HANK AARON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Goldschmidt wins Hank Aaron Award as NL's best hitter
Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was announced Monday as the winner of the National League's Hank Aaron Award, which goes to the most outstanding hitter as chosen by Major League Baseball.
Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera won the American League award for the second consecutive season
"I want to extend my congratulations to Miguel Cabrera and Paul Goldschmidt...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
October 27, 2013
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Mariners Morales up for 2013 Hank Aaron award
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ICYMI M’s DH/1B Kendrys Morales is up for 2013 Hank Aaron award.
Your votes for the 2013 Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each League, will be counted alongside those of a special panel of Hall of Famers.
Morales has been named the Mariners nominee.
Via Mariners.com. Morales is one of four Mariners players this season to hit 20 or more home runs...
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
October 08, 2013
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Awkward! A-Rod meets Hank Aaron
Sometimes the stories just write themselves.
Alex Rodriguez recently had a chance encounter with a baseball legend he happens to be chasing in the record books, when the Yankees slugger introduced himself to one-time home run king Hank Aaron at New York's Nobu restaurant, according the Post's Page Six.
"Mr. Aaron, I just wanted to introduce myself," Rodriguez...
Via Fox Sports
September 28, 2013
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A-Rod Has An Awkward Encounter With Hank Aaron At Restaurant
This seems almost too good to be true.
Reported by the NY Post A-Rod and Hank Aaron had an awkward encounter at Nobu.
A-rod currently stands just 101 home runs behind Aaron on the all time list, a fact which angers many. According to the report the encounter went down like this:
A-Rod approached and said to true hero Hammerin’ Hank, “Mr. Aaron, I just wanted to introduce...
Via BlackSportsOnline
September 27, 2013
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Here’s how a reportedly awkward meeting between Alex Rodriguez and Hank Aaron went
From Page Six: “A spy said Rodriguez was dining at Nobu when he spotted Aaron at a nearby table. A-Rod approached and said to true hero Hammerin’ Hank, “Mr. Aaron, I just wanted to introduce myself. I think about you every day when I play. You’re an inspiration to me.”
(In case Aaron didn’t know who he was, he added, “My name is Alex Rodriguez.”)
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Via No Guts, No Glory
September 26, 2013
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Report: A-Rod had awkward encounter with Hank Aaron
According to Page Six, New York Yankees slugger/pariah Alex Rodriguez, who has controversy and scandal engulfing him like the cloud of dirt and grime that surrounds Pig-Pen from “Peanuts,” had an awkward encounter with Hall of Famer Hank Aaron when both were dining at Nobu in New York. Apparently, as reported by a Page Six “spy,” […]The post A-Rod approaches Hank Aaron...
Via Sportress of Blogitude
September 26, 2013
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Police: Arrest made in Aaron burglary
Atlanta police say they've made an arrest in a burglary at baseball great Hank Aaron's home.
Police Sgt. Greg Lyon said one suspect was in custody Monday night.
"We do anticipate additional arrests and will release all of that information when doing so will not hinder the investigation," Lyon told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Police did not immediately release...
Via Fox Sports
August 06, 2013
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Hank Aaron's Atlanta home burglarized
Atlanta police are investigating the burglary of baseball great Hank Aaron's Atlanta home while he and his wife were away.
A police report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the 79-year-old Aaron missed a call from his alarm company Sunday night and asked a neighbor to check on his house Monday morning. The neighbor saw a broken window and called police, and officers...
Via AP on Fox
July 19, 2013
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Hank Aaron: First PED violation should be 100-game suspension, second lifetime ban
Every time a player gets caught using performance-enhancing drugs, it leads to a discussion about whether or not the punishment is harsh enough. On paper, being suspended for a third of the season for a first offense and more than half of the season for a second offense sounds pretty significant. Baseball has a 162-game season, so players who test positive lose a lot of time and...
Via Larry Brown Sports
August 30, 2012
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Aaron: PED punishments 'not enough'
MILWAUKEE The home run king himself can see the progress commissioner Bud Selig has made with his comprehensive testing programs to rid the game of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). But Hank Aaron said at a benefit for his Chasing the Dream Foundation on Wednesday that he believes the punishment for such violations in todays game should be much more severe than it is currently...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
August 29, 2012
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