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Paul over Durant as NBA ASG MVP
HOUSTON — If there was any question whether the transition from young to old in the NBA and the Lakers to the Clippers in Los Angeles was all but complete, the West defeated in the East, 143-138,...
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Confronting ghosts and slaying dragons
NEW YORK — It’s not very often when you get to meet a person that contributed to one of the worst moments of your life as a sports fan. But that happened to me at Madison Square Garden on Thursday...
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God Bless Michael Weiner
NEW YORK — The main thing I have to say about Michael Weiner is that he has a lot of guts. He is nearing the end stage of brain cancer and still is fighting the good flight. Now wheelchair bound, the...
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My Hall of Fame Ballot for 2014
Barry Bonds, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Roger Clemens, Tom Glavine, Jeff Kent, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris, Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas I’ve always voted for the best players from their particular era and...
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Ode to my dad
Len Bloom 1927-2014 NEW YORK — For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. And on Tuesday, during a snowy day in his beloved New York City, it tolled for my dad. He was 86. For those among you who know...
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Garvey gave San Diego moment for the ages
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In honor of my teacher, Ada Chirles
NEW YORK — Through a couple of old classmates at De Witt Clinton High School, who tracked me down via social media, I was able to find my first journalism teacher, Ada Chirles. I've told many people...
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My Hall of Fame ballot for 2015
Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling and John Smoltz. This was the most difficult ballot I’ve ever filed and...
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Robinsons remembered in Pasadena
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Is Adrian Beltre a Hall of Famer?
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My Hall of Fame ballot for 2016
Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell. It’s a bit early this year to receive and file annual ballots...
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In Memory of Tom Singer
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To my mom
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Ode to my dad
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Garvey gave San Diego moment for the ages
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In honor of my teacher, Ada Chirles
By mlblogsbarrybloom1 NEW YORK — Through a couple of old classmates at De Witt Clinton High School, who tracked me down via social media…Continue reading on Boomskie on Baseball »
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My Hall of Fame ballot for 2015
By mlblogsbarrybloom1 Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza…Continue reading on Boomskie on Baseball »
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Robinsons remembered in Pasadena
By mlblogsbarrybloom1 PASADENA, Calif. — The day after Jackie Robinson Day, my wife, Alicia, and I decided to make a pilgrimage to see the…Continue reading on Boomskie on Baseball »
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Is Adrian Beltre a Hall of Famer?
By mlblogsbarrybloom1 I was asked this question on Facebook recently by my friend Steve Tarde, who performs the famous baseball poem…Continue reading on Boomskie on Baseball »
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My Hall of Fame ballot for 2016
By mlblogsbarrybloom1 Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr.,Continue reading on Boomskie on Baseball »
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