Ha, a Grady shout out was unexpected.So Grady Little actually did something positive.
Same thought hereDid he mention Theo and I just missed it?
So he missed Lowe too?Mikey Lowell
Because that's the really important thing to take out of today?Do we have a beef here?
Intentional or not, he's not going to get everyone.No Manny, no Theo. No Cherington, either, for whatever that's worth. Did he mention any hitting coaches?
No not at all. It's a bit odd to leave out two obvious names is all. It's more likely no biggie.Because that's the really important thing to take out of today?
But he got Brad Radke inNo not at all. It's a bit odd to leave out two obvious is all.
Interestingly he thanked Jack McCormick and not Manny. Manny of course assaulted McCormick.No Manny, no Theo. No Cherington, either, for whatever that's worth. Did he mention any hitting coaches?
I don't care, I was just curious. I enjoyed Ortiz, but the best thing from the afternoon to me was the introduction to Bud Fowler, whom I knew nothing about. I don't remember his being mentioned by O'Neill or anyone else in the PBS documentary, but there were so many names there I might have forgotten his.Because that's the really important thing to take out of today?
But is his career as stellar without Manny and Theo?Absolutely impossible to recognize everyone from a career as stellar as his.
I'd bet that is exactly what he did.I thought he only mentioned the players Red Sox players) that were there.
The Albany Times Union ran a nice front-page article about Fowler this morning...having lived in the region for 52 years I was surprised to have never heard his story as well. It was a really nice day for baseball in Cooperstown.I don't care, I was just curious. I enjoyed Ortiz, but the best thing from the afternoon to me was the introduction to Bud Fowler, whom I knew nothing about. I don't remember his being mentioned by O'Neill or anyone else in the PBS documentary, but there were so many names there I might have forgotten his.
Or Jim Rice, who kind of set the bar for Boston DHs before Moe Vaughan (but he's not in), and was sitting right there.No mention of Edgar either
He mentioned PedroNot mentioning the guy who picked you up from the Twins and gave you a fresh start seems hard to square.
He stuck with mostly the players who were there. I'm sure there were a ton of other prominent people he could have included as well. He has so many stories and people in his history he could have talked for hours.But is his career as stellar without Manny and Theo?
I amended my initial post...I agree with you.But is his career as stellar without Manny and Theo?
That seems like more words than I've ever seen on a hall of fame plaque,
You take the player's weight in their biggest season, multiply by the personality, and you get the number of words to be used.That seems like more words than I've ever seen on a hall of fame plaque,
They could have just cut it down to “the greatest post season hitter to ever live”That seems like more words than I've ever seen on a hall of fame plaque,
Can you imagine the Reggie Jackson protest then?They could have just cut it down to “the greatest post season hitter to ever live”