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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Jim Rice

Jim Rice stories: 4 news summaries

(AP) - Jim Rice's icy glare melted into a wide smile. Brash, flamboyant Rickey Henderson was humbled by it all. The former left fielders were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today along with the late Joe Gordon, and Henderson, baseball's all-time leading base stealer, was briefly overcome before evoking some... More »

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sports • Boston Red Sox • Baseball Hall of Fame • baseball • Jim Rice • Oakland A's • left field • Ricky Henderson • Joe Gordon

 Baseball Hall Pass 
 Means Cushy Retirement 

Players battle for spot with political-style campaigns

Jul 23, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - This weekend, Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice are headed for baseball’s Hall of Fame—and a life without financial headaches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Retired players make money with autographs, speeches, and endorsements, and a place in Cooperstown means their values skyrocket. “‘HoF’ after a signature... More »

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MLB • Venezuela • Baseball Hall of Fame • Hugo Chávez • Dick Durbin • Paul Wellstone • baseball • Jim Rice • Rickey Henderson • Bert Blyleven • Ron Santo • Dave Concepcion

 Henderson, 
 Rice Headed 
 to Cooperstown 

Prototype leadoff hitter elected to Baseball Hall on first try; Rice gets in on last try

Jan 12, 09 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB reports today. Henderson, often cited as the best leadoff hitter ever, was considered a shoe-in, and captured 94.8% of votes in his first year on the ballot. Rice, a Boston stalwart, squeaked in with... More »

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Cooperstown • Baseball Hall of Fame • baseball • Jim Rice • Rickey Henderson • left field • Andre Dawson • Burt Blyleven

Goose Gets
Nod for Cooperstown

Gossage flies solo
as Rice, Dawson
wait by the phone

Jan 8, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Legendary closer Goose Gossage will enter the Baseball Hall of Fame this year by himself, the Hall announced today, making the grade after nine previous appearances on the ballot. The impressively mustachioed Gossage, who toiled for the Yankees, Padres, and seven other franchises, is only the fifth relief pitcher to... More »

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MLB • Baseball Hall of Fame • baseball • Goose Gossage • Jim Rice

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