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Baines, many others surprised by Hall of Fame election
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Harold Baines and the Election That Could Change Cooperstown - The New York Times
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We Built A Polling Model … For The Baseball Hall Of Fame
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New voting rules could help former Rays manager Lou Piniella get a Hall pass
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Shocked' Harold Baines is a Hall of Famer, and baseball media loses it
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HOF Weekend: Harold Baines, by the numbers and otherwise, Sports
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Will Harold Baines change the Hall of Fame forever? – New York Daily News
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Don Mattingly's Hall of Fame credentials could be seen in a new light
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Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, Trending
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Posnanski: What Harold Baines' Hall of Fame election might tell us about the cases for this year's candidates - The Athletic
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Harold Baines tours Hall of Fame during Orientation Visit
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Harold Baines tours Hall of Fame during Orientation Visit