Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Congratulations Jim Rice



Finally

After 15 years and in his last year on the Hall of Fame ballot, Jim Rice will take his rightful place with the greats of the game.

As a lifetime Yankee fan, Jim Rice was the one Red Sox slugger who struck fear into my heart. In the most wondrous baseball year of my life, 1978, Jim Rice was MVP.

I wonder how Fred Lynn feels today, because he and Rice formed a truly dynamic duo and if he had stayed a Red Sox instead of taking the money from the Angels, Fred Lynn might be together with his Red Sox teammate in Cooperstown.

1 comment:

EastCoastBias said...

Jim Rice was a great player. I saw him in person dozens of times.