CLEVELAND (ESPN) Bill Veeck announced that the Cleveland club has reached an agreement with Al "Scoop" Oliver.
Veeck told the packed press club at the Crazy Horse gentlemen's club that Oliver is the best kept secret in baseball. An eighteen-year major league veteran, with a lifetime batting average of .303, Oliver signed the agreement from his home in Portsmouth, Ohio.
With recent changes in the Hall of Fame voting process, Veeck told the press corps that Oliver will be back on the ballot in 2007 so this is Al's year to showcase his talents once more.
In the past 14 years, Oliver had been overlook by the Hall of Fame voters when received just 19 votes in 1991 despite a .303 lifetime average.
Veeck remarked that the voters are crazy to not put Oliver in Cooperstown as he is mong the top 50 in hits (2,743), total bases (4,083), RBI (1,326) extra base hits (825) and games played (2,368) at the time of his retirement.
Veeck also highlighted some of Oliver achievements:
[list:bbc24d0e2e]7-time All-Star (1972, 1975-76, 1980-83)
NL batting champion (1982)
Led NL in RBI, hits, extra bases and total bases (1982)
Led AL in games played (1980)
Twice led NL in doubles (1982-83)
8-time Top 10 MLB hitters (1975-82)
3-time Top 10 MVP (7th, 1972; 7th. 1974; 3rd, 1982)
First player to collect at least 200 hits and 100 RBI in a MLB season (1980, he repeated his feat in 1982)
Won Silver Slugger Award for three straight years, at three different positions[/list:u:bbc24d0e2e]
Oliver will likely play first base as well as work as the Bench Coach.
Live draft...why not?
Al Oliver Welcomes Another Chance
by Semper Gumby » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:05 pm
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by IM Bacchus » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:06 pm
It looks like Sean has a back pick... Fenway Park?
If you're still out there, you still have time to correct the pick.
IMB
If you're still out there, you still have time to correct the pick.
IMB
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by seanreflex » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:13 pm
[quote:99fd483ccd]It looks like Sean has a back pick... Fenway Park?
If you're still out there, you still have time to correct the pick.
IMB [/quote:99fd483ccd]
You beat me to my hallowed Fenway in the Panzer League, Mr. Bacchus. I can't let you take it from me here too :wink:
I was going to wait one more round to pick it, but I knew with you in this draft, it would be gone. Sorry brother !!
If you're still out there, you still have time to correct the pick.
IMB [/quote:99fd483ccd]
You beat me to my hallowed Fenway in the Panzer League, Mr. Bacchus. I can't let you take it from me here too :wink:
I was going to wait one more round to pick it, but I knew with you in this draft, it would be gone. Sorry brother !!
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by Jimmy_C » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:39 pm
The clock has been changed to 2 hours. Fletch...if you don't pick sometime tonight, you have until 9am tomorrow to pick.
Be prepared Semper...if Fletch picks tonight you'll want your proxies set, or you'll have to pick tomorrow morning while your still in your USMC emblem jammies and fuzzy slippers.
Bj...don't go near the sleeping chair tomorrow.
Fatty...don't make me send the MP's after you.
:D
Be prepared Semper...if Fletch picks tonight you'll want your proxies set, or you'll have to pick tomorrow morning while your still in your USMC emblem jammies and fuzzy slippers.
Bj...don't go near the sleeping chair tomorrow.
Fatty...don't make me send the MP's after you.
:D
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by IM Bacchus » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:11 am
Hi There Sean,
Funny thing is, I got this league confused in my head with the Panzer league (lots of similar USMC themed teams?) and have been building this team with Fenway in mind thinking I already had the ballpark. Not a team busting mistake, just a brain fart.
It's 7 AM and we are back on the clock. Visick is up for two picks.
IMB
Funny thing is, I got this league confused in my head with the Panzer league (lots of similar USMC themed teams?) and have been building this team with Fenway in mind thinking I already had the ballpark. Not a team busting mistake, just a brain fart.
It's 7 AM and we are back on the clock. Visick is up for two picks.
IMB
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by Jimmy_C » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:29 am
Visick didn't have any proxies fire, so we may be in for a wait. It's 4:15am on the west coast. Unless he does the manly thing like poking Mrs. Visick in the ribs and telling her to "go downstairs and make 2 picks for me", we probably have 2 hours to burn.
So while we are waiting...here's a list of guys who I thought were steals as later-than-shoulda-been picks so far:
#11 Mike Schmidt- He is a top 4 pick in my opinion. Few players in this game can actually carry a mediocre team to victory. Schmidty is one of them.
#27 Will Clark- (see above)
#33 Orel Hershiser- Sempers eyes must have bugged out to see this shut-down starter available with the 33rd pick.
#82 Oscar Gamble- He has it all...the power, the OBP, the low salary, and the "fro".
#91 Dennis Eckersley- Ends games, period.
#108 Tom Henke- (see above)
Anyone else?
So while we are waiting...here's a list of guys who I thought were steals as later-than-shoulda-been picks so far:
#11 Mike Schmidt- He is a top 4 pick in my opinion. Few players in this game can actually carry a mediocre team to victory. Schmidty is one of them.
#27 Will Clark- (see above)
#33 Orel Hershiser- Sempers eyes must have bugged out to see this shut-down starter available with the 33rd pick.
#82 Oscar Gamble- He has it all...the power, the OBP, the low salary, and the "fro".
#91 Dennis Eckersley- Ends games, period.
#108 Tom Henke- (see above)
Anyone else?
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