Mitch Lawrence

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Based in New York, Mitch Lawrence has been covering the NBA since 1986-87 and has been writing a column about the league since 1994-95. He also writes for Forbes.com and is a host on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

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Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Modern Baseball Era Committee might not vote anyone in this year image

Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Modern Baseball Era Committee might not vote anyone in this year

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Packed Hall of Fame veterans ballot likely to snub some worthy players image

Packed Hall of Fame veterans ballot likely to snub some worthy players

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Jack Morris on Hall of Fame: 'I think my record speaks for itself' image

Jack Morris on Hall of Fame: 'I think my record speaks for itself'

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One flap down: Remembering Jeffrey Leonard's incredible, unusual 1987 NLCS image

One flap down: Remembering Jeffrey Leonard's incredible, unusual 1987 NLCS

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CC Sabathia could still make the Hall of Fame, but he's probably a long shot image

CC Sabathia could still make the Hall of Fame, but he's probably a long shot

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Vida Blue on Hall of Fame: 'Sometimes, I think they miss the boat' image

Vida Blue on Hall of Fame: 'Sometimes, I think they miss the boat'

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Chase Utley on Hall of Fame: 'Something that I don’t really focus much on' image

Chase Utley on Hall of Fame: 'Something that I don’t really focus much on'

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Yadier Molina is a clear Hall of Famer to Cardinals pitchers image

Yadier Molina is a clear Hall of Famer to Cardinals pitchers

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Dave Righetti on Hall of Fame: 'Maybe they should have a coaches wing' image

Dave Righetti on Hall of Fame: 'Maybe they should have a coaches wing'

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Denny McLain wants more recognition from Hall of Fame image

Denny McLain wants more recognition from Hall of Fame

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Segregation, war helped cost Don Newcombe a place in the Hall of Fame image

Segregation, war helped cost Don Newcombe a place in the Hall of Fame

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Buddy Bell was nearly the Adrian Beltre of the 1980s image

Buddy Bell was nearly the Adrian Beltre of the 1980s

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Jay Jaffe's 'Cooperstown Casebook' is a must-read for Hall of Fame fans image

Jay Jaffe's 'Cooperstown Casebook' is a must-read for Hall of Fame fans

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Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Predicting Cooperstown's next class image

Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Predicting Cooperstown's next class

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Giants' Pablo Sandoval doesn't look washed up in journey back to San Francisco image

Giants' Pablo Sandoval doesn't look washed up in journey back to San Francisco

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Felix Hernandez looks like a future Hall of Famer — but it will be close image

Felix Hernandez looks like a future Hall of Famer — but it will be close

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There might be 50 future Hall of Famers in baseball right now image

There might be 50 future Hall of Famers in baseball right now

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Tom Henke's early retirement might've cost him the Hall of Fame image

Tom Henke's early retirement might've cost him the Hall of Fame

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Rocky Colavito on Hall of Fame: 'It ain’t going to do me any good when I’m dead' image

Rocky Colavito on Hall of Fame: 'It ain’t going to do me any good when I’m dead'

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Max Scherzer's on a Hall of Fame path, but far from a cinch image

Max Scherzer's on a Hall of Fame path, but far from a cinch

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Baseball dismissed Leo Mazzone and Johnny Sain — the Hall of Fame doesn't have to image

Baseball dismissed Leo Mazzone and Johnny Sain — the Hall of Fame doesn't have to

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