DALE MURPHY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Defending Dale Murphy’s Richard Nixon Autographed Baseball
On Presidents’ Day, Major League Baseball’s forgotten star Dale Murphy was doing some garage clearing when he came across a baseball signed by one of America’s Commander in Chiefs:
Wow…what a day to find this! Autographed ball from Richard Nixon! #stuffinmurphsgarage #happypresidentsday twitter.com/DaleMurphy3/st…
— Dale Murphy (@DaleMurphy3) February 18, 2013
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Murphy 'thankful' for Hall of Fame experience
Taylor Murphy was sitting in a classroom scrolling through numbers and percentages on his phone when he received a text message from his father, Dale Murphy, who had just then missed out on being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the 15th and final time.
The former Braves great and two-time MVP winner received just 18.4 of the 75 percent of votes needed to be enshrined in...
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January 09, 2013
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Murphy's kids launch Hall of Fame campaign
On a Friday afternoon, a nondescript December day in State College, Pa., Chad Murphy sat down at his desk in a two-person office on Penn State's campus and began to write about character clauses and legacies and his father.
For a university PhD candidate, it was an eccentric task, taking time away from his pending dissertation to discuss the inner workings of baseball's...
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December 19, 2012
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Dale Murphy’s final Hall of Fame ballot
This January when the Hall of Fame voters submit their ballots for this summer’s induction ceremony, Dale Murphy will be appearing on the ballot for his fifteenth and final time. Murph, as we fans of the former Atlanta Brave refer to him, peaked his second year on the ballot with 23.2% of the vote. Unlike so many inducted into the Hall, Murph didn’t continue to rise in voting...
Dale Murphy's Kids Are Still Banging the HOF Drum
A couple of weeks from now, the whole "is Dale Murphy a Hall of Famer" discussion will have been shelved until he hits the Veterans Committee ballot.But that isn't going to stop his kids from making as much noise as possible for their father.Eldest son Chad reached out to the BBWAA, another son, Taylor, started up a petition and daughter Madi typed up an exclusive...
HOVG Heroes: Dale Murphy
TODD COPPERNOLL on DALE MURPHYGreetings, Hall of Fame Jurors, it’s time for you to decide the fate of Mr Dale Murphy. Before we proceed, there are some things I'd like to say on Mr Murphy's behalf.First of all, Murph played the majority of his career on Atlanta Braves teams whose talent was closer to that of the Columbus Clippers than that of the New York Yankees. Forget...
Dale Murphy’s son Jake proposes after throwing out first pitch
Jake Murphy, the son of Braves legend Dale Murphy, had a big moment in his life Wednesday when he proposed to his girlfriend. Luckily he had some help from the Braves organization in choreographing the proposal.
After hearing that Jake planned to propose to girlfriend Arianne Ingersoll during his family’s trip to Spring Training, Braves president John Schuerholz suggested they...
Dale Murphy Q & A
Dale Murphy is still a fan favorite, 22 years after he last played for the Atlanta Braves.
The two-time National League MVP retired in 1993 after parts of three seasons in Philadelphia and one more in Colorado, but remains a Brave at heart.
He and his wife Nancy reside in Alpine, Utah, a small town about 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City.
Murphy, who will be 56 years old on March...
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February 28, 2012
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Ron Paul tears it up in 1983 Congressional Baseball Game (Video)
Apparently the Congressional Baseball Game is an actual thing, and Ron Paul is a legend in it. Here’s video of the Texas congressman and current Republican presidential candidate doing his best Dale Murphy impression during the 1983 contest.
Paul started in right and had a final stat line of 2-for-3, double, HBP, 2 RBIs. He even holds the distinction as being the only congressman...
Dale Murphy: Not a Viable Hall of Famer
With Hall of Fame announcements on the horizon (next Monday, for those scoring at home), many Braves fans are jumping on their proverbial horses and championing the "Murphy for the Hall" cause. I hate to break it to you all, but Murphy isn't getting in this year. 2012 will be Murphy's second to last year on the ballot, and the highest percentage of votes he'...
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