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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Baseball Writers' Association of America

Baseball Writers' Association of America stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The Baseball Writers’ Association of America—which decides the annual Hall of Fame class—has voted down an attempt to make new guidelines for players implicated in steroid use, the AP reports. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander had suggested a committee be formed to create new rules that acknowledged the... More »

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steroids • voting • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Baseball Hall of Fame • Mark McGwire • sports doping • baseball • steroid use • juicing • Rick Telander

opinion

 Let Steroids Users  
 Into Hall of Fame  

Baseball should allow performance-enhancing drugs

Jun 20, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Hall of Fame has become baseball’s weapon of last resort against players who’ve used performance-enhancing drugs. Baseball writers can’t ban drug users from the sport or take away their money—but they can deny them a spot in Cooperstown. This crusade is senseless, writes Zev Chafets... More »

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sports • steroids • MLB • anabolic steroids • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Baseball Hall of Fame • Mark McGwire

 Newspaper Cuts 
 Are Emptying Out 
 Press Boxes 

Papers cutting back baseball coverage

Apr 7, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The independent baseball beat writer could be a dying profession as newspapers look to trim costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. In baseball-crazy cities like New York and Boston, not much is likely to change. "It would be suicide, quite honestly," says a Red Sox writer for the... More »

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newspaper • Boston Red Sox • Baltimore Orioles • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Washington Nationals • baseball • newspaper industry • sports writer

Padres' Peavy Bags NL
Cy Young Award

San Diego ace led league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts

Nov 15, 07 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - San Diego Padres all-star pitcher Jake Peavy bagged the National League Cy Young Award today, after unanimously receiving all 32 first place votes and racking up 160 points, 66 more than the runner-up. Peavy led the league this year with 240 strikeouts, 19 wins, and finished the season with an... More »

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MLB • San Diego Padres • Jake Peavy • National League • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Cy Young Award • baseball

Reporter Gets Autograph on Walking Papers

Japanese Clemens fan scores memorabilia, loses season credential

Jul 20, 07 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese reporters have become a familiar sight in baseball clubhouses, but hints of a culture clash endure. A Fuji Evening News scribe who wasn't up on the American rules about asking players for autographs got a refresher course this week after he asked Roger Clemens for his John Hancock and... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Roger Clemens • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Hiroki Homma • BBWAA • baseball

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