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Harold Baines' Hall of Fame selection sparks controversy and criticism – Hartford Courant
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Dialing It Down a Notch: The Next Five Years of BBWAA Hall of Fame Elections
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Harold Baines is a Hall of Famer because of an absurd process - Sports Illustrated
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Former Royals pitcher (kinda) Lee Smith elected to Hall of Fame with Harold Baines - Royals Review
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Harold Baines – Society for American Baseball Research
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Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Harold Baines surprised by Hall of Fame election - many others, too
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Harold Baines' Hall of Fame selection sparks controversy and criticism – Hartford Courant
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White Sox retire Baines' No. 3
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Harold Baines' election to Cooperstown leaves a lot of baseball fans baffled
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Did the HOF just lose some credibility? : r/NYYankees
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White Sox retire Baines' No. 3
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Contemporary Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Announced - Cooperstown Cred
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Harold Baines is the most inexplicable Hall of Fame pick ever - Sports Illustrated