This date in Harold Baines history
Nineteen years ago, the White Sox traded Harold Baines and Fred Manrique to the Rangers for Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa and Wilson Alvarez. Why do I mention that? To give me an excuse to bring up two things:
1. Three weeks after they traded him the White Sox retired Baines' number. I've been laughing about that for 19 years now. The guy was 30 years old, they had just traded him and they retired his number?!?! I love how he returned to the White Sox twice - in '96 and '00.
2. Not counting Pete Rose or any player not yet on the ballot, guess who has the most hits and is not in the Hall of Fame? By my count it's Baines with 2,866.
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I dare someone to rip Harold Baines now!
You're on!
Al Arbour was a Blackhawk. So, there!
This does not bother me. There were only six teams at the time.
Remember, unlike Jim and Anthony, I've been to Chicago Stadium in its hockey heyday (well, if you call the Hawks of Al Secord and Denis Savard a heyday post Hull/Mikita/Pilote).
Now all you see is a parking lot (but safer parking).
Until then ... 1961! 1961!
I have learned to never assume anything about Jim or Anthony.
But, Chicago's hockey heyday ended the second that Bobby Hull signed with the Winnipeg Jets.
Don't worry. I've never been to Chicago Stadium in its hockey heyday.