Bill Conlin: Jeff Bagwell, Juan Gonzalez belong in Hall of Fame

Bill Conlin: Jeff Bagwell, Juan Gonzalez belong in Hall of Fame
THE 2011 HALL OF FAME ballot presented the usual challenges and tough decisions common in years without a slam-dunk first-ballot presence.
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American men tear it up in 2010
When pro football player Cedric Benson led his Cincinnati Bengals to a long-awaited victory that ended a 10-game losing streak, his eyes grew wet and a tear ran down his cheek as he stood before his locker afterward.
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Ex-Tigers general manager Bill Lajoie dead at 76

Ex-Tigers general manager Bill Lajoie dead at 76
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers general manager dead
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers General Manager Bill Lajoie dies

Ex-Tigers General Manager Bill Lajoie dies
DAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated Press – (AP) — Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers general manager Bill Lajoie dead at 76
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers General Manager Bill Lajoie Dies
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Long-time executive Lajoie passes away
Bill Lajoie, a long-time major league baseball executive, passed away Tuesday at the age of 76. He had most recently served as a special assistant to Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington.
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Ex-Tigers GM Bill Lajoie Dies

Ex-Tigers GM Bill Lajoie Dies
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers GM Bill Lajoie Dies
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Ex-Tigers GM Bill Lajoie Dies
Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Yankees Assessed Lowest Luxury-Tax Bill Since 2003

Yankees Assessed Lowest Luxury-Tax Bill Since 2003
The Yankees must pay million for surpassing a payroll threshold, but that’s down nearly million from 2009.
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The Philadelphia Phillies and The Top 5 Starting Rotations In Baseball
With a large part of the 2011 offseason over, teams’ rosters are becoming more and more clear. Which starting rotations are the best in baseball for the 2011 season? In this article, I will list the top 10 starting rotations in Major League Baseball. Let me know if you agree/disagree with any of my picks in the comments section. Begin Slideshow
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Yankees hit with $18M luxury tax bill

Yankees hit with M luxury tax bill
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees lowered spending on players by million this year, cutting payroll by million and slashing their major league-leading luxury tax by more than million.
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Bill Conlin: Visions of spring training while watching Penn State practice

Bill Conlin: Visions of spring training while watching Penn State practice
CLEARWATER, Fla. – It is a what’s-wrong-with-this-picture experience watching 120 Penn State football player practicing at a facility where baseball is the only sport played and the only language spoken.
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Bill Conlin: 50 years in the business tops this thankful list

Bill Conlin: 50 years in the business tops this thankful list
I WAS NEVER much for holiday lists. Things to be thankful for at Thanksgiving . . . gifts to the appropriate – or inappropriate – sports figures at Christmas . . . New Year’s resolutions by sports figures and teams. I might have done one or two, but I was not a fanatic about the genre.
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