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Jacobson: Bagwell, Piazza deserve Hall nod

The most controversial Baseball Hall of Fame vote in recent history ended in a predictable result Wednesday.

For the first time since 1996, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected no players to Cooperstown.

Among those denied entrance was a player possessing undoubtedly the greatest offensive statistics in history for his position. A perennial National League All-Star during the 1990s, the only achievement missing from his baseball resume is a World Series title.

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