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December 31, 2010

Hall of Fame Ethics: The Jeff Bagwell Dilemma

One baseball Hall of Fame controversy this year should be of interest to non-fans as well as fans, because it involves the proper application of the ethical principles of fairness and equity in an environment of doubt. It is the Jeff Bagwell dilemma. Continue reading →

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September 30, 2010

Thomas Boswell’s Outrageous Ethical Breach

If Tom Boswell knew that a steroid-user was going to be voted into the Hall under the false assumption that he was not a cheat, he was obligated to let the public, his colleagues who voted the honor, and Major League Baseball know about it too. Continue reading →

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March 21, 2010

Unethical Questions, Anti-Semitism, and Greenberg’s Chase

When you ask a question nobody is asking, people assume there’s a good reason. There better be, but the question of whether anti-Semitism kept Hank Greenberg from breaking Babe Ruth’s record doesn’t qualify. Continue reading →

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November 2, 2009

Corked Bats and “No Harm, No Foul”

From lawyer/baseball blogger Craig Calcattera we learn that Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount may have used a corked bat. Corking, in which cork is surreptitiously inserted into a hole drilled down the length of a baseball bat, is banned … Continue reading →

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