Jim Rice nowadays

Bass player in Bootsy Collins cover band.

Jim Rice

On this date in 1989, Jim Rice retires with 382 home runs.

"When Jimmy stepped to the plate, he was as close as I came to being scared." - Goose Gossage

Wade Boggs

On this date in 2005, Wade Boggs is inducted into the Hall of Fame.

"You don't think Jim Rice or Don Baylor would've beat my ass if I was?" - on Oil Can Boyd's accusation that he was a racist

Andre Dawson says Barry Bonds does not deserve to be in the Hall of Fame

Well now that you mention it, Andre....

What, are Jim Rice and Bruce Sutter going to complain to?

Jim Rice

On this date in 1989, Jim Rice retires with 382 home runs.

"When Jimmy stepped to the plate, he was as close as I came to being scared." - Goose Gossage

Ozzie Smith

On this date in 2002, Ozzie Smith is elected to the Hall of Fame.

Career intentional walks:

Ozzie Smith - 79
Jim Rice - 77

No surprise. Cranky young men turn into crankly old men.

Per AP, Hall of Famer* Jim Rice said this the other day to a group of Little Leaguers:

"You see a Manny Ramirez, you see an A-Rod, you see Jeter. Guys that I played against and with, these guys you're talking about cannot compare. We didn't have the baggy uniforms. We didn't have the dreadlocks. It was a clean game, and now they're setting a bad example for the young guys."

Manny and A-Rod, ok but what is the beef with Jeter?

I wonder how much he complained signing that card above.

*Fenway OPS - 920, Away OPS - 789. Hall of Famer? How?

(I just lost my New England readers)