OT: Barry Larkin elected to Baseball HOF
http://twitter.com/BryanDFischer/statuses/156465301188390912
"Well deserved. RT @MLB: BREAKING: Former @Reds shortstop Barry Larkin elected to @BaseballHall ... atmlb.com/zg8U9B"
Congrats!
January 9th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
I saw Larkin play SS at UofM. Congrats Barry.
January 9th, 2012 at 3:06 PM ^
I met him at a baseball camp when I was 12. Congrats Barry!
January 9th, 2012 at 3:12 PM ^
Believe Larkin is now the second Wolverine in Cooperstown after George Sisler.
January 9th, 2012 at 3:14 PM ^
Charlie Gehringer too apparently. Had no idea he went to Michigan.
January 9th, 2012 at 3:25 PM ^
...fourth Wolverine. George Sisler, Branch Rickey, Charlie Gehringer, and Larkin.
January 9th, 2012 at 3:48 PM ^
U-M press release on Larkin's election to the HOF has details on the previous three, for those interested:
Larkin will become the fourth Wolverine to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. George Sisler was inducted in 1939 and lettered at U-M in 1913, '14 and '15. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Boston Braves, and held the Major League record for hits in a season (257) until 2004. Charlie Gehringer played on the freshman team at U-M in 1923 and was awarded a freshman letter. He went on to become a six-time All-Star and American League Most Valuable Player in 1937 with the Detroit Tigers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1949. Branch Rickey, who is credited with inventing the modern farm system, pioneering the utilization of statistics and breaking the color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1967. Rickey coached U-M from 1910-13 while attending the Michigan Law School.
Also, as I noted in a previous thread, Gehringer also played football and basketball at U-M during his single academic year in Ann Arbor (1922-23).
January 9th, 2012 at 3:12 PM ^
Beat me but mine is prettier ; )
January 9th, 2012 at 3:13 PM ^
had UMers Larkin, Sabo and Hal Morris. not shabby.
January 9th, 2012 at 3:19 PM ^
Living in Cincinnati my whole life, I obviously grew up a Reds fan. Watching the games at a younger age, I just loved how Barry Larkin played. I tried to get #11 in every sport for my number to be just like him. He was and still is my favorite baseball player of all time. Well deserved Barry and congrats!