COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. “Not bad, eh?!” Ichiro’s inflection and facial expression would’ve been equally appropriate on stage at the Here-After in Belltown as it was at his podium, looking out on the field of Cooperstown’s Clark Sports Center. As he recounted his own achievements, Suzuki’s sheepish grin at his mild rush of self-promotion sent laughter rippling through the tens of thousands …
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Baseball Hall of Fame tiers: Which active players are on their way to Cooperstown?
It’s Hall of Fame weekend — for Ichiro Suzuki, for CC Sabathia, for Billy Wagner and for two men who will be missed on that podium, Dick Allen and Dave Parker. We’ll be talking and writing about all of them in the coming days. We promise. But this is a different kind of Hall of Fame column — because it’s …
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