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Hall of Fame Honors Joe Pierson
Monday, November 1st, 2066
One of the best players ever, shortstop Joe Pierson, has received the ultimate honor for a baseball player -- being inducted into the CAREER 2004 Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony, which was held today, included tributes from his former teammates. One of them recognized his unparalleled work ethic, another his "naturally pure" swing, and yet another, his love for the game.
Pierson received numerous awards during his playing days, but he said, nothing can compare to being enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
In a career spanning 2510 games, Pierson batted .307 with 2810 hits, 419 home runs, 1602 RBIs and 1820 runs scored.
He was 44, when he retired.
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Bravo Now Hall of Famer
Monday, November 1st, 2066
What a career and what a ballplayer.
Jorge Bravo truly was one of the best to play the game and today he was enshrined into the CAREER 2004 Hall of Fame.
"It is an honor to be mentioned with the greatest players of all time. I want to thank my family, friends and teammates for supporting me throughtout this long career," the outstanding second baseman said at the induction ceremony.
In his career, Bravo played in 2840 games with a .280 lifetime batting average. Among his 2793 hits were 686 doubles, 59 triples and 348 home runs. He also scored 1343 runs and drove in 1400 runs.
Jorge Bravo retired from baseball at the age of 49.
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Hall of Fame Inducts Espinoza
Monday, November 1st, 2066
In a ceremony witnessed by all the living members of the CAREER 2004 Hall of Fame, Ánibal Espinoza stepped on the stage to join the game's immortals. He retired at the age of 48 and during his 2819-game career batted .277, produced 33 home runs, 3025 hits and 873 RBIs, while scoring 1901 times. The legendary third baseman, surrounded by his joyful family, looked on as his plaque went up on the wall of fame at baseball's shrine to its greatest players.
After the induction ceremony, one of the Hall of Famers notorious for doctoring the ball was asked how did he pitch to Espinoza. "Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that's all I threw him... and he still hit them. He's the only player in baseball who consistently hit my grease. He saw the ball so well, I guess he could pick out the dry side."
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