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Baseball is full of hypocrites... Hall of Fame voting.
Baseball Hall of Fame 2013 vote: No candidate elected by BBWAA
PUBLISHED 2 hours and 36 minutes ago LAST UPDATED 25 minutes and 27 seconds ago
The voting-eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America have pitched a ballot shutout.
For the first time since 1996 and just the eighth time ever, no player received the 75 percent of the vote necessary for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Craig Biggio was the top vote-getter on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot. (AP Photo)
In a news release, MLB addressed the shutout: “Major League Baseball recognizes that election to the Hall of Fame is our game’s most extraordinary individual honor. Achieving enshrinement in Cooperstown is difficult, as it should be, and there have been seven other years when no one was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. While this year did not produce an electee, there are many worthy candidates who will merit consideration in the future. We respect both the longstanding process that the Hall of Fame has in place and the role of the BBWAA, whose members have voted in the Hall of Fame’s elections since 1936.”
Players association executive director Michael Weiner also issued a statement: “Today’s news that those members of the BBWAA afforded the privilege of casting ballots failed to elect even a single player to the Hall of Fame is unfortunate, if not sad. Those empowered to help the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum document the history of the game failed to recognize the contributions of several Hall of Fame worthy players. To ignore the historic accomplishments of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, for example, is hard to justify. Moreover, to penalize players exonerated in legal proceedings—and others never even implicated—is simply unfair. The Hall of Fame is supposed to be for the best players to have ever played the game. Several such players were denied access to the Hall today. Hopefully this will be rectified by future voting.”
Baseball Hall of Fame 2013: Full ballot
Sporting News Voters: How they voted
This year’s ballot featured 37 candidates, including 24 first-timers. Among those making their ballot debuts were several candidates whose alleged ties to performance-enhancing drugs likely doomed their Cooperstown chances. That group includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, all of whom posted Hall of Fame-worthy numbers during their careers but were clouded by PED suspicion. Clemens earned 37.6 percent of the vote, Bonds got 36.2 percent and Sosa got 12.5 percent.
Craig Biggio, a newcomer who wasn’t suspected of PED use, also came up short despite finishing his career with 3,060 career hits. He was the leading vote-getter with 68.2 percent of the vote.
Among the holdovers, Jack Morris was believed to have the best chance after he earned 66.7 percent of the vote last year. But he fell short in his penultimate opportunity, getting 67.7 percent. In his final year on the BBWAA ballot, Dale Murphy (18.6 percent) also failed to achieve induction despite a heartfelt campaign led by his children.
Jeff Bagwell (59.6 percent), Mike Piazza (57.8) and Tim Raines (52.2) all appeared on at least half the ballots, while Lee Smith (47.8), Curt Schilling (38.8), Edgar Martinez (35.9) and Alan Trammell (33.6) got at least one-third of the votes cast. Others who will appear again on the 2014 ballot: Larry Walker (21.6), Fred McGriff (20.7), Mark McGwire (16.9), Don Mattingly (13.2) and Rafael Palmeiro (8.8).
The candidates who failed to earn five percent of the vote and no longer will appear on the ballot in future seasons: Bernie Williams (3.3 percent), Kenny Lofton (3.2), Sandy Alomar Jr. (2.8), Julio Franco (1.1), David Wells (0.9), Steve Finley (0.7), Shawn Green (0.4), Aaron Sele (0.2), Jeff Cirillo (0), Royce Clayton (0), Jeff Conine (0), Roberto Hernandez (0), Ryan Klesko (0), Jose Mesa (0), Reggie Sanders (0), Mike Stanton (0), Todd Walker (0), Rondell White (0) and Woody Williams (0).
There still will be a Hall of Fame induction ceremony this summer—at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 28 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. The 2013 class is composed former umpire Hank O’Day, one-time New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and 19th century player Deacon White, all of whom were elected by the Pre-Integration Committee.
All thats wrong with the NBA... AND YOU!!
Tonights NBA games. a 15-19 Lakers once again nationally televised. A 22-11 Warriors going up against a 22-10 Grizzlies. Tell me real B-ball fans... Which game would you rather see?? Those that would rather see the Lakers lose a 5th straight are those on the highway rubber-knecking f*ckin up my commute!! The type that makes me wish I had my 74 and 78 Bronco cuz in them Id just move your clueless ass out the way!! ABC/ESPN and TNT/TBS needs to catch a f*ckin clue!! By a vowel. Phone a friend. Use a lifeline!!
Anyone still questioning global warming???
NOAA: 2012 broke U.S. heat records
updated 9:11 AM EST, Wed January 9, 2013
The drought has had a negative impact on corn in Le Roy, Illinois. The hottest year on record is expected to drive up food prices by 2013 due to lower crop harvests.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Last year's extreme weather could be "the new normal," environmentalist says
- NOAA declares 2012 the hottest on record
- Every state in the Lower 48 saw above-average temperatures; 19 set their own records
- Droughts, tropical storms and other disasters made it the second-most extreme year
(CNN) -- The past year saw a mild winter give way to a balmier-than-normal spring, followed by a sweltering summer and high temperatures that lingered into the fall, all punctuated by extreme drought and intense storms.
Now 2012 is officially in the books as the hottest year on record for the continental United States and the second-worst for "extreme" weather such as hurricanes, droughts or floods, the U.S. government announced Tuesday.
The year's average temperature of 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 was more than 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported. That topped the previous record, set in 1998, by a full degree.
Every state in the contiguous United States saw above-average temperatures in 2012, with 19 of them setting annual records of their own, NOAA said. Meanwhile, the country faced 11 weather disasters that topped $1 billion in losses each, including a lingering drought that covered 61% of the country at one point.
That drought shriveled crops across the American farm belt, leading to an expected rise in food prices in 2013, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. It also turned forests of the mountain West into stands of tinder that exploded into catastrophic wildfires over the summer, scorching millions of acres and destroying hundreds of homes.
And then there was Superstorm Sandy, a late October post-tropical cyclone that killed more than 110 people in the United States and nearly 70 more in the Caribbean and Canada. Damage estimates from the storm run around $80 billion in New York and New Jersey alone.
The report is likely to fuel new concerns over a warming climate. Seven of the 10 hottest years in U.S. records, which date back to 1895, and four of the hottest five have now occurred since 1990, according to NOAA figures.
The year also saw Arctic sea ice hit a record low in more than 30 years of satellite observations and studies that found the world's major ice sheets have been shrinking at an increasing rate.
Scientists are quick to point out that no single storm can be blamed on climate change, but say a warming world raises the odds of extreme weather.
"I think unfortunately, 2012 really may well be the new normal," said Daniel Lashof, director of the climate and clean air program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a U.S. environmental group. "It's the kind of year we expect, given the global warming trend is ongoing."
The science of global warming is politically controversial but generally accepted as fact by most researchers, who point to heat-trapping carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels as the major cause.
Lashof's group is trying to press the Obama administration to tighten limits on carbon emissions, but he said those steps "are not going to reduce the threat of extreme weather overnight."
"We need to take greater preparations, anticipating the kind of storms and droughts that we saw are going to continue to be more frequent as we go forward," he said.
Though parts of the country such as the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf Coast had wetter-than-average years, average precipitation was nearly 2.6 inches below normal -- the 15th driest since records started being kept in the 1890s, according to NOAA.
The two remaining U.S. states, remote Alaska and Hawaii, saw a mixed picture in 2012.
Alaska was slightly cooler and wetter than normal, while nearly two-thirds of Hawaii's island chain faced moderate to exceptional drought conditions by December, NOAA said.
Congrats to Nash on 10k assists!!
Nash reaches magical 10k assists milestone!! Lakers still lose!!! How old is he again?? 38?? I was still makin babies at 38 and beyond!! Wait... Is that something to really be proud of?? BRB...
RG3 and the Redskins... My opinion.
Selfishness, ego and stupidity is why Griffin the 3rd is where he is right now and a major reason the Redskins are out the playoffs. One of his dumb ass quotes "I am the quarterback of this team." No bitch. You are A QUARTERBACK ON YOUR TEAM!! Yes the starter but then WTF is the backup for? Does anyone believe an RG3 at 50% (if even at that level) is head and shoulders better than a cousins? Take away his running ablility and Id take Cousins over him. Only reason his completion percentage is so hi is because of his threat of the run. He cant run his passing is exposed. Shanawoman lost alot of respect with yours truly. I never liked RG3 and dislike him more right about now. And no Im no Redskins fan. IDK.. I never played organized football so WTF do I know...
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Man dies trying to save dog...
California man dies trying to save dog swept away by rogue wave
Published January 02, 2013
FoxNews.com
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Jan. 1: A couple walk along the North Beach as a helicopter searches for a man lost in the high surf at the Point Reyes National Seashore.
A California man died New Year's Day after he attempted to save his dog after it was swept out to sea by a rogue wave while they took a walk on the Point Reyes Beach, north of San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the victim was with his wife and dog near the shore. The ocean was rough. A person at a nearby beach said waves were reaching 20 feet in height.
"This is an example of the longstanding adage, 'Never turn your back on the ocean'"
- Mike Giannini, Marin County Fire Department chief
One report said the three were knocked down by the same wave. A person nearby managed to retrieve the woman while her husband made an attempt to save the dog. He was knocked over, pulled out to sea and carried down the beach by the current.
"This is an example of the longstanding adage, 'Never turn your back on the ocean,'" Mike Giannini, Marin County Fire Department chief, told The Marin Independent Journal.
The Coast Guard located the victim's body after a three-hour search. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not immediately released. KTVU.com reported that he was 59 years old. The dog and woman were both saved by people on the beach.
The Independent noted that four days ago, a 9-year-old boy was swept into the bay while fishing with his father. The father died trying to save his son.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/02/california-man-dies-trying-to-save-his-dog-swept-away-by-rogue-wave/?cmpid=prn_aol&icid=maing-grid7%7Caim%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D251961#ixzz2GrHYivbd
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