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Boggs, Sandberg Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Tue, Jan 04, 2005
| RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
Posted on 01/04/2005 11:42:36 AM PST by IndyTiger
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A little baseball news for a winter's day. Hard to argue with either selection. Hope Gil Hodges gets selected by the Veterans Committee.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:42:36 AM PST
by
IndyTiger
To: IndyTiger
Wow, Ryne Sandberg. A real baseball immortal.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:44:12 AM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
To: IndyTiger
probably the only player to get a higher percentage than that in the next few years will be Cal Ripken...
Glad to see Sandberg got into the hall finally....
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:45:41 AM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(Out of Baghdad!!!! But still boycotting boycotts)
To: IndyTiger
Wade Boggs was overwhelmingly elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility Tuesday
Arrgh! Another Yankee.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:45:46 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Straight Vermonter
Obviously not a Cubs fan, eh? Sandberg was a nine-time Gold Glove second baseman and a 10-time All-Star. He hit 277 homers, the most by a second baseman at the time of his retirement, and led the NL with 40 in 1990. His .989 fielding percentage is the highest at the position.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:46:17 AM PST
by
IndyTiger
To: Straight Vermonter
A hundred years from now, baseball fans will still utter the name Ryne Sandberg with reverence and awe.
Or maybe they won't.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:47:50 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
"Arrgh! Another Yankee."
But it will be the Red Sox uniform in Cooperstown.
Who are these Yankees anyway?
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:49:47 AM PST
by
Hoodlum91
To: dead
I wonder what hat Boggs will wear. I have the same question about Clemens. I understand that players have little input into the decision. Both Boggs and Clemens made their names with the Soxs.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:50:47 AM PST
by
KJacob
(If I yawn it is only in anticipation.)
To: IndyTiger
Glad to see Ryno make it.
Now that they let stiffs like Gary Carter into the HOF, a real player like Sandberg should be a shoo-in.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:51:02 AM PST
by
wireman
To: Straight Vermonter
A pretty impressive second-baseman, actually. He wouldn't have made the hall at any other position.
Sutter might have a chance next year if Rose doesn't get reinstated. He's the best of the bunch in the coming years and the only ones who might have a shot are Gooden or Hershiser:
Year |
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*Players eligible for the first time for BBWAA election |
2006: |
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Rick Aguilera, Tim Belcher, Will Clark, Alex Fernandez, Gary Gaetti, Dwight Gooden, Ozzie Guillen, Juan Guzman, Orel Hershiser, Gregg Jefferies, Lance Johnson, Doug Jones, Roberto Kelly, Mickey Morandini, Hal Morris, Jaime Navarro, Luis Polonia, Mike Stanley, Walt Weiss, John Wetteland, Mark Whiten |
2007: |
|
Harold Baines, Derek Bell, Dante Bichette, Bobby Bonilla, Jeff Brantley, Jay Buhner, Ken Caminiti, Jose Canseco, Eric Davis, Tony Fernandez, Tony Gwynn, Darryl Hamilton, Pete Harnisch, Charlie Hayes, Glenallen Hill, Ken Hill, Stan Javier, Wally Joyner, Ramon Martinez, Mark McGwire, Paul ONeill, Gregg Olson, Cal Ripken Jr., Bret Saberhagen, Jeff Shaw, Kevin Tapani, Devon White, Bobby Witt |
2008: |
|
Shawon Dunston, Travis Fryman, David Justice, Mike Morgan, Tim Raines, Randy Velarde |
2009: |
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Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Dean Palmer, Dan Plesac, Matt Williams |
2010: |
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Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura |
|
2007 will be a bottleneck with Gwynn, Ripken and McGwire.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:51:20 AM PST
by
AmishDude
(Official pseudo-Amish mathematician of FreeRepublic.)
To: dead
You might take some comfort from the fact that Boggs was probably a Hall of Famer long before he put on a Yankee uniform.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:52:35 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(If whiskey was his mistress, his true love was the West . . .)
To: IndyTiger
When Boggs was a minor leaguer with the Red Sox, he was left unprotected one year, which means any team could have claimed him for $50,000.
Sandberg was the extra player the Phillies tossed in to the Larry Bowa-Ivan DeJesus trade.
Judging talent is an imperfect science.
To: KJacob
I wonder what hat Boggs will wear. I have the same question about Clemens.Don't know if this is true or not, but I recall hearing a while back that Steinbrenner paid Clemens extra for the Rocket to agree to have the Yankee cap on his HOP plaque. He'll always be a BoSox to me, though.
To: KJacob
Wasn't Boggs bribed by TB to go in as a DevilRay?
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:54:50 AM PST
by
dakine
To: AmishDude
Looking rather slim after 2007. Rickey Henderson is in easily (provided he doesn't make another comeback this season), but no one else looks likely to get enough votes.
To: AmishDude
Looking forward to that 2007 Hall of Fame vote. Gwynn should be a unanimous selection on his first attempt -- in fact, I've said for some time that he was the best player in the modern (post-1967) era.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:55:34 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(If whiskey was his mistress, his true love was the West . . .)
To: IndyTiger
To: dead
I think Boggs is going into the HOF as a Red Sox.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:57:07 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
(I don't do politically correct very well either.)
To: AmishDude
2006: Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser
2007: Tony Gwynn, Mark McGwire, Cal Ripken, Jr.
2008: No first ballot HOF
2009: Rickey Henderson (Unless he finds a Major league spot this year.)
2010: No first ballot HOF (Edgar was a DH. He'll get snubbed.)
To: Mr. Jeeves
Bill James does a statistical analysis of all of these guys. I'd like to see his rankings of the remaining candidates.
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posted on
01/04/2005 11:59:36 AM PST
by
AmishDude
(Official pseudo-Amish mathematician of FreeRepublic.)
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