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Harold Baines and Lee Smith are in the Hall of Fame, which is sure something.
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Why the Veterans' Committee elected Harold Baines - Beyond the Box Score
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Listen as Harold Baines gets incredibly emotional about his election to the Hall of Fame
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Harold Baines' election to Cooperstown leaves a lot of baseball fans baffled
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Tony La Russa calls Harold Baines detractors weak - ESPN
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HAROLD BAINES MLB HALL OF FAME CAREER HAROLD BAINES MLB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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Was Harold Baines really the worst Cooperstown inductee?
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Harold Baines' Hall of Fame selection sparks controversy and criticism – Hartford Courant
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Harold Baines is the most inexplicable Hall of Fame pick ever - Sports Illustrated
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Harold Baines' Hall of Fame election delights White Sox, confounds everyone else - The Athletic
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Harold Baines and the Election That Could Change Cooperstown - The New York Times
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MLB's Today's Game Era Committee Should NOT Be Embarrassed With Election Of Baines And Smith