Tim Raines pulling for Expos teammate Larry Walker ahead of 2020 Hall of Fame reveal Globe_Sports
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tim Raines, seen at the Clark Sports Center on July 30, 2017, can speak from experience when he describes what Larry Walker might be feeling in the hours before Tuesday's Hall of Fame induction announcement.Tim Raines can speak from experience when he describes what Larry Walker might be feeling in the hours before Tuesday’s Hall of Fame induction announcement.
Raines, now a special assistant to player development for the Blue Jays, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2017. The Maple Ridge, B.C., native had fallen short by 87 votes in 2019, finishing at 54.6 per cent. He received 34.1 per cent the year before.“I would say my last three years made it more enjoyable because each year I gained a bit more,” he said. “At the end I got in with over 85 per cent and that made it better because I didn’t just barely get in.
While Raines said he was impressed with every aspect of Walker’s game, he marvelled at the big outfielder’s unexpected speed, calling him “probably one of the best base-runners I had ever been around other than myself.”
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