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Harold Baines himself 'shocked' by baseball Hall of Fame selection
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Don't Hate, Celebrate: Harold Baines is in the Hall of Fame - Cooperstown Cred
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Harold Baines and Lee Smith voted into Hall of Fame by Today's Game Committee
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Harold Baines' election to Cooperstown leaves a lot of baseball fans baffled
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Harold Baines - Wikipedia
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Tony La Russa has some expletives for Harold Baines' Hall of Fame detractors
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The pros and cons of Harold Baines in the Hall of Fame - Athletics Nation
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Harold Baines' Hall of Fame selection sparks controversy and criticism – Hartford Courant
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Tony La Russa calls Harold Baines detractors weak - ESPN
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Harold Baines shows Baseball Hall of Fame needs new election process
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Failure by Committee: The Case Against Harold Baines, Hall of Famer - The Ringer
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How the heck did Harold Baines make the Hall of Fame? - NBC Sports
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Harold Baines and the Election That Could Change Cooperstown - The New York Times