected By Era Committees

On Sunday evening, the results of two era committees’ ballots were announced for the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was the first meeting of both the Early Baseball Era and Golden Days Era Committees. The Early Baseball Era Committee considered candidates who made an impact on the game of baseball prior to 1950. The Golden Days Era Committee considered candidates who contributed from 1950-69.

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Week 14 Heisman Watch: Finalists Prediction

Conference Championship weekend was quite the showcase for the Heisman contenders in action. Before we get to the semifinal games at the end of the month, the Heisman winner will be crowned next weekend in New York City. The finalists will be named in about 24 hours after voting ends at 6 pm EST tomorrow. Before the actual finalists are named, here are my picks at who the four finalists will be. 

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