Craig Biggio Appreciation Thread

#53
#53
GAVol said:
How about Carlos Baerga? Early in his career in the early to mid 90s he was one of the top 2nd basemen in the AL and then he went straight in the toilet for the next 10 years or so.
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He got really, really fat. Alomar just suddenly went from being Joe Morgan to being Wally Backman.
 
#56
#56
hatvol96 said:
In an era when hype has come to outweigh substance, I think it is imperative for true fans of the game to recognize real accomplishment. Craig Biggio is about to reach 3,000 hits. He has done so with class. He has done so with one team. He has done so without a hint of arrogance or self importance. He has done so during a career in which he has made multiple position changes without ever complaining. He has done so playing hard, playing hurt, and playing every day. He has done so with a dignity that honors the game. We should all be thankful we've gotten to see him play.
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You described Tim Tebow:birgits_giggle:
 
#57
#57
I'll be honest, I hate his living guts!

Die Biggio!

Wait, let me jump into that pitch...............

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#58
#58
Biggio just announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
 
#60
#60
I dislike the Astros a lot, which means I was never particularly a fan of Biggio's. Nevertheless, the man is a freaking baseball player. If he's on your team, he's the kind of player whose jersey you want your son to wear. The game will be poorer with him out of it.
 
#62
#62
Nice comments about Biggio from a couple of his peers who've seen him play most of his career:

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Tribute to Biggio: When Astros veteran Craig Biggio announced on Tuesday that he'll retire at the end of this season, there was reason for John Smoltz to reminisce. Since they made their Major League debuts in 1988, the two have enjoyed numerous battles during both the regular season and postseason.

"I liked everything about the way he played," said Smoltz, who next year will become the longest tenured Major Leaguer who has spent his entire big-league career with one organization.

During his first three Division Series matchups against the Braves, Biggio had five hits in 43 at-bats. In the next two Division Series, during which the Astros beat the Braves, he had 14 hits in 39 at-bats.

Jones has an easy explanation for why Biggio, his former Astros teammate Jeff Bagwell and Bonds (while he was with the Pirates) got labeled early in the career as players who didn't show up for the postseason.

"You're not going to do much against [Greg] Maddux, [Tom] Glavine and Smoltz," Jones said. "When we had lesser talent on the hill, they did pretty good."
 
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