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Thanks to a restructuring in the way the National Baseball Hall of Fame selects veterans for enshrinement, the late George Steinbrenner might have a plaque in the Cooperstown shrine next summer.
The Hall’s Board of Directors announced Monday it has done away with the Veterans Committee.
In its place is a voting process that will consider managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players based on three eras.
They are: Pre-Integration (1871-1946), Golden (1947- 1972) and Expansion (1973- 1989 for players; 1973-present for managers, umpires and executives).
The old system was set up for two elections _ one for players and the other for managers, umpires and executives. The two would alternate years.
Former manager White Herzog and former umpire Doug Harvey were inducted Sunday after being elected by the Veterans Committee in December.
Now, it will be a three-year process.
The voting will occur at baseball’s annual Winter Meetings and rotate on a threeyear cycle. The Expansion Era will be voted on this winter; the Golden Era in 2011; and the Pre-Integration Era in 2012. The cycle would return to the Expansion Era in 2013.
Longtime New York Yankees owner Steinbrenner, who died of a heart attack July 13, would be classified in the Expansion Era, thus making him eligible for election in December should he be deemed worthy by the screening committee.
Steinbrenner, 80 at the time of his death, purchased the Yankees in 1973 and oversaw an organization that won seven World Series championships on his watch, including last season. The influential and free-spending owner bankrolled a Yankees roster last season worth about $210 million.
``The procedures to consider the candidacies of managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players have continually evolved since the first Hall of Fame election in 1936,’’ Hall chairman of the board Jane Forbes Clark said in a media release. ``In identifying candidates by era, as opposed to by category, the Board feels this change will allow for an equal review of all eligible candidates, while maintaining the high standards of earning election.’’
A 10-member Historical Overview Committee, appointed by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, will decide on the ballot for each era.
A 16-member committee made up of Hall of Famers, media members and executives will be appointed to vote on each era. A candidate must receive 75 percent of the vote to earn election.
The new system will be somewhat like the one the Hall had in place for managers, umpires and executives where one committee decides the ballot and another votes on the potential Hall of Famers.
``It’s very much the same structure of the managers and umpires ballot,’’ said Brad Horn, the Hall’s director of communications and education. ``It’s very similar to that.’’
Players in the majors for at least 10 seasons who are not banned by Major League Baseball and have been retired for 21 or more seasons, and managers and umpires with 10 or more years in baseball who are retired for at least five years are eligible. Candidates 65 and older are eligible six months following retirement, along with executives retired for at least five years and active executives 65 or older.
The voting committees have not yet been announced. The final ballots will have 12 candidates for the Expansion Era, and 10 each for the Golden and Pre-Integration.
The ballots will be redone each year, Horn said. Therefore, someone who did not make the ballot this December could be among the final 12 in 2013.
``Any worthy candidate has a chance in perpetuity,’’ Horn said. ``Even though it’s fixed for one year, it could change in three years.’’
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Cooperstown boys show up to play
Cooperstown’s boys scored 33 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 79-58 non-league victory over visiting Sherburne- Earlville in a matchup of Center State Conference division winners Saturday.
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Lady Redskins get non-league win
Nicole Cring had 12 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds as the Cooperstown- High girls basketball team took an early lead and beat visiting New York Mills 55-44 on Tuesday in a non-league game.
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Hall to offer tools to teach dangers of drugs
Students will be taught about the danger of performance-enhancing drugs through a national education and outreach program announced Wednesday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. The use of such drugs could affect upcoming balloting for several Hall of Fame candidates.
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Baseball Hall of Fame releases calendar of events
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Unatego wrestlers beat C’town, UV; Sidney’s Stafford among top seeds for class tourneys
Austin Ryan and Nate Wilsey won two head-tohead matches apiece last Thursday, helping host Unatego to dual-meet wrestling victories over Cooperstown and Unadilla Valley.
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
After a day of highs and lows, Cooperstown’s Aaron Idelson finished in the middle.
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Brothers compete in the pool
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. Just look at Cooperstown’s varsity swimming brothers Sean and Erik Mebust.
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Volleyball team wins tournament at home
The host Cooperstown volleyball team won a six-team round robin tournament last Saturday. The Redskins tied Stockbridge with identical 7-3 records, but owned the tiebreaker by a single point in head-to-head match-ups, winning 25-22 and losing 23-25.
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Lady Redskins come out strong in second half
Nicole Cring’s double, double helped Cooperstown make a decisive second-half run and beat visiting Mohawk 45-28 in a Center State Conference game on Monday. Cring had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as the
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CCS wrestling team competes in championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
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Niekro, Ozzie to return for Hall of Fame Classic
The Knucksies and Wizards will go at it again this June in Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will return as team captains for the fourth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
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Redskins hit century mark
If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time. Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville- Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Davine, king of Cooperstown assists
If you need help, try calling Jay Davine. Senior point guard Davine broke Cooperstown’s all-time assists record last Thursday and scored 13 points to lead the Redskins to a 71-43 boys basketball thumping of visiting Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Fox has big night for Hartwick women
Cooperstown graduate Samantha Fox scored a varsity-high 14 points Friday to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 59-49 victory over visiting St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Patriots hold off Gilbertsville-Mount Upton with score of 59-53
A varsity-high 27 points from Kyle Jaquay led host Cherry Valley- Springfield to a 59-53 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory Monday over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
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CCS wrestles with the ‘Big Dogs’
Cooperstown’s wrestling revival got a reality check on Saturday in the form of visiting Dolgeville. Both teams came in undefeated in the Center State Conference, but only the Blue Devils left that way after a 64-10 win over the Redskins. “Dolgeville is definitely a tough team. Top to bottom, they really don’t have any weak spots on their roster,” Cooperstown coach Micaiah Abts said.
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Coach says he thinks his girls will return to top of their class
Close, but not there yet. That’s the story of Cooperstown’s volleyball team this season, and it played out again on Monday in a 3-1 loss to visiting Waterville in a Center State Conference match.
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Clark Sports Center hosts tournament
The Clark Sports Center recently held its eighth annual Pat Fetterman Memorial Tournament. There were six girls’ teams and six boys’ teams from as far away as West Philadelphia, according to a media release from the sports center.
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Boy one step closer to seeing football dreams come true
Since Cowboy Stadium in Dallas opened in 2010, football fans have marveled at the massive, modernstadium. Over the holidays, Cooperstown Central School freshman Michael Perrino got to play two games in it himself.
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