Never really liked this guy but I love everything about what he did with his HOF vote. His explanation was perfect. Anyone who can't see how incredible and blatant the hypocrisy of the voting process is isn't being objective, or is just a complete moron.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

denied, he's a tool now and forever

Rejection of your denial.

It only seems terrible because of the system encompassing what he did. His actions only made the idiocy of the system more obvious.

Kurkjian also had some good interviews on this.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

The Deadspin fan ballot was better than some actual ballots.

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The dumbest poster on this board could fill out better ballots than some of the official ones that were turned in.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Don't be so mean to chas.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

LeBastard usually blows, but I'm on board w/ this shoutout.

What happened to the Deadspin v ESPN thing. Thought they hated each other?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I'm pretty sure they do hate each other for the most part. I don't think ESPN was pleased with Le Batard's association with Deadspin.

LeBatard has been banned from future HOF voting.

Good job, BWAA.

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Jay Mariotti unloads everything he's had chambered on sports media today:

http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/as-le- ... s-himself/

Mariotti is the first person I would turn to in order to get an impartial assessment of ESPN and Deadspin.

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It was a bad move for him because his vote was stripped. But I'm sure he's reached a new level of credibility in the mind of some.

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To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

The level of outrage and the swift punishment directed at Le Batard is all the more hilarious when one realizes that the BWAA circled the wagons in defense of Bill Conlin.

Lebatard should have used his ESPN platform to voice his opinion. I do agree with his assertion. Any player linked to steroids is automatically black balled from the Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds was a hall of famer before steroids so was Roger Clemens in my opinion. The greater issue for me are those that are merely linked to the steroids era. It relates to players that were not directly linked to steroids but happened to play and prosper during the steroids era. Every one is a suspect and I think that is wrong. It is almost as if no great players have ever existed without using steroids. If you were a great player during the mid 90's until the present you are under suspicion and the burden of proof lies upon you to disprove steroid use.

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