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batmagadanleadoff wrote: Metly connection Twin: Gardenhire. Good guess, but no! Johan. JoNo! Right track though, from certain points of view, when it comes to a Metly connection.

HahnSolo wrote: Metly connection Twin: Gardenhire. Good guess, but no!

41Forever wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: HahnSolo wrote: Billy Martin for the Twin with Yankee connections? Good guess, but this guy doesn’t have direct MFY connections. More like a familial connection. Family connections....Gotta be former GM Andy McPhail, Lee's kid. Yup!

HahnSolo wrote: Billy Martin for the Twin with Yankee connections? Good guess, but this guy doesn’t have direct MFY connections. More like a familial connection.

G-Fafif wrote: BTW, Braves have announced Tim Hudson and announcer Joe Simpson will be inducted into their HOF this season. Hmmm...Maybe its due to the Mets and Braves barely intersecting in meaningful games for both teams divison/Wild Card race wise since 2002, but I still think of Hudson as an A.

DocTee wrote: Excellent quiz-- thanks for posting/sharing. Statues: I'll go with Carl Pohlad for the Twins. Nope. Did not research the date on that, but I’d imagine his statue was installed sometime when Target Field opened.

HahnSolo wrote: Need a ruling on my Jeter guess. And while we are here... controversial SF Giant -- Barry Bonds? I thought I said yes? And yeah to Bonds being added to the Giants’ Wall of Honor.

41Forever wrote: 41Forever wrote: 41Forever wrote: Having scored with Ivan Rodriguez with the Rangers, I'll try him again with the Nationals as a team HOF inductee. Yup, Pudge is on their Ring of Honor. This one doesn't seem justified. Would be as if the Mets put Rickey Henderson in the team's Hall of Fame. I agree. I think the rational was that he “made it cool to come to the Nats” or something like that. The other one is a bit more egregious! Oh my, did they do Raines, too? Si

The rescinded HOF honor was the Phillies/Pete Rose. Yup! Why did they do this? This broke a few weeks before the ceremony date: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20208447/woman-accuses-pete-rose-statutory-rape

41Forever wrote: 41Forever wrote: Having scored with Ivan Rodriguez with the Rangers, I'll try him again with the Nationals as a team HOF inductee. Yup, Pudge is on their Ring of Honor. This one doesn't seem justified. Would be as if the Mets put Rickey Henderson in the team's Hall of Fame. I agree. I think the rational was that he “made it cool to come to the Nats” or something like that. The other one is a bit more egregious!

41Forever wrote: Having scored with Ivan Rodriguez with the Rangers, I'll try him again with the Nationals as a team HOF inductee. Yup, Pudge is on their Ring of Honor.

HahnSolo wrote: Padres Jack McKeon Yup!

Edgy MD wrote: Braves: Jon Schuerholz. 2016!

41Forever wrote: Ah, the mariners hint makes me think Edgar Martinez! Yup. Probably the two greatest DHs in history got their numbers retired in the same year!

Update and hints This year 6 numbers were retired: _____ MFYs David Ortiz DH #34 Boston Red Sox (HahnSolo) Mark Buehrle SP #56 Chicago White Sox (41Forever) Ivan Rodriguez C #7 Texas Rangers (41Forever) _____ Seattle Mariners (Hint, could make Cooperstown this year) Frank Robinson Mgr #20 Cleveland Indians (41Forever) There were 13 additions to various team HOFs _____ St Louis Cardinals (Hint, Gashouse Gang legend) _____ St Louis Cardinals (Hint, became quite annoying starting in the 1990s) _____ St Louis Cardinals (Hint, HIGHLY controversial pick) _____ Minnesota Twins (Met connection) _____ Minnesota Twins (Not directly, but has MFY connections) _____ Washington Nationals (Never actually played a game in the city of Washington) _____ Washington Nationals (Was a Nat for only two years) _____ Milwaukee Brewers (I honestly don't know...maybe he's a Tim Bogar like guy for the 2000s Brewers? Did make two ASGs though) _____ Brewers's Braves Roll of Honor (Star of the 1957-1958 WS) _____ MFYs _____ Anaheim Angels (Could be in Cooperstown this summer) _____ San Francisco Giants (Very controversial) _____ San Diego Padres (He was a trader) Bonus, there was a team that had a HOF enshrinement announced, but had to rescind it close to the date of the ceremony. Name the team and person. Pete Rose 1B Philadelphia Phillies (HahnSolo) There have been 8 new statues installed in and outside stadiums _____ Atlanta Braves (A new variation on a classic) _____ Atlanta Braves (Non player) _____ Cleveland Indians (Non player) _____ Cleveland Indians (HOFer) Jackie Robinson 2B Los Angeles Dodgers (JCL) _____ Minnesota Twins (Non player) Ken Griffey, Jr OF Seattle Mariners (Edgy) _____ Cincinnati Reds (Very controversial, even more so after the ceremony!) Wrong Guesses: Greg Maddux (Edgy) Number retired and inducted into Braves HOF back in 2009, same year his number was co-retired with Ferguson Jenkins by the Cubs. Andy Pettitte (Edgy) MFY had number retired and Monument Park induction back in 2015 Omar Vizquel (ABS) Indians did induct him into their Hall back in 2014 Jim Thome (ABS) A year late, Indians inducted him to their Hall, and added a statue to Progressive Field's Heritage Park back in 2016. Phillies would do the same with their Wall of Honor the same year Scott Rolen (Edgy) No team has sought to honor Rolen yet! Michael Young (HahnSolo) Inducted into the Ranger Hall in 2016 Torri Hunter (HahnSolo) Inducted into the Twin Hall in 2016

41Forever wrote: I bet the Rangers number was newly minted Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez.

HahnSolo wrote: Rangers Michael Young? Also a previous year guy

Edgy MD wrote: OK, then, I'm hot. What is ... Scott Rolen? Nope.

A Boy Named Seo wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Indians - Omar Vizquel? No. Lemme get another swing. Jim Thome? He got one back in 2016!

Edgy MD wrote: Who is Ken Griffey? DING! DING! Odd story, the statue was put up outside Safeco in April, but in October was vandalized by someone cutting the bat off! https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/bat-stolen-from-ken-griffey-jr-statue-outside-safeco-field/

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Indians - Omar Vizquel? No.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The Dodgers did a Jackie Robinson statue that's as good as any fake plaza with a stupid 42 The first of such non-retired number honors for the franchise

HahnSolo wrote: Big Papi for the Sox?

HahnSolo wrote: The rescinded HOF honor was the Phillies/Pete Rose. Yup!

41Forever wrote: I think the Indians retired Frank Robinson's number as a manager. I think he was a middling manager for them, but I suspect they are saluting his role a pioneer. Yes, they did! Other than Jackie Robinson, second to have his number retired by three teams, though the only one to have the same number across the board.