JACK MORRIS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Dennis Eckersley Calls Jack Morris ‘Clueless’ for Claiming Red Sox Cheat, Tells Former Pitcher to ‘Zip It’ (Video)
Dennis Eckersley feels very strongly that Clay Buchholz is not cheating, and he has not been afraid to make himself heard about that fact.
After dismissing Toronto broadcaster Dirk Hayhurst as a “career minor leaguer” before Thursday’s game, Eck showed no restrain in similarly going after Blue Jays television announcer (and former MLB pitcher) Jack Morris.
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Jack Morris accuses Clay Buchholz of throwing spitballs
Prior to the Red Sox-Blue Jays series finale in Toronto on Thursday night, former Blue Jays pitcher and current commentator Jack Morris accused Boston starter Clay Buchholz of throwing spitballs during Boston's 10-1 win on Wednesday night.
Jack Morris, a former World Series hero and a Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster, said Thursday that he watched video after Wednesday night...
Jack Morris returns to Blue Jays as TV analyst
Former pitcher Jack Morris is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays as a television analyst.
Sportsnet announced Tuesday that Morris will provide analysis on its radio broadcasts and website, as well as make appearances on game telecasts and the show ''Blue Jays Central.''
Morris was a member of Blue Jays teams that won consecutive World Series titles in 1992 and ...
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February 05, 2013
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Dombrowski: Morris, Trammell belong in Hall
DETROIT -- He doesn't have a vote, but if he did, Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski would cast his to put Jack Morris and Alan Trammell into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Speaking to the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association on Tuesday at Hockeytown Cafe, Dombrowski addressed the usual issues surrounding the Tigers this season: closer, the fifth starter and...
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February 05, 2013
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Jack Morris, Alan Trammell Denied MLB Hall of Fame Entry
Jack Morris’ quest to reach the MLB Hall of Fame is down to its final shot. The former Detroit Tigers pitcher again fell short of induction (as did everyone else on the 2013 ballot) — Morris received 67.7 percent of votes, shy of the 75 percent required to make the Hall.
This was Morris’ 14th year on the Hall of Fame ballot, meaning he has just one year of eligibility left...
Morris misses out again on Baseball HOF
DETROIT Jack Morris remains on the outside looking in.
Morris, who won 198 games in 14 seasons with the Detroit Tigers and pitched for four World Series winners, failed to cross the 75-percent threshold required for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In totals released Wednesday afternoon, he got only 67.7 percent of the vote just a percentage point ahead of last year&...
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January 09, 2013
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Jack Morris running short on time for HOF call
DETROIT Jack Morris is knocking on the door again. Will this be the year the Tigers pitching star gets into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Morris underwent a considerable spike in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America last year, going from 53.5 percent in 2011 to 66.7 percent in 2012. He was just 48 votes short of the 75-percent required for Cooperstown enshrinement...
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December 28, 2012
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Morris deserves a closer look for Hall
I have yet to vote for Jack Morris in his 13 years on the Hall of Fame ballot. But now that he is so close to election, I will reconsider him -- strongly reconsider him -- again.
Morris fell just 48 votes short of getting elected to the Hall this year. I was one of those 48 votes. And yes, the thought immediately crossed my mind:
What if Morris continues to bear down on the 75...
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January 09, 2012
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Morris again denied Hall of Fame entrance
Jack Morris will have to wait for his call to the Baseball Hall of Fame.Morris, a St. Paul, Minn., native who pitched for the Twins as well as the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians during an 18-year career, fell short of the 75 percent of votes needed in the 2012 Hall of Fame election. Morris received 66.7 percent, which was up from the 53.5 percent he received...
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January 09, 2012
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Trammell, Morris get increased HOF votes
The state of Michigan did not get completely shut out in the Baseball Hall of Fame vote, revealed Monday afternoon.
Former University of Michigan player Barry Larkin, the longtime Cincinnati Reds shortstop, was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Larkin earned 86.4 percent of the vote, jumping from 62.1 percent...
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January 09, 2012
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