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By Zev Chafets 3/06 2:20pm

Hugo Chavez and the Hall of Fame: An excerpt from Zev Chafets’s 2009 book, Cooperstown Confidential

By the time the Hall of Fame came to grips with the issue of how to present Latino baseball, there were already seven Hispanic players in Cooperstown (eight if you include Ted Williams)–Martin Dihigo, Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Rod Carew, Luis Aparicio, Juan Marichal and Tony Perez—with more on the way. Catcher Ivan Rodriguez, shortstop, Read More

By Thornton McEnery 9/20/11 3:54pm

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Despite All Evidence to the Contrary, A Yankees Stadium Hotel and Convention Center Might Not Be A Bad Idea

When Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced yesterday that a plan is in place to to build a hotel and convention center on sites adjacent to Yankee Stadium that are currently being used—well, underused—as a parking garage, there was some understandable cynicism. Read More

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Hugo Chavez and the Hall of Fame: An excerpt from Zev Chafets’s 2009 book, Cooperstown Confidential

Despite All Evidence to the Contrary, A Yankees Stadium Hotel and Convention Center Might Not Be A Bad Idea

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