Hall of Fame Festivities, 2009

[Valadius]

Great Rickey quote:

]"They kept that s--- a secret from me ... I wish they had told me. My God, could you imagine Rickey on 'roids? Oh, baby, look out!" � Henderson on steroids, The New Yorker, Sept. 12, 2005

[Fman99]

Looked up Joe Gordon (inducted today by the Veterans committee) on Baseball Reference. His career compares most closely with none other than the "Stache" himself, Jose Valentin.

[G-Fafif]

="SteveJRogers":8sj12too] ="Frayed Knot":8sj12too] ="Valadius":8sj12too]Holy crap, Bob Feller is 90 years old?[/quote:8sj12too] Feller is, I believe, both the oldest living HoF-er (took over for Rizzutto) and the earliest inductee among the still-breathing set.[/quote:8sj12too] Doerr I believe is a few months older than Feller.[/quote:8sj12too] Feller's distinction is having lived as a Hall of Famer (47 years) longer than anybody else.