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| JIMMMMMY | Sep 26 2011, 09:37 PM Post #511 |
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2038 HOF Steven Baldwin Baldwin Joins Greats in MLB Hall of Fame: Steven Baldwin played baseball a long time and he played it well. Then at the age of 47, he called it a career. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Baldwin has been voted into the Hall of Fame. "There is so much to love about this game," the newest honoree said during his induction speech at the Major League Baseball Baseball Hall of Fame. "I couldn't imagine anything greater than my first major league game. Then I hit my first home run. Then the other landmarks came. But nothing tops today... to think that I made it to the Hall of Fame." The legendary left fielder put up some impressive numbers. Baldwin played in 2956 games, compiled a .297 batting average, hit 307 home runs, drove in 1707 runs and scored 1887 times during his career. Nick Brummer Brummer Among Greats in MLB HOF: "He simply produced -- game after game after game. That's what I loved about him." Those sentiments were expressed by one of Nick Brummer's managers at the gifted shortstop's Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday. On a cloudy, but comfortable afternoon, he took his rightful place among the best Major League Baseball players of all-time. The newest Hall of Famer assessed his career in these words: "I did my best to contribute to the team -- in the field, at the plate, in the dugout. I didn't care about personal numbers. I just went out there to win." Brummer played in 2914 games with a .306 career batting average and 3446 hits. He also scored 1728 runs and drove in 1520 runs with 243 home runs. Brummer retired from baseball, when he was 48. Peter Blake Major League Baseball Honors Blake: During his tenure in the Major League Baseball Peter Blake was nothing but class, on the field and off the field. Now he is part of the Hall of Fame class of 2038. Lifetime Blake hit for a .289 average and totaled 3282 hits, 575 home runs and 1922 RBIs. The fine first baseman was officially inducted today and took his place among baseball's best. He recently retired at the age of 43. One of his friends and former teammates told the audience, "The greatest thing he taught me was on my first day in the big leagues -- it was the hustle. He hit two one-hoppers to the pitcher and ran as hard as he could to first base. Peter set a great example for me to model my career. His hustle and desire -- those were the little things that stood out for me. Plus he's one of the best hitters I've ever played with." In his speech Blake expressed his thanks and gratitude to the many people who helped make this wonderful day possible. "I have been truly blessed. I have been able to do something I love and get paid very well for it. There was no place that I ever wanted to be, but on the baseball diamond every day doing what I love." Christian Benjamin Benjamin Honored by MLB Hall of Fame: The baseball legends today welcomed to their exclusive club a new left fielder by the name of Christian Benjamin. His induction ceremony was held today at the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. "I remember thinking to myself after I had had a couple of good years, that if I keep doing this, maybe I just might make it to the Hall of Fame. The dream became a reality today and I must say this is a very proud day today. Over his career Benjamin batted .304 and collected 3587 hits, 660 home runs and 2117 RBIs. He played in 3129 games and retired from baseball at age 47. His former manager introduced Benjamin saying, "The big thing about Christian is that he could hit any pitch. I don't mean only strikes. He could hit a ball off his ankles or off his ear." |
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| JIMMMMMY | Sep 26 2011, 10:12 PM Post #512 |
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2039 HOF Tyler Millhone Millhone Joins HOF Immortals: How do you get to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame? Just hit 500 homers, get 3000 hits, win 300 games or perhaps just save 300 games. Not an easy task, is it? But occasionally it does happen -- it happened to the gifted third baseman Tyler Millhone, who recently retired at the age of 42. Tyler Millhone was recently inducted into the coveted shrine of hardball heroes by the Baseball Writers Association. Millhone was always a favorite of the beat writers -- always quick with a quip and always willing to talk about the game -- but that's not why he got elected to the Hall of Fame. Millhone played a pretty good brand of baseball, too. He played in 2943 games, had 3400 hits, 461 home runs, 1825 RBIs and scored 1719 runs while batting .304 in his career. Reminiscing about his life in baseball, Millhone said it all began by hitting grand slam homers in the last of the ninth in his backyard and ended up in the Hall of Fame. "It was quite a trip. I can't believe they pay us money to play a kid's game. Thank goodness, I was good at it. I only got a high school education and I had to cheat to get that. Who knows what I would have done without baseball? I was just a poor old country boy. For the longest time I even thought the last words of the national anthem were 'play ball.'" Donald Doccers Major League Baseball Honors Doccers: The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame just added a fine first baseman and hitter to its number. The newest member of baseball's most elite group is Donald Doccers, who recently retired at the age of 49. "I always knew I was good enough to play, but the Hall of Fame was one of the few things I never even dreamed of," said Doccers at his induction ceremony. "For me to focus a lot on the individual, that's not the way I learned to play the game. Baseball is a team game. You win as a team, you lose as team. You also do so many things together, but it is not an 'I' thing." During his illustrious career, Doccers had 752 home runs among his 3569 hits, while batting .293. He played in 3282 games, scored 2115 runs and knocked in 2384 runs. Chris Ticon Ticon Latest HOF Legend: 883 home runs, 3646 hits and 2439 RBIs are the stuff of legend, but Chris Ticon doesn't see it that way. "For me, baseball is about the team winning. I could have taken an 0-for-4 that day, but if our team won, I don't think you could have come into the locker room and been able to tell that I did not get a hit because the most important thing to me was that we won. That was what we intended to do when we took the field. That's what it was about." Fortunately for baseball's newest immortal, he had far more good days than bad days. That's why Ticon has been installed into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association. In his historic career the standout second baseman participated in 3104 games, batted .309, scored 2220 runs... and won a few games, too. Edited by JIMMMMMY, Sep 26 2011, 10:13 PM.
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| JIMMMMMY | Sep 26 2011, 10:18 PM Post #513 |
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| JIMMMMMY | Sep 26 2011, 10:25 PM Post #514 |
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