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Who We’d Vote for the HOF If We Were on the Veterans Committee

Let’s pretend we’re one of the 16 members voting in Sunday’s Contemporary Baseball Era election.

Sports Illustrated

Paul Sullivan: MLB’s version of the Supreme Court may have the final word on the ‘Steroids Era’

CHICAGO — After years of debate over the Hall of Fame worthiness of players linked to performance-enhancing drugs, baseball’s Steroids Era stands trial this weekend in San Diego at the 2022 winter meetings.

Chicago Tribune

Barry Bonds’ Hall of Fame fate will be decided this week by 16-person panel

Barry Bonds was kept out of Cooperstown via the traditional route, but the Hall of Fame’s doors haven’t completely shut on baseball’s controversial home run king.

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John Lackey, Carlos Beltrán are among 14 new names on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Any players elected will be inducted into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 23.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aaron Judge record-breaking home run ball headed to auction this month after fan declines $3M offer: report

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge isn’t the only one who is going to get paid this winter.

Tribune News Service

Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt favorites for MVP awards

With an AL-record 62 home runs and a 207 weighted runs created plus, Judge turned in one of the best offensive seasons since Barry Bonds last ran roughshod over major-league pitching.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: Has the quizmaster lost touch with reality?

I want to include you in the quiz. Send me a date, or just a year, and I will try to craft a quiz question around it. I will credit you in the quiz with your first name and last initial.

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Ranking MLB’s Top 50 Free Agents, With Signing Predictions

The offseason is officially here, and this year’s free-agency class features a record-setting slugger alongside star shortstops. See how they stack up.

Sports Illustrated

Why middle-aged Messi and Modrić are still the world’s best

The most talented players heading to this tournament are in their mid-to-late 30s. What’s going on?

Financial Times

‘Say Hey, Willie Mays!’: Many praise the superstar on marvelous HBO doc — but not him

Baseball great keeps it modest in a must-see film looking back on his talents on the field, his brushes with racism and his generosity with fans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bonds, Clemens Headline Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era Candidates

Eight candidates no longer eligible for the BBWAA ballot have another opportunity for enshrinement in Cooperstown.

Sports Illustrated

Hall of Fame committee will consider Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro

Former White Sox slugger Albert Belle is also on the ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Willie Mays celebrated at West Coast premiere of forthcoming HBO documentary

SAN FRANCISCO — In over 30 years of filmmaking, Nelson George has been to a lot of movie premieres.

Tribune News Service

This Astros World Series Title Confirms Their Unmatched Excellence

This was the most fitting way for the Astros to win their second World Series championship in franchise history, and their first without the cloud of a cheating scandal hanging over it. Slugger Yordan Alvarez clobbered the most breathtaking home run hit in Houston since the signature ...

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Dusty Baker finally gets elusive World Series title as manager

Baker managed the Giants, Cubs, Reds and Nationals before coming to the Astros.

Los Angeles Times

Astros still have their haters, but Dusty Baker somehow manages to get love

It's been 41 years since Dusty Baker won a World Series title.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Everything you need to know about the 118th World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros

A year that began with a protracted labor dispute ends with an intriguing World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros.

Sports Illustrated

Aaron Judge on Impending Free Agency: ‘We’ll See What Happens’

The AL single-season home run king said he wanted to remain a Yankee, but offered up little clarity as to what his future holds.

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As LeBron James nears scoring record, even he can't recall exact number he has to beat

Anthony Davis' deep voice softened and trailed off as he repeated something so incomprehensible.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Asked Who Real Home Run King Is

After Aaron Judge slugged 62 home runs this season, debate has raged about where his year stands in the baseball hierarchy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears have challenge in Kirk Cousins, who ‘doesn’t miss’

Cousins has struggled by his own standards this season — he has an 84.1 passer rating, which looks a lot more like a Chicago quarterback — but the Bears can ill afford to ignore him Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Chris Long Breaks Down a Very Important Part of Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run

This is the analysis of it we all need.

Chicago Tribune

Shakeia Taylor: Barry Bonds is the real home run record holder — and nothing can change that until someone breaks it

CHICAGO — In 2001, 37-year-old Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs, beating Mark McGwire’s single-season record of 70 set three years earlier. You probably remember it happened, whether you watched it or not.

Tribune News Service

SF Giants beat Padres to clinch first-ever .500 finish

Absent a pennant race, a division sprint or wild card wackiness, the Giants wrapped their slog to the finish line of a disappointing season on a bright note Wednesday, in an 8-1 win over the San Diego Padres.

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What makes Aaron Judge special? MLB’s top sluggers weigh in as Yankee great chases history.

NEW YORK — Jim Thome’s 14-year-old son, Landon, has come down to breakfast at the Thome household most mornings this baseball season with a question for his old man, the fearsome Hall of Fame slugger who smacked 612 home runs during his playing career:

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