In his first year of eligibility Mike Piazza received 57.8 percent of the vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame. While short of the required 75 percent needed to get in, Piazza’s vote total indicates that he will likely get in at some point. But many believe he wasn’t voted in this year because of … Continue reading »
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