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Title: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Nate Colbert on January 26, 2019, 03:51:48 pm: More details released today including the composition of the committee making the selections...

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...Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan, Astros Manager of Authentication and Team Historian Mike Acosta, 2019 Astros HOF inductee and Special Assistant to the GM Craig Biggio, Astros Community Outreach Executive and former broadcaster Bill Brown, Astros VP of Communications Gene Dias, 2019 Astros HOF inductee Larry Dierker, President of the Houston / Larry Dierker Chapter of SABR Bob Dorrill, Astros VP of Foundation Development Marian Harper, MLB.com National Correspondent Alyson Footer, MLB.com Astros Beat Writer Brian McTaggart, and baseball and Houston historian Mike Vance.

List of inaugural inductees is also in the article if you hadn't seen the list previously.

https://astros.mlblogs.com/astros-reveal-full-details-of-new-astros-hall-of-fame-presented-by-houston-methodist-e0e52bbfe1fb?sf98037439=1
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 04:12:14 pm: Quote from: Nate Colbert on January 26, 2019, 03:51:48 pm
More details released today including the composition of the committee making the selections...

List of inaugural inductees is also in the article if you hadn't seen the list previously.

https://astros.mlblogs.com/astros-reveal-full-details-of-new-astros-hall-of-fame-presented-by-houston-methodist-e0e52bbfe1fb?sf98037439=1
Berkman gets stiffed again. Aspromonte, Umbricht and Reynolds over Lance. Really?

ETA: Shane not Craig
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: JimR on January 26, 2019, 06:10:30 pm: Umbricht? Again?
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 07:25:34 pm: Quote from: JimR on January 26, 2019, 06:10:30 pm
Umbricht? Again?
Why not Walt Bond?
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Nate Colbert on January 26, 2019, 07:39:28 pm: Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 07:25:34 pm
Why not Walt Bond?

Heart-warming of the Twins to release a guy dying of leukemia.

Trivia note: until Aaron Judge tied him this past season the 6'7" Bond was the tallest player ever to play CF when he started a game for the Colt 45s at the position in 1964.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 07:42:24 pm: Cedeno over Shane too.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 07:43:46 pm: Quote from: Nate Colbert on January 26, 2019, 07:39:28 pm
Trivia note: until Aaron Judge tied him this past season the 6'7" Bond was the tallest player ever to play CF when he started a game for the Colt 45s at the position in 1964.
Damn Nate, you amaze me.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Mr. Happy on January 26, 2019, 07:52:28 pm: Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 07:43:46 pm
Damn Nate, you amaze me.

No shit.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: HudsonHawk on January 26, 2019, 08:01:23 pm: Quote from: JimR on January 26, 2019, 06:10:30 pm
Umbricht? Again?

I’m guessing all the retired numbers were automatic. But Shane Reynolds? Really? I’m guessing the Astros HOF will be pretty full in a year or two. They’ve set the bar pretty low.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on January 26, 2019, 08:39:11 pm: Oswalt over Shane as well.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: moriartp on January 26, 2019, 09:36:25 pm: Is this just so they can sell tickets to the Berkman & Oswalt induction days?
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: Mr. Happy on January 26, 2019, 10:15:56 pm: Quote from: moriartp on January 26, 2019, 09:36:25 pm
Is this just so they can sell tickets to the Berkman & Oswalt induction days?

Sadly, you're probably right.
Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: doyce7 on January 26, 2019, 11:06:39 pm: Quote from: HudsonHawk on January 26, 2019, 08:01:23 pm
I’m guessing all the retired numbers were automatic. But Shane Reynolds? Really? I’m guessing the Astros HOF will be pretty full in a year or two. They’ve set the bar pretty low.
Retired numbers/walk of fame members are all going in the first year

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Title: Re: Astros Hall of Fame
Post by: VirtualBob on January 28, 2019, 08:49:24 am: Quote from: moriartp on January 26, 2019, 09:36:25 pm
Is this just so they can sell tickets to the Berkman & Oswalt induction days?
Duh.