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BOGGS IN THE HALL

	Weblog/Video Postcards: Marty Strasen on the happenings in and around Cooperstown. Weblog/Video Postcards ONLINE HIGHLIGHTS From Tampa To Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - On July 31, Tampa's Wade Boggs became the first Bay area-born player to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and News Channel 8 commemorate the milestone. Multimedia: Boggs In The Hall See Boggs' Plaque | Read Boggs' Speech Tribute: Your Boggs Memories Video: Boggs On The Hall Photo Galleries: Hall Of Fame Weekend | Wade's Career Joe Henderson's Tour Of Cooperstown Main Street | Otesaga Resort

Road To The Hall: Boggs Is Enshrined In Hall Wade Boggs was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on a warm Sunday afternoon in upstate New York. He took his place among names that carry across summers and generations. Fennelly Column WFLA Report Wade Shares This Moment With Many New Inductees: Players Lack Respect For The Game Boggs Delivers A Hit  Aug. 7, 1999 - Remembering Boggs' 3,000th Hit: Wade Boggs points skyward at the Trop after homering for his 3,000th career hit. 3000: Boggs Smashes HR For Milestone Hit ST. PETERSBURG - Wade Boggs reached the 3,000- hit plateau in the most unpredictable manner: a sixth-inning home run. He struck a blow for sentiment, for irony, for baseball immortality. Full story Fennelly: Homer Makes Wade's Single Goal A Reality Henderson: Boggs Is Best Appreciated Seen Up Close A Boggs Life: The Superstitious Wade Boggs Other Views: Steinbrenner: Discipline, Work Ethic Forge Legacy LaMar: Boggs Fit Perfectly With Young Rays More Tribune coverage: Against All Odds Hit Was A Family Affair Quotebook On 3,000 Hits They Said It: Quotes Through The Years  On The Covers: Boggs Elected To Hall View a .pdf version of The Tampa Tribune's sports cover from Jan. 5, 2005, commemorating Wade Boggs' election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. View the .pdf Special Section: Boggs With bat in hand, Wade Boggs rose from the ballfields of Tampa to carve his place in history as one of baseball's most prolific hitters. On July 31, he joins the greats in Cooperstown where he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. View the .pdf Tribune stories: Tampa Years: A Star In The Making Minor-League Years: Paying His Dues Minor-League Years: The Longest Game Red Sox Years: A Series Of Unfortunate Events Yankees Years: Horse Of A Different Color Devil Rays Years: Out With A Bang Henderson: Despite The Fame, Wade Never Stopped Being One Of Us Tampa's Al Lopez, The True Original

Multimedia Video Bites: Wade Boggs discusses a variety of topics - baseball and otherwise - and those who knew him best comment on his Hall election. Wade's World Boggs On The Hall Of Fame Interview Excerpts Wade's New Passion: Fishing Snapshots: TBO.com takes a look at the life and career of Wade Boggs in photos, from his days as a talented Tampa youth to the mark he made in the majors, to his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Hall Of Fame Weekend Wade's Career   Previous Stories:  Names And Numbers: • Boggs Career Hits: 1-500 | 501-1,000 | 1,001-1500 1,501-2000 | 2,001-2,500 | 2,501-3010 • Boggs Timeline • Boggs Career Statistics • Big-Leaguers From Hillsborough County • Third Basemen In The Hall • First-Ballot Hall Of Famers • 3,000-Hit Club Members • 2005 Hall Of Fame Voting Tally • Top All-Time Vote-Getters  Related Links: • Hall Of Fame Bio • Big-Leaguers From Hillsborough County • Baseball Hall Of Fame: Official Site • 2005 Hall Of Fame Ballot Source: WFLA and Tampa Tribune Online Producer: Marty Strasen, TBO.com

 

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