The BSM Hall of Fame is for baseball players who have recently retired or are "aging." The Hall started in 1994, the year the museum was founded. Its first class is the one that the Hall is most noted for. It was lead by charter member Carlton Fisk. Fellow inductees included Cooperstown members Nolan Ryan, George Brett, and Robin Yount, plus two Cooperstown hopefulls, Ryne Sandberg and Ozzie Smith. The first year of the inductions, 6 players were honored. That is now against BSM Hall rules. Only five or fewer can be elected yearly. Here is the list:
CLASS OF 1994
Carlton FIsk-Charter Member
Nolan Ryan
George Brett
Robin Yount
Ryne Sandberg
Ozzie Smith
CLASS OF 1995
Cal Ripken, Jr.-Charter Member
CLASS OF 1996
Paul Molitor-Charter Member
Andre Dawson
Dave Winfield
Kirby Puckett
Eddie Murray
CLASS OF 1997
Harold Baines-Charter Member
Dennis Martinez
Dale Murphy
Sid Fernandez
Dave Stewart
THE CLASS OF 1998 OR 1999 HAS NOT YET BEEN NAMED. STAY TUNED!
Super Bowl 33 was full of action and surprises. Since you have heard the results all ready, I will just post the most important of facts. The Broncos beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-19, of course. John Elway was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII after throwing over 320 yards. Terrell Davis had another great game, rushing for 102 yards. University of Illinois product Howard Griffith matched his regular season output with 4 carries, and he even scored two touchdowns. The lone bright spot for Dan Reeves' Atlanta team was Tim Dwight's kickoff return for a touchdown. Chris Chandler threw three interceptions and Jamal Anderson failed to run for 100 yards. Denver's defense held Atlanta's offense to only one offensive touchdown. In what may be his last performance of his Hall of Fame career, John Elway had the game of his life. After the victory the Broncos celebrated in front of 600,000+ fans in downtown Denver. It was a great season.
The Chicago Bulls have a new look. After the retirement of Michael Jordan, the Bulls have added many new players and have made many trades. Here are their preseason moves:
*Traded Scottie Pippen to the Rockets for Roy Rogers and a draft pick
*Traded Luc Longley to the Suns for Bubba Wells, Martin Muresepp, Mark Bryant and a draft pick
*Traded Steve Kerr to the Spurs
*Traded a draft pick to Milwaukee for Andrew Lang
*Resigned Dickey Simpkins, Bill Wennington, and Rusty LaRue
*Signed Brent Barry to a six year, $27 million deal
*Drafted and signed Corey Benjamin and Cory Carr
*Signed Kornel David and Craig Staples
*Signed Matt Stegiegna
*Kept Randy Brown, Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper, and Keith Booth
*Renounced the rights to Scott Burrell
*Released Bubba Wells and Roy Rogers and Craig Staples
*Signed Priest Lauderdale
*Signed Mario Bennett
*Signed Charles Jones
WOW, WHAT AN OFFSEASON
The Chicago White Sox also have a bold new look. Here are their offseason moves:
*Traded Mike Cameron to the Reds for Paul Konerko
*Traded a draft pick to the Yankees for Chris Singleton
*Signed Bill Simas to a one year contract
*Signed Ray Durham to a one year contract
*Picked up a few players in the Rule V draft
THE SOX WILL HAVE MANY ROOKIES PLAYING NEXT YEAR:
Brian Simmons-CF-Starter
Robert Machado-C-Starter
Bobby Howry-Closer
Chad Bradford-P
Bryan Ward-P
Chris Singleton-OF
Tom Fordham-P
MANY MORE ROOKIES WILL ALSO PLAY
No, Sammy Sosa is not a role model. He isn't really that great of ball player. He blew off a CORE banquet because they would not give him a private jet. He won an undeserving award from the Pope and did not even go see him in St. Louis. Not that Sammy is a bad man, he just is not a god. His stats are not that great either. Even though he hit 66 homers, he still lead the league in strikeouts and his career batting average is .260. He simply had a career year and the media is making him into a god. For more of my Sosa views, go to the BSM's free internet club. It is a place to chat baseball. Leave baseball related messages and meet new people. Just follow the link below.
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