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Aaron on Glavine: 'You Have to Be Gracious Enough to Step Aside'

Posted: Jun 7th 2009 6:32PM by Terence Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Braves, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB Milestones

It happens. Guys such as Tom Glavine spend much of their baseball careers shining brighter than the sun. Then, when nearly everything surrounding their stardom begins to dim near the end, they just won't leave.

They don't want anybody to push them, either.

Hank Aaron wasn't one of those guys.

"Believe me, I was ready to retire, and the game went on, just like it did after Babe Ruth retired and when Willie Mays retired, and it's going to continue that way whether folks realize it or not," said Aaron, 75, baseball's legitimate home-run king, chuckling during an exclusive interview with FanHouse. He has spent the last three decades or so as an Atlanta Braves executive, a noted philanthropist through his Chasing the Dream Foundation and an eternal straight-shooter on all sorts of things.

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Starting Five: Ian Kinsler Goes Nuts

Posted: Apr 16th 2009 9:00AM by Jeff Fletcher (author feed)
Filed under: Cubs, Indians, Mariners, Rangers, Red Sox, Yankees, Starting Five

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Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a nod to what's ahead.

You Oughta Know ...
That Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler had a pretty good night, rolling all sorts of rare feats into one ballgame. The headline is that he hit for the cycle, the first Rangers player to do that since Gary Matthews Jr. on Sept. 13, 2006.

He also had six hits, the first Rangers player to do that since Alfonso Soriano on May 8, 2004, but that was a 10-inning game. So Kinsler is the first in team history to have six knocks in a nine-inning game.

Now, the big one: Kinsler is the first player in major league history to have six hits in a game in which he hit for the cycle.

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Is Major League Baseball Too Damaged to Relight Romance?

Posted: Feb 19th 2009 1:25AM by Jay Mariotti (author feed)
Filed under: MLB

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Isn't it laughable how everyone has an opinion now? For years, baseball people were hush about steroids, protecting their dirty little secret as if the masses were morons when, in fact, a lot of these men are the uneducated rockheads. One such creature is Ozzie Guillen, manager of Barack Obama's Chicago White Sox, who went mob boss on us in 2006 when pitcher Jason Grimsley served as a steroids informant in a federal investigation.

"Shoot the (bleep),'' said Guillen, who viewed Grimsley as a snitch. "The only thing I can say is that a former player should shut up and go. Shut up and move on. We don't need these guys. Baseball is better without him.''

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Ozzie Guillen Wants 1-Year Suspension For Performance-Enhancing Drug Use

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 8:11PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: White Sox, MLB Police Blotter

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With baseball finding itself stuck in the steroids muck again thanks to Barry Bonds' trial and Alex Rodriguez's admission last Monday, the sport once again finds itself trying to find the right public relations move to make it look like it cares. Bud Selig was floating around the idea of stripping the home run record from Bonds and giving it back to Hank Aaron, but even Aaron realized that was a pretty dumb idea.

If you were to ask Ozzie Guillen -- actually you probably don't even have to ask him -- he'd just tell you that if baseball wants to send a real message about its anti-steroid stance, they should increase the penalties. Something like a one-year ban for anybody who tests positive.

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Hank Aaron: Home Run Record Is Bonds'

Posted: Feb 14th 2009 11:30AM by Pat Lackey (author feed)
Filed under: Braves, Giants, NL East, NL West, MLB Milestones

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Finally, someone is using some sense in this steroid discussion. This week, Bud Selig threatened to suspend Alex Rodriguez for failing a drug test six years ago in which it was specifically stated there would be no penalties, then mused that he might get out the eraser and remove Barry Bonds from the record books. Hank Aaron, however, told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution that he wants no part in that.

Baseball and Steroids

Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada is charged with lying to Congress over testimony he gave regarding steroids, a charge he is expected to plead guilty to.

Doug Benc, Getty Images

After a report surfaced that Alex Rodriguez failed a 2003 drug test, the star admitted he used steroids as a member of the Texas Rangers from 2001 to 2003.

Charles Krupa, AP

Roger Clemens is under fire for insisting in a hearing that he did not use performance-enhancing drugs, despite what his former personal trainer has claimed.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Barry Bonds, baseball's home run king, faces charges of lying to a jury after testifying he did not use steroids, despite reports that he did fail drug tests.Click through for more players who have been accused of taking performance enhancing-drugs or tested positive.

Paul Sakuma, AP

Jose Canseco admitted he used steroids in his book "Juiced," and also named several of his former teammates as performance-enhancing drug users.

Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended last June for 50 games after he failed a drug test.

Chris Graythen, Getty Images

Braves top prospect Jordan Schafer was suspended 50 games last season by the commissioner's office for violating the minor league drug program. Schafer was reportedly caught in possession of human growth hormone.

Elsa, Getty Images

In 2007, outfielder Jose Guillen received a 15-day suspension following media reports linking him to performance-enhancing drugs. Guillen's suspension was eliminated as part of baseball's new agreement on drug testing.

Jamie Squire, Getty Images

Outfielder Jay Gibbons was suspended in 2007 after being linked to HGH use. Following the suspension, Gibbons admitted receiving human growth hormone in 2005 and apologized, but was released by the Orioles before they opened the regular season. Gibbons signed a minor-league deal with the Marlins last month.

Scott A. Schneider, Getty Images

In December 2007, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts issued an apology and admitted to using steroids on a single occasion in 2003 shortly after he was named in the Mitchell Report.

Doug Benc, Getty Images

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The Dugout: Bud Selig Has Always Been at War With Eastasia

Posted: Feb 13th 2009 4:00PM by Jon Bois (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Milestones, The Dugout

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Mr. Bud Selig! Sir! If you are unable to hear a reporter's question, simply state calmly that you are unable to hear them. If you continue to cup your ear and go NYAH?, bloggers such as myself will continue to use these images of you!

As previously reported, the commissioner's newest idea is to amend baseball's home run record list so that Hank Aaron is reinstated as the all-time leader. Aaron calls him dumb in today's Dugout, after the jump.

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Hey Bud, Why Stop With Hank Aaron's Home Run Record?

Posted: Feb 12th 2009 10:22PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Milestones, MLB Police Blotter

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I don't know if you know this or not, but since he's commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig seems to think this gives him special privileges that nobody else in America is entitled to. Why, as commissioner of baseball he's not bound by the ex post facto laws of our society, which means he's allowed to suspend Alex Rodriguez for breaking rules that weren't yet in place.

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Selig Might Strip Bonds of Home Run Record, Reinstate Hank Aaron as King

Posted: Feb 12th 2009 5:45PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Braves, Giants, MLB Milestones

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While Bud Selig was trying to figure out a way to punish Alex Rodriguez without going after the other 103 anonymous/confidential positive testing players from six years ago, he also threw out the notion that he's thinking about doing something else drastic. You see, Barry Bonds is still under fire for using performance-enhancing drugs as well, and he broke Hank Aaron's all-time home run record.

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Mariners, Junior Close In on Reunion

Posted: Feb 12th 2009 12:31PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Mariners, AL West, MLB Rumors, MLB Transactions

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As a kid growing up, there's no question that my favorite player (non-White Sox) in the sport was Ken Griffey Jr. I emulated his batting stance for a while, I started wearing my hat backwards during practice, and I tried to get every Griffey baseball card in print. Of course, when I reminisce about Junior, I always picture him as a Seattle Mariner.

Frankly, while his time in Cincinnati had its moments, I remember it more for all the injuries that robbed him of any chance to break Hank Aaron's home run-record. Then he came to Chicago last season, and while it was nice to see him in a White Sox jersey, he wasn't the Griffey I grew up watching. Now, thankfully, after nine years away from the Emerald City, it looks like Junior is on the verge of returning to where it all started.

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Left on Base: Hank Aaron's Boyhood Home Is Moved, Becomes Museum

Posted: Feb 12th 2009 1:40AM by Andrew Johnson (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Fans, MLB Hall of Fame

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Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.

* Hank Aaron's name has been in the news plenty in passing with the latest steroid bombshell. Here's a story actually related to the once (and future?) home run king. From AOL Home comes a story about Hammerin' Hank's boyhood home being moved from north Mobile, Ala. to the aptly named Hank Aaron Stadium, home of the minor league Mobile BayBears.

While you're over there, check out some pictures of prized free agent CC Sabathia's pad. Just imagine what the Steinbrenners' currency will do for it.

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