Bonds, Barry

Carlos Beltran Creates a New Ethical Debate for Hall of Fame

It might have been the best game Jim Palmer ever pitched: 11 scoreless innings on a summer afternoon in Baltimore in 1977, with nine strikeouts and no walks. Palmer didn’t win it, though, because the Orioles never scored. Gaylord Perry, the slippery ace of the Texas Rangers, was dominant. “I come out to get the […]

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With One More Walk-Off, Big Papi Trots Into Cooperstown

The David Ortiz Bridge, on Brookline Ave., above the Mass Pike, connects the Fenway Park neighborhood to Kenmore Square in Boston. From there it’s about four hours to Cooperstown, N.Y., soon to be home to another lasting marker of Ortiz’s outsize legacy. Ortiz, whose slugging and swagger helped the Boston Red Sox become the most […]

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