Congratulations to Rickey Henderson and our beloved Jim Rice for being the newest members of the baseball Hall of Fame (HOF). As most of you know, Rickey Henderson holds the record for most stolen bases ever and was one of the greatest lead off hitters ever to play the game. But what was even more special about Rickey Henderson was what came out of his mouth. I aptly named the title of this blog entry after one of his famous quotes.
Jim Rice played his entire career with the Red Sox, was an 8 time all star, MVP of the league in 1978 (6 times he was in the top 5 in MVP voting), and was second in rookie of the year voting (to Boston's own Fred Lynn who actually won the rookie of the year and MVP award that year) in 1975. A lot of people say that his poor relationship with the media is the reason why it took so long for him to be voted into the HOF. That may be true, but his numbers are borderline for entry. Regardless, it's time to celebrate a great accomplishment.
FYI, tune into the Red Sox game tomorrow night as they are retiring Jim Rice's number (14) during a pre game ceremony.
By the way, sometime this week there will be a recap of my cousin Linda's wedding on Saturday. It was a debacle as usual, so I need some time to sort through pics, videos, and interview people for their take on what happened. I blacked out, HA.
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