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The Modern Era Hall of Fame ballot shows some baffling choices
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Hall of Fame vote: Lou Whitaker and 9 other candidates for
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HOF defends excluding Whitaker on ballot; Trammell, Morris on it
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Lou Whitaker number to be retired by Tigers
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Lou Whitaker leads a strong Modern Baseball Era Hall of Fame
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The Modern Era Ballot: Then and Now- Lou Whitaker, Don Mattingly
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Whitaker is snubbed, doesn't even make Hall of Fame ballot
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Who will be the Yankees' next Hall of Famer after Derek Jeter?
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Dale Murphy Would Be Best Choice For Next Year's Veterans Committee
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Hall of Fame committee ballot released: Tigers' Lou Whitaker misses
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Baseball Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot takeaways: Who has
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Keith Hernandez More Hall Of Fame Worthy Than Don Mattingly
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New Format, Familiar Frustrations for Hall of Fame's Latest
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Hall of Fame Takes Another Swing at an Underappreciated Era - The
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Will Lou Whitaker Join Alan Trammell in the Hall of Fame