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‘Dummy’ Hoy, Baseball’s Deaf Pioneer, Gets Long-Awaited Push for the Hall of Fame

Few people know the story of William “Dummy” Hoy. But the 19th-century baseball star—who was deaf since age 3—changed the game in more ways than one.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 24

Mark Bradley: Dare we say the Braves resemble a certain Machine?

July 1992. We were standing around the batting cage. The Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman gave me a word – 10 words, actually – of advice. “Don’t ever compare a team to the Big Red Machine,” he said, yours truly having mentioned the then-streaking Braves in the same sentence…

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Stone would be deserving Frick Award winner, Harrelson says

Harrelson, who was on committee that put Stone on ballot, also backs Guardians radio voice Tom Hamilton

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022