Matt Molnar
2007-01-05, 04:21 PM
During a Major League career that spanned 16 seasons, Bobby Bonilla was one of the most feared switch-hitters in the game. And, as evidenced by the fact that he appeared in the postseason with five different teams from 1990 to 2000, Bonilla was a winner.
Now, five years after his retirement, Bonilla is hoping to be immortalized in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
Bonilla, as one of 17 players making their first appearance on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot, must get 75 percent of the total vote to gain entrance into baseball's most elite company. The results of the 2007 BBWAA Hall of Fame election will be announced Jan. 9, and the induction ceremony will take place on July 29 in Cooperstown.
Click (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061221&content_id=1766567&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym) for more at Mets.com.
I was kinda dumbfounded when I saw this headline, thinking about what a toolbox he was when he was on the Mets, but I suppose he did have some great seasons before that.
Now, five years after his retirement, Bonilla is hoping to be immortalized in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
Bonilla, as one of 17 players making their first appearance on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot, must get 75 percent of the total vote to gain entrance into baseball's most elite company. The results of the 2007 BBWAA Hall of Fame election will be announced Jan. 9, and the induction ceremony will take place on July 29 in Cooperstown.
Click (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061221&content_id=1766567&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym) for more at Mets.com.
I was kinda dumbfounded when I saw this headline, thinking about what a toolbox he was when he was on the Mets, but I suppose he did have some great seasons before that.