Biggio "3000"!!!
 

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/biggio3000/index.jsp

He joins an elite group of 27 players to reach that plateau...myself and good friend Frank Colvin had this guy destined for greatness 18 year's ago!

Greatness? F'n Grinder......WHO CARES?

Yes, when you become only the 27th man to do something in MLB, that is great. The guy has been the consummate professional, starting at three different positions during his career. He has Hall of Fame credentials and should be there on the first ballot.

NT

Nope...Average player.......2781 games...3000 hits...What's he hitting now? 0.250? What basis you putting him into the Hall for? Played along time? Got a hit a little more than 1 out of 4 times at the plate.Hit over 0.300 just 4 out of 19 seasons.No f'n way...Grinder.......If Garvey ain't getting in,then f this guy,too .No star.Never has been.Pro Grinder.....Name a sandwich after him.

2002 Houston Astros .253 ..Grinder
2003 Houston Astros .264 Grinder
2004 Houston Astros .281 Grinder
2005 Houston Astros .264 Grinder
2006 Houston Astros .246 Grinder
2007 Houston Astros .250(about) Grinder

Only Pete Rose, Rafael Palmeiro & Ricky Henderson ahead of him on the hit list (the rest in the HOF) and 6th all-time in doubles (658)

Belongs there on those stats alone!

If you want to put somebody in for having a lot of at bats,then go for it,but he is nothing more than a glorified grinder.You can look at it anyway you want,but he is an average player that played forever.If you're desperate to put an Astro in,then Bagwell is a much better candidate.He had 10x the talent of this guy.

Yes, I forgot that stat too!

It's sad that this guy is taking away attention from a real deserving Hall of Famer (Frank Thomas.)There are a lot of really nice team players,and most aren't going in the Hall(Scioscia for instance.)You need to be able to reserve the Hall for the top talent(not just somebody who has a long and decent career.)Here are the main reasons why a very average player with typical stats (for anybody who has had a very long career would have)is getting into the Hall......

1)a good caucasian boy
2)good citizen
3)looks more like joe the plumber than a modern day athlete
4)been with same team for almost 20 years
5) a true team player

Every reason given tonite (for his being worthy of going into the Hall ) is time-based.This is no superstar.This is simply a good team player that ground out a long career,and played long enough to get a lot of hits.If ya get a decent amount of hits each year.then what do you expect will happen? I'll tell you what will happen.You do it for about 19 years,and you'll get 3000 hits.Simple math.See,this is a unique situation.His batting average has been slipping.Most would have retired,or more likely....he would have lost his job to a better younger player.This is a very conservative city,and they don't like change.That's why they ain't doing a damn thing to win.They would rather have an old player get 3000 hits than go young with some young hitters.

This is the type of player MLB needs, if factor EVERY sport.
Most of the athletes today could care less about loyalty, being a team player, stay out of trouble and not looking like a "bulked up cartoon" character and most of all and I'll quote you; "1)a good caucasian boy". Frankly, I'm sick of all the "very young" athletes getting everything handed to them fresh out of high school or one year of college! If it keeps up this way, all those little greddy bastards will be old and washed up by the time thier 30! And who will them watch or care???

Congrats to both guys! Nice accomplishment for both of them!

There is no question that Biggio is a HOF player. He is one of the 10 best 2nd baseman of all time and arguably could be listed as high as #7.

Obviously the top 6 who are in the HOF are:
1. Rogers Hornsby
2. Nap Lajoie
3. Joe Morgan
4. Eddie Collins
5. Jackie Robinson
6. Charlie Gehinger

Then you have a group that includes Rod Carew, Frankie Frisch and Ryne Sandberg. He fits nicely with these guys and you could easily say that he was a better all around player than any of them especially in light of him playing 4 years at Catcher which surely suppressed his numbers a bit and playing so many of his peak years in the Astrodome which undoubtedly lowered his offensive numbers. He has not been a great player for the last few years but even so his averages are still very comparable and better in some cases than Sandberg and Paul Molitor, both recent inductees. For the record he has 5 silver Slugger awards and 7 all star appearances whereas Molitor had 4 SS awards and 7 all star appearances. The only HOF 2nd baseman with more HR's is Hornsby, He has more RBI's than Sandberg, Carew, Morgan and Robinson. He slg% is higher than Morgan, FRisch, Carew, and Collins. He has more runs than any of them. He has the 6th most 2b's in the history of MLB. He also leads the MLB in history in HBP. He stole more bases than all the other HOF 2nd baseman except for Morgan, Collins and Frisch and he is only 5 behind him. The only HOF 2nd basemen with more hits are Lajoie, Collins and Carew who he should catch this season.

Need more?

Damn Cannon I am IMPRESSED!!!

After reading your posts recently on NBA draft, MLB, NFL I am calling ESPN. You gotta go heads up against Howie Schwab (The Swabbie)...you'd kick his ass!!! You up for it?

I know this guy personally as he was one of our student press SID's while he attended college. Gave him plenty of scoops...not ice cream in case you looked at his waistline. We've kept in touch for years...here's a photo of him last year running onto our court for opening night madness as announcer!

UP URS...

See bold above... for things Craig Biggio ain't!

I miss Stump the Schwab

espn classic 6PM each nite:D

THANKS!

Yea,I sure do need more.If he wasn't chalk white,there is no way you people are putting this guy in.These are almost all time-based accomplishments.He has more "this and that" than others cuz he played a long time. Now I say you need to put more deserving talented players in(not some guy who is just a good clean conservative who played for Houston forever.)


http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/...Locator=garvey

There are atleast 7 years where this guy hit over .300,and 6 out of 7 years he had over 200 hits.BIGGIO ISN'T GUNNA EVER DO THAT,AND IT'S BECAUSE HE IS NOT AS GOOD.I actually have nothing against Biggio as a person,but I don't think he should go in if this guy ain't going in first.PERIOD.

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_...987&statType=1

Go right ahead and let your b.s. flow,but this guy is not as good a player as Garvey was.It's a pathetic popularity contest.He is gunna die with a ring.Biggio isn't ever gunna get one(and he had his chance,and didn't get it done.)So stick that where it don't shine.