Baseball; Baseball Needs a Trade-in; Deadline for Deals Should Be Changed

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One week from today, on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

As Milwaukee Brewers fans who attended the recent celebrations for Bob Uecker (2003) and Paul Molitor (2004) can attest, Induction Sunday just might be the brightest day on the baseball calendar.

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Baseball; Baseball Needs a Trade-in; Deadline for Deals Should Be Changed

In Cooperstown, nobody boos a relief pitcher for issuing a walk. Nobody screams for a hitting coach or a manager to be fired. Nobody complains about the Hall of Fame election process (that's mostly a winter sport). Thousands of people gather in a quaint little town to cheer a large contingent of the living Hall of Famers and hear emotional speeches from the newcomers.

There are no losers. It's pure. It's perfect. And...

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