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Craig Biggio becomes 1st Astro inducted into baseball hall of fame
Posted on 7/26/15 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/26/15 at 2:55 pm
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The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Biggio earned All-Star honors as both a catcher and a second baseman in 20 years with the Astros. He is the only player in major league history with at least 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 400 stolen bases and 250 home runs.
Biggio scored 1,844 runs, 15th on the career list, slammed 291 home runs and stole 414 bases. He also was hit by a pitch 285 times, second all time, and played both center and left field. He finished his career with 668 doubles and had more than 1,000 extra-base hits.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Biggio earned All-Star honors as both a catcher and a second baseman in 20 years with the Astros. He is the only player in major league history with at least 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 400 stolen bases and 250 home runs.
Biggio scored 1,844 runs, 15th on the career list, slammed 291 home runs and stole 414 bases. He also was hit by a pitch 285 times, second all time, and played both center and left field. He finished his career with 668 doubles and had more than 1,000 extra-base hits.
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 2:58 pm
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Posted on 7/26/15 at 2:56 pm to Hiphopanonymous
terrible choice. invalidates the whole HoF
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:12 pm to Hiphopanonymous
Did Randy Johnson go in as the first Mariner or first Diamondback? I saw that in an interview last night, he said that he didn't know, he never asked.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:14 pm to theunknownknight
Maybe so, but if he was a Yankee as opposed to an Astro, he would have been in on his first try.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:16 pm to theunknownknight
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terrible choice. invalidates the whole HoF
Wut? Why? Craig Biggio is easily one of the ten greatest 2B of all-time. If anything, he got robbed not making it in on the first ballot.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:27 pm to Bench McElroy
20th all-time in hits
16th all-time in games played
14th all-time in runs
13th all-time in at bats
11th all-time in plate appearances
5th all-time in doubles
16th all-time in games played
14th all-time in runs
13th all-time in at bats
11th all-time in plate appearances
5th all-time in doubles
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:28 pm to Bench McElroy
He's definitely not top 10 2nd baseman of all time.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:30 pm to sms151t
Name 10 better. You have 2 minutes, as you are certain that he's not top 10. I'm quite curious.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:31 pm to cubsfan5150
That's dumb
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:32 pm to Bench McElroy
yea traded him off my roti team, worst move I ever made..
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:33 pm to cubsfan5150
Sandberg
Lajoie
Robinson
Morgan
Kent
Hornsby
Alomar
Collins
Gehringer
Frisch
Want me to list more?
Lajoie
Robinson
Morgan
Kent
Hornsby
Alomar
Collins
Gehringer
Frisch
Want me to list more?
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:34 pm to tduecen
No it's not. As good as Jeter was, he wouldn't have nearly the publicity that he did if he was playing nearly anywhere else.
Same goes for Pettite.
Same goes for Pettite.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:36 pm to cubsfan5150
Had the Mets game on. Both announcers said Biggio was a first ballot player.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:37 pm to sms151t
You forgot Marcus Giles and Mark Grudzielanek.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:38 pm to sms151t
Sandberg...lol
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:38 pm to mattz1122
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Mark Grudzielanek
Long-time free throw champion of Dave & Busters in Houston.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:38 pm to cubsfan5150
Yea that is dumb, to assume because of where he played dictated him being a 1st ballot HoF.
Jeter will be but it has a lot to do with him being the focal point on several World Series teams, the 3k hits, among other things.
Pettite will only be in the HOF if he buys a ticket, so not sure what your argument is on him.
Biggio isn't a 1st ballot because he was a compiler, nothing wrong with that but he doesn't have anything that sticks out. He has no memorable postseason plays, nothing in all-star game, and honestly nothing during the season. Being a steady producer who was behind bigger stars (such as Bagwell) hurt him more than the market.
Jeter will be but it has a lot to do with him being the focal point on several World Series teams, the 3k hits, among other things.
Pettite will only be in the HOF if he buys a ticket, so not sure what your argument is on him.
Biggio isn't a 1st ballot because he was a compiler, nothing wrong with that but he doesn't have anything that sticks out. He has no memorable postseason plays, nothing in all-star game, and honestly nothing during the season. Being a steady producer who was behind bigger stars (such as Bagwell) hurt him more than the market.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:40 pm to sms151t
Nice list, although I generally exclude most any player that played in the dead ball era.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:41 pm to cubsfan5150
Then your exclusions are not smart. How can you say someone is top 10 when you don't include the whole history.
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 7/26/15 at 3:41 pm to mattz1122
Lets see their stats compared to Biggio's. You have 5 hours.
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