Monday, January 12, 2009
'My Childhood Memories Hall of Fame'
Though Jim Rice has long been in Bert's 'My Childhood Memories Hall of Fame,' he finally made the big one today. ... I never bought the notion that Rice's frosty relationship with reporters was the main reason for the long delay. Did he somehow alienate out-of-town reporters too? He was never a clear-cut first-ballot or even early-years contender for the Hall. His late-career numbers guaranteed that. But justice was served in the end -- and now it no longer matters whether he made it on his 5th, 10th or 15th year of eligibilty. He made it to the Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Jim.
Though Jim Rice has long been in Bert's 'My Childhood Memories Hall of Fame,' he finally made the big one today. ... I never bought the notion that Rice's frosty relationship with reporters was the main reason for the long delay. Did he somehow alienate out-of-town reporters too? He was never a clear-cut first-ballot or even early-years contender for the Hall. His late-career numbers guaranteed that. But justice was served in the end -- and now it no longer matters whether he made it on his 5th, 10th or 15th year of eligibilty. He made it to the Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Jim.
