Hall of Fame Ballot & other baseball news
The 2006 Hall of Fame ballot was announced today. The complete ballot:
Rick Aguilera, Albert Belle, Bert Blyleven, Will Clark, Dave Concepcion, Andre Dawson, Gary DiSarcina, Alex Fernandez, Gary Gaetti, Steve Garvey, Dwight Gooden, Rich Gossage, Ozzie Guillen, Orel Hershiser, Gregg Jefferies, Tommy John, Doug Jones, Don Mattingly, Willie McGee, Hal Morris, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter, Alan Trammell, Walt Weiss, John Wetteland.
Let me just take a moment to lobby for Jim Rice. You can't imagine the Red Sox of the late 70s/early 80s without Rice and Fred Lynn in the outfield. They were magical - we even used to call them the Gold Dust Twins. They were an unmatched pair on offense - like our Manny-Papi pairing. Rice should have been elected already - he's got the numbers, without a doubt. I think the reason he hasn't made it yet is the fact that he so irritated the press - and the writers are the ones doing the electing. Last year, Rice was named on 59.2% of the ballots - and he needs 75% to get elected. So, come on writers!
(And a side note - little Gary DiSarcina - now a NESN baseball announcer - is also on the ballot!)
Missing from the list: Pete Rose - whose eligibility now expires. Aw.
BJ Ryan to the Toronto Blue Jays - for $47 millon. Looks like the Jays are going to try to seriously contend in the AL East this year and have opened the purse strings.
And the Florida Garage Sale continues - Carlos Delgado to the Mets (who seem to still be pursuing Manny Ramirez..). And the Mets have also grabbed closer Billy Wagner from the Phillies for $43 million. ESPN reports that the Mets are excluded from paying any luxury taxes on their payroll this year - so the sky could be limit for them. But I think the NL East is looking pretty weak next year....
And chuckle of the day - Grady Little wants to manage the Dodgers. Guess that's far enough away from Boston. 8-)
Rick Aguilera, Albert Belle, Bert Blyleven, Will Clark, Dave Concepcion, Andre Dawson, Gary DiSarcina, Alex Fernandez, Gary Gaetti, Steve Garvey, Dwight Gooden, Rich Gossage, Ozzie Guillen, Orel Hershiser, Gregg Jefferies, Tommy John, Doug Jones, Don Mattingly, Willie McGee, Hal Morris, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter, Alan Trammell, Walt Weiss, John Wetteland.
Let me just take a moment to lobby for Jim Rice. You can't imagine the Red Sox of the late 70s/early 80s without Rice and Fred Lynn in the outfield. They were magical - we even used to call them the Gold Dust Twins. They were an unmatched pair on offense - like our Manny-Papi pairing. Rice should have been elected already - he's got the numbers, without a doubt. I think the reason he hasn't made it yet is the fact that he so irritated the press - and the writers are the ones doing the electing. Last year, Rice was named on 59.2% of the ballots - and he needs 75% to get elected. So, come on writers!
(And a side note - little Gary DiSarcina - now a NESN baseball announcer - is also on the ballot!)
Missing from the list: Pete Rose - whose eligibility now expires. Aw.
BJ Ryan to the Toronto Blue Jays - for $47 millon. Looks like the Jays are going to try to seriously contend in the AL East this year and have opened the purse strings.
And the Florida Garage Sale continues - Carlos Delgado to the Mets (who seem to still be pursuing Manny Ramirez..). And the Mets have also grabbed closer Billy Wagner from the Phillies for $43 million. ESPN reports that the Mets are excluded from paying any luxury taxes on their payroll this year - so the sky could be limit for them. But I think the NL East is looking pretty weak next year....
And chuckle of the day - Grady Little wants to manage the Dodgers. Guess that's far enough away from Boston. 8-)
posted by Beth at 7:28 PM
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Jim Ed was one of my childhood idols.
I still remember my brother assisting with dinner by measuring out the Minute Rice, and as he poured it out one burnt grain dropped amid all the bleached white ones. "Look! Jim Rice!" ^_^ Worth remembering that there weren't really a lot of black Boston sports heroes back then.
He's lost none of his fire. Perhaps the most exciting moment of the Remy All-Star Party was when someone asked Jim during the Q&A about Gabe Kapler's possible return to the Red Sox. Jim Ed was unimpressed, and the place went dead silent--aside from some gasping!--as he proclaimed "I can play right field right now better than Gabe Kapler!" He was even more fiery later in the summer in denouncing "Manny being Manny."
Of course, I still can't believe that he simply moved me out of the way at the All-Star Party, or that he called me "Mrs. Bellhorn"...!
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