One of the benefits of being a female baseball fan is that because of the estrogen that our ovaries produce, it's OK to get emotional over just about anything. Bryce Harper hits a walk-off home run in the ninth inning and we start crying? That's OK. Buster Posey throws out a runner trying to steal second base and we do a happy dance? Totally fine. Eric Hosmer does ANYTHING and our hearts skip a beat? Completely acceptable. But man, last Sunday was an emotional high for me, and now that you've started reading this, you're committed to reading until the end, so sit back and follow along as I re-live my reasons for my many emotions on a beautiful and picture-perfect day.
First and foremost, my long-time baseball crush, Iván "Pudge" Rodriguez was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. You all know how I have endlessly written about Iván and how I threw myself a pity party because I wasn't able to attend the ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York. But watching him from the comfort of my living room, sitting way up close to the TV and clinging to his every word, I could not have been more proud (and yes - I cried!). I was very impatient at first, because Jeff Bagwell, one of the other inductees, took FOREVER with his speech. It was touching, but extremely anecdotal and took way too long. It seems like he thanked everyone from his Little League coaches to the Astros custodians. Bud Selig's speech wasn't much shorter - yes, Bud, we all know how much you did for baseball as Commissioner, but you didn't have to go through year by year re-living everything like a "State of the Union" speech. Milwaukee baseball... labor disputes... the development of the Wild Card...blah blah blah - we could have gotten all this information ourselves from Wikipedia. Plus I never liked you anyway! Finally, over two hours later, it was Ivan's turn.
"Pudge" began his speech by thanking the Lord Jesus Christ for his many blessings. Classy. (That elicited an "Aw!" from me.) Then he thanked a few people, made a joke, and then addressed the crowd in Spanish. He thanked all the fans who were present for their loyalty and support, and asked everyone to raise their Puerto Rican flags way high. Yes, I cried. Reverting back to English, he thanked more teammates, coaches, and managers, throwing in little anecdotes along the way (For example, Nolan Ryan didn't care that Ivan's English wasn't very good at first; as long as he "put down the right fingers," they could communicate just fine). Then, in both English and Spanish, he told young people watching to never let anyone tell them they can't fulfill their dreams. He said to work hard, be dedicated, and always do your best. It was touching. But what got me the most emotional was when Iván thanked his parents. Speaking to them in Spanish so they would understand, he thanked his father for endless hours of batting practice and for convincing him to switch from pitching to catching. He thanked his mother for always emphasizing hard work and making her sons focus on academics as much as on athletics. He called both his parents "hall of famers," and that's when I lost it.
In addition to Ivan's Hall of Fame induction, there was Adrián Beltré reaching an important baseball milestone on the same day. You say you've never heard of Adrián Beltré? Well it's probably because he's not white (he's Dominican), he plays for a team that doesn't wear pinstripes (the Texas Rangers), and he hasn't been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs or beating up his wife. Beltré is a workhorse with a career batting average of .286, has appeared in 4 All-Star Games, and led the National League with 48 home runs in 2004 when he played for the Dodgers. Why is reaching 3000 hits such a big deal in baseball? Because only 30 other players in history are on the list, and if Beltré's name doesn't ring a bell, how about some of the other guys on the list: Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Cal Ripken Jr., and Roberto Clemente? The only other current player on that list is Ichiro Suzuki, who is 22nd on the list with 3,060. For Puerto Ricans, anyone who reaches this important milestone is a special person, because he joins our beloved Clemente. So yes - I cried when Beltré hit number 3,000 - a double against the Orioles in his home park with his wife and kids running onto the field when he reached second base. Who wouldn't get teared up after a moment like that? Now I need for either him or Ichiro to pass the 19th guy on the list, who retired with 3,115 hits. He shall remain nameless, but you all know who it is I can't stand... it's time for a drug-free guy to pass him on the list!
So the season is more than halfway over, the Nationals are 45 games away from clinching the NL East, and Clayton Kershaw is on the Disabled List. But Kershaw will be back (since he's bionic), the Dodgers just acquired Yu Darvish from the Rangers, and October could potentially feature the Nationals and Dodgers in the NLCS. This means a lot of cheering, a lot of late nights staying up to watch games, and yes - a lot of tearing up and crying. Hopefully they will be happy tears!
Showing posts with label Jeff bagwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeff bagwell. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
"Felicidades, Iván!"
Despite having a population of over 3 million people, Puerto Rico can sometimes seem like the small island that it is. When someone from Puerto Rico is famous, you inevitably know someone who was that person's neighbor, Little League coach, or hairdresser. I alone can say that my mother taught a former Miss Universe, my former doctor also treated the wife of Carlos Baerga, and a relative of mine lived next door to a former member of Menudo. It's also safe to say that every Puerto Rican has run into a famous person at one time or another - I remember seeing a local actress in the pharmacy once, a TV personality was a former client of my father's, and let's not even get into my many run-ins with Ricky Martin! Needless to say, most Puerto Ricans are just a few degrees of separation from someone famous.
One such encounter I had back in the day (the summer of 1990, to be exact), was with Iván Rodriguez. He was in the Minor Leagues at the time - a virtual no-name visiting the sports facility where I worked that summer as a camp counselor. I remember impressing Iván with my baseball knowledge, and a teammate of his saying to me "Remember this guy; he will be famous someday!" Well little Iván turned out to have a pretty good career - 14-time all-star, 13-time Gold Glove winner, 1999 MVP, and as of today, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Today's nod comes as no surprise - despite having been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs by former teammate and obvious "juicer" José Canseco, Iván never failed a drug test and vehemently denied ever using PEDs. His career numbers as a catcher are unparalleled, and his knowledge of the game and control of his battery mates earned him the respect of coaches, reporters, and players alike.
But something else that sets us Puerto Ricans apart is our sense of family. We all feel like "Pudge" is that distant cousin that despite only seeing rarely at weddings and funerals, you beam with pride at his every accomplishment and triumph. We followed his career closely for twenty years, memorizing his statistics and talking about him like if he was Norm and you were Cliff and you had just recently shared a drink at a local bar. When my father saw Iván walk by him a couple of years ago in Old San Juan, they greeted each other and waved like if they had gone to school together. Wave your Puerto Rican flag or yell the word "Boricua!" in a baseball stadium, and Carlos Beltrán will give you a baseball, Alex Cora will sign it, and Sandy Alomar will wave at you (speaking from personal experience in all three situations!). That one-starred flag can be spotted by Puerto Rican athletes and other celebrities no matter where they are, and I bet you there will be hundreds of those flags being proudly waved this coming July in Cooperstown, New York, when Iván Rodriguez is formally inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Having blogged about baseball for so many years and being such an ardent "Pudge" fan, you'd think it was pretty obvious that I would be one of those attending the Hall of Fame festivities this summer. Unfortunately, it is not the prudent thing to do at this time, since my husband and I started our own retail business last year and just can't justify spending so much money on one weekend (especially since we would have to bring the 12-year-old - YOU try telling him that he can't come along!). Part of me was secretly hoping that Iván would not be selected into the class of 2017, so I wouldn't feel bad about not going to enshrinement weekend. But I'm over that, and at this point, my Puerto Rican pride has grown tenfold, and I look forward to watching Iván, Jeff Bagwell, and Tim Raines become Hall of Famers from the comfort of my own couch. Besides, it's usually dreadfully hot on that day; you always see Willie Mays wiping his brow and Dennis Eckersley taking swigs from a water bottle. My poor fair-skinned husband would surely get a sunburn! And what if it rains? I don't want to be in a Woodstock-like setting being trampled by sweaty, muddy, smelly people! Really - why spend all that money when there are so many variables you can't control and you have to pee in a porta-potty? No thank you! (See how hard I'm trying to make myself feel better?)
So whether you'll have a front-row seat at Cooperstown (Iván's Little League coach might!) or you'll be like me watching from home (waving the flag that Iván signed for me a few years ago), the pride that will be displayed for "Pudge" Rodriguez will be like nothing seen before. Cooperstown will be rocking with boisterous Puerto Ricans and other fans alike, and the Hall of Fame will have a new inductee: A guy who caught two no-hitters, a player who got called up to the Majors on his wedding day, and a distant "cousin" who has made every Puerto Rican proud. Felicidades, Iván!
One such encounter I had back in the day (the summer of 1990, to be exact), was with Iván Rodriguez. He was in the Minor Leagues at the time - a virtual no-name visiting the sports facility where I worked that summer as a camp counselor. I remember impressing Iván with my baseball knowledge, and a teammate of his saying to me "Remember this guy; he will be famous someday!" Well little Iván turned out to have a pretty good career - 14-time all-star, 13-time Gold Glove winner, 1999 MVP, and as of today, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Today's nod comes as no surprise - despite having been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs by former teammate and obvious "juicer" José Canseco, Iván never failed a drug test and vehemently denied ever using PEDs. His career numbers as a catcher are unparalleled, and his knowledge of the game and control of his battery mates earned him the respect of coaches, reporters, and players alike.
But something else that sets us Puerto Ricans apart is our sense of family. We all feel like "Pudge" is that distant cousin that despite only seeing rarely at weddings and funerals, you beam with pride at his every accomplishment and triumph. We followed his career closely for twenty years, memorizing his statistics and talking about him like if he was Norm and you were Cliff and you had just recently shared a drink at a local bar. When my father saw Iván walk by him a couple of years ago in Old San Juan, they greeted each other and waved like if they had gone to school together. Wave your Puerto Rican flag or yell the word "Boricua!" in a baseball stadium, and Carlos Beltrán will give you a baseball, Alex Cora will sign it, and Sandy Alomar will wave at you (speaking from personal experience in all three situations!). That one-starred flag can be spotted by Puerto Rican athletes and other celebrities no matter where they are, and I bet you there will be hundreds of those flags being proudly waved this coming July in Cooperstown, New York, when Iván Rodriguez is formally inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Having blogged about baseball for so many years and being such an ardent "Pudge" fan, you'd think it was pretty obvious that I would be one of those attending the Hall of Fame festivities this summer. Unfortunately, it is not the prudent thing to do at this time, since my husband and I started our own retail business last year and just can't justify spending so much money on one weekend (especially since we would have to bring the 12-year-old - YOU try telling him that he can't come along!). Part of me was secretly hoping that Iván would not be selected into the class of 2017, so I wouldn't feel bad about not going to enshrinement weekend. But I'm over that, and at this point, my Puerto Rican pride has grown tenfold, and I look forward to watching Iván, Jeff Bagwell, and Tim Raines become Hall of Famers from the comfort of my own couch. Besides, it's usually dreadfully hot on that day; you always see Willie Mays wiping his brow and Dennis Eckersley taking swigs from a water bottle. My poor fair-skinned husband would surely get a sunburn! And what if it rains? I don't want to be in a Woodstock-like setting being trampled by sweaty, muddy, smelly people! Really - why spend all that money when there are so many variables you can't control and you have to pee in a porta-potty? No thank you! (See how hard I'm trying to make myself feel better?)
So whether you'll have a front-row seat at Cooperstown (Iván's Little League coach might!) or you'll be like me watching from home (waving the flag that Iván signed for me a few years ago), the pride that will be displayed for "Pudge" Rodriguez will be like nothing seen before. Cooperstown will be rocking with boisterous Puerto Ricans and other fans alike, and the Hall of Fame will have a new inductee: A guy who caught two no-hitters, a player who got called up to the Majors on his wedding day, and a distant "cousin" who has made every Puerto Rican proud. Felicidades, Iván!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Are you Hall of Fame-Worthy?
Happy new year, my friends! 2013 was a great baseball year for me, since I was able to go to 5 Major League games in 4 different ball parks. I'm not sure we'll visit that many this year, but Fenway Park is a definite possibility, so I'm excited about that.
With every new year comes the announcement of new inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and this year is no exception. Over 600 members of the BaseBall Writers Association of America (BBWAA) received ballots this year (unfortunately I wasn't one of them, since they haven't decided to allow me into their exclusive club), and all the votes have been counted. The winners will be announced next week on January 8, and this year's list of inductees promises to be a good one.
Heading the list of new candidates are pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, as well as first-baseman/designated hitter Frank Thomas and second baseman Jeff Kent. Maddux and Glavine both get my vote, though I know it doesn't count for anything. Greg Maddux pitched for 23 seasons with 4 teams, most notably the Atlanta Braves (1995 World Champions). He had two 20-win seasons (1992-93) a record 17 straight seasons with at least 15 wins (1988-2004), won four consecutive Cy Young Awards (1992-95), and won 18 Gold Glove Awards, which is the most all-time at any position. Maddux wasn't the most personable guy - he was kind of quiet and serious and very particular about who his catcher was (I didn't like the fact that he never wanted Javy Lopez to be his battery mate), but he was a darn good pitcher, and he deserves to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Tom Glavine, also a pitcher with the 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves, pitched for 22 season with the Braves and Mets, won the Cy Young Award twice (1991, 1998), and was pretty good with the bat. Glavine had five 20-game seasons, 14 seasons with 200-plus innings pitched, and six seasons with an earned-run average under 3.00. Two Braves who played together being enshrined into the Hall of Fame together would just be storybook. And you know how sentimental I am; I'm all about storybook!
So should anyone else be inducted this year along with Maddux and Glavine? Nope! Here are the other names on the ballot, with my reasons why they should be excluded.
Mouses Alou, Armando Benitez, Sean Casey, Ray Durham, Eric Gagne, and Jacque Jones - All first-timers on the ballot, but not of the same super-star caliber as Maddux, Glavine, and others. Non-nerds are familiar with the Alou name, but ask a casual fan who Armando Benitez is and he may think you're referring to the guy who mows the neighbor's lawn or the successful owner of the local Mexican food restaurant chain. All of them were good players, but not extraordinary players.
Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio - Both of these guys played their entire careers with the Houston Astros. Bagwell was Rookie of the Year in 1991 and NL MVP in 1994, and Biggio (who still looks like a teenager) ended his career with over 3,000 hits (3,060, to be exact, which puts him 21st in the all-time hits list). I used to have the biggest crush on him! Anyway, both of these guys are Hall of Fame worthy, but not yet. They should have been picked last year, so they could have been inducted together as Astros and had a Texas-sized celebration in Cooperstown. They won't be chosen this year either, so they may have to wait until the Veterans Committee selects them in a few years.
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGuire, Rafael Palmeiro, and Sammy Sosa - NO, NO, NO! Need I say more?
Luis Gonzalez - "Gonzo" had a few good years, mainly with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He ranks as the Diamondbacks' all-time leader in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, games played, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, home runs, RBIs, and walks. I remember him best during the 2001 World Series, when he drove in the winning run in game 7 to lift the Diamondbacks to their first World Series title with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was very dramatic. Gonzo should be in the Diamondbacks' Hall of Fame, but that should be it.
Todd Jones, Jeff Kent, and Paul LoDuca - Also first-timers on the ballot. Jones pitched for way too many teams, Kent was a good hitter but not the best second baseman I've ever seen, and LoDuca was a decent catcher but not the greatest.
Edgar Martinez - Edgar has been on the ballot for 5 years, and while he played all 18 seasons with the Mariners and led the American League in batting several times, he was just not a very popular player outside of Seattle. He was one of those guys who let his hitting do the talking, because no one ever heard him speak. Good guy, great player, but he will never be elected by the members of the BBWAA. That is the sad reality and one of the many reasons why I want to join the BBWAA!
Don Mattingly - Poor Don has appeared on the ballot for like a hundred years now and he still hasn't made it. The problem with Don is that he only played for 14 seasons, which is not as many years as other players on the ballot. He was a very good hitter and first baseman, but he didn't play for the Yankees of the Golden Era of Joe Torre. He's doing fine as a manager; perhaps he can make the Hall under that category someday.
Fred McGriff - When did Fred McGriff retire? I thought he was still playing!
Jack Morris and Alan Trammell - Both former Detroit Tigers have been on the ballot for over 10 years. That makes me feel old!
Mike Mussina - Won't be selected because there are too many first-time candidates who are pitchers, and they were all better than him.
Hideo Nomo - Rookie of the Year in 1995, struck out a gazillion hitters (reached 500 career strikeouts before anyone else) and pitched two no-hitters. Hall of Fame worthy, but not as a first-time candidate.
Mike Piazza - This twelve-time All-Star and 1993 Rookie of the Year was a hell of a catcher. If he was voted in this year I wouldn't complain.
Tim Raines - Played in the Majors for 23 years, and therefore should have had way more than 2,605 hits.
Kenny Rogers - Yes, he pitched a perfect game in 1994 for the Texas Rangers (with Iván Rodriguez as his battery mate, of course!). No, he's not the one who knows how to hold 'em and how to fold 'em. Yes, he was a hero in the postseason with the Detroit Tigers. But again, he wasn't as good as some of the other guys on the pitcher-crowded ballot.
Curt Schilling - Oh, poor Schilling! I love him! He was part of so many dramatic moments - the Diamondbacks' World Series victory in 2001, his bloody sock with the Red Sox in 2004... I'm rooting for Schilling, hoping he makes it in next year or in the near future (especially since his video game company went bankrupt. Curt needs some good news!).
Richie Sexson, J.T. Snow, Frank Thomas, and Mike Timlin - YAWN! None of these guys were interesting to me when they played (except for maybe Thomas, but that was just because he looked good in his White Sox uniform - all big and manly and menacing).
Lee Smith - He's still on the ballot? I swear he played like fifty years ago!
Larry Walker -He won a ton of Gold Gloves at right field and was the MVP in 1997. But poor Larry is cursed with having played for crappy teams (until he reached the NLCS with St. Louis in 2004 and 2005). He's one of those guys whose name will get lost in the shuffle.
So there you have it. If Maddux and Glavine don't get elected into the Hall of Fame this year, I will change my Facebook profile picture to the Atlanta Braves logo for an entire month. We'll find out on January 8th!
With every new year comes the announcement of new inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and this year is no exception. Over 600 members of the BaseBall Writers Association of America (BBWAA) received ballots this year (unfortunately I wasn't one of them, since they haven't decided to allow me into their exclusive club), and all the votes have been counted. The winners will be announced next week on January 8, and this year's list of inductees promises to be a good one.
Heading the list of new candidates are pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, as well as first-baseman/designated hitter Frank Thomas and second baseman Jeff Kent. Maddux and Glavine both get my vote, though I know it doesn't count for anything. Greg Maddux pitched for 23 seasons with 4 teams, most notably the Atlanta Braves (1995 World Champions). He had two 20-win seasons (1992-93) a record 17 straight seasons with at least 15 wins (1988-2004), won four consecutive Cy Young Awards (1992-95), and won 18 Gold Glove Awards, which is the most all-time at any position. Maddux wasn't the most personable guy - he was kind of quiet and serious and very particular about who his catcher was (I didn't like the fact that he never wanted Javy Lopez to be his battery mate), but he was a darn good pitcher, and he deserves to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Tom Glavine, also a pitcher with the 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves, pitched for 22 season with the Braves and Mets, won the Cy Young Award twice (1991, 1998), and was pretty good with the bat. Glavine had five 20-game seasons, 14 seasons with 200-plus innings pitched, and six seasons with an earned-run average under 3.00. Two Braves who played together being enshrined into the Hall of Fame together would just be storybook. And you know how sentimental I am; I'm all about storybook!
So should anyone else be inducted this year along with Maddux and Glavine? Nope! Here are the other names on the ballot, with my reasons why they should be excluded.
Mouses Alou, Armando Benitez, Sean Casey, Ray Durham, Eric Gagne, and Jacque Jones - All first-timers on the ballot, but not of the same super-star caliber as Maddux, Glavine, and others. Non-nerds are familiar with the Alou name, but ask a casual fan who Armando Benitez is and he may think you're referring to the guy who mows the neighbor's lawn or the successful owner of the local Mexican food restaurant chain. All of them were good players, but not extraordinary players.
Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio - Both of these guys played their entire careers with the Houston Astros. Bagwell was Rookie of the Year in 1991 and NL MVP in 1994, and Biggio (who still looks like a teenager) ended his career with over 3,000 hits (3,060, to be exact, which puts him 21st in the all-time hits list). I used to have the biggest crush on him! Anyway, both of these guys are Hall of Fame worthy, but not yet. They should have been picked last year, so they could have been inducted together as Astros and had a Texas-sized celebration in Cooperstown. They won't be chosen this year either, so they may have to wait until the Veterans Committee selects them in a few years.
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGuire, Rafael Palmeiro, and Sammy Sosa - NO, NO, NO! Need I say more?
Luis Gonzalez - "Gonzo" had a few good years, mainly with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He ranks as the Diamondbacks' all-time leader in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, games played, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, home runs, RBIs, and walks. I remember him best during the 2001 World Series, when he drove in the winning run in game 7 to lift the Diamondbacks to their first World Series title with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was very dramatic. Gonzo should be in the Diamondbacks' Hall of Fame, but that should be it.
Todd Jones, Jeff Kent, and Paul LoDuca - Also first-timers on the ballot. Jones pitched for way too many teams, Kent was a good hitter but not the best second baseman I've ever seen, and LoDuca was a decent catcher but not the greatest.
Edgar Martinez - Edgar has been on the ballot for 5 years, and while he played all 18 seasons with the Mariners and led the American League in batting several times, he was just not a very popular player outside of Seattle. He was one of those guys who let his hitting do the talking, because no one ever heard him speak. Good guy, great player, but he will never be elected by the members of the BBWAA. That is the sad reality and one of the many reasons why I want to join the BBWAA!
Don Mattingly - Poor Don has appeared on the ballot for like a hundred years now and he still hasn't made it. The problem with Don is that he only played for 14 seasons, which is not as many years as other players on the ballot. He was a very good hitter and first baseman, but he didn't play for the Yankees of the Golden Era of Joe Torre. He's doing fine as a manager; perhaps he can make the Hall under that category someday.
Fred McGriff - When did Fred McGriff retire? I thought he was still playing!
Jack Morris and Alan Trammell - Both former Detroit Tigers have been on the ballot for over 10 years. That makes me feel old!
Mike Mussina - Won't be selected because there are too many first-time candidates who are pitchers, and they were all better than him.
Hideo Nomo - Rookie of the Year in 1995, struck out a gazillion hitters (reached 500 career strikeouts before anyone else) and pitched two no-hitters. Hall of Fame worthy, but not as a first-time candidate.
Mike Piazza - This twelve-time All-Star and 1993 Rookie of the Year was a hell of a catcher. If he was voted in this year I wouldn't complain.
Tim Raines - Played in the Majors for 23 years, and therefore should have had way more than 2,605 hits.
Kenny Rogers - Yes, he pitched a perfect game in 1994 for the Texas Rangers (with Iván Rodriguez as his battery mate, of course!). No, he's not the one who knows how to hold 'em and how to fold 'em. Yes, he was a hero in the postseason with the Detroit Tigers. But again, he wasn't as good as some of the other guys on the pitcher-crowded ballot.
Curt Schilling - Oh, poor Schilling! I love him! He was part of so many dramatic moments - the Diamondbacks' World Series victory in 2001, his bloody sock with the Red Sox in 2004... I'm rooting for Schilling, hoping he makes it in next year or in the near future (especially since his video game company went bankrupt. Curt needs some good news!).
Richie Sexson, J.T. Snow, Frank Thomas, and Mike Timlin - YAWN! None of these guys were interesting to me when they played (except for maybe Thomas, but that was just because he looked good in his White Sox uniform - all big and manly and menacing).
Lee Smith - He's still on the ballot? I swear he played like fifty years ago!
Larry Walker -He won a ton of Gold Gloves at right field and was the MVP in 1997. But poor Larry is cursed with having played for crappy teams (until he reached the NLCS with St. Louis in 2004 and 2005). He's one of those guys whose name will get lost in the shuffle.
So there you have it. If Maddux and Glavine don't get elected into the Hall of Fame this year, I will change my Facebook profile picture to the Atlanta Braves logo for an entire month. We'll find out on January 8th!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)