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Original "Win it For" Thread Makes Baseball HOF

#1 User is offline   jacklamabe65 

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:14 PM

I just received a framed certificate from The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York proclaiming that the original SoSH "Win it For" thread has been formally inducted into their permanent collection. Two years ago, the original thread was printed out and sent to the museum. The staff there then spent considerable time deciding whether to admit the thread as part of its permanent collection. On October 19th, the Board of Trustees of the Hall formally accepted the thread; it is now permanent part of the Rare Books Collection of the Museum.

They will attempt to put the collection on public display during the anniversary years - 2029, 2054, 2079, 2104, and beyond.

Considering that the vast amount of writing came from you folks, its nice to know that a piece of you will now be in Cooperstown forever.

The proclamation reads:

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. in Cooperstown, New York

Certificate of Donation

The Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum gratefully accepts and appreciates your generous gift of the "Win it For" thread from the Sons of Sam Horn website, October 2004.

October 19, 2006

Dale Petroskey
President


Even Tonto might be pleased!

http://abner.baseballhalloffame.org/search...f+sam+horn&2,,3

This post has been edited by jacklamabe65: 25 October 2006 - 07:34 PM

October 20, 2004 - Mike Francesa: "The Yankees will not lose on Mickey Mantle's birthday."

The next afternoon - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo: "Mike, you were right! Because of the length of the game, the Yankees didn't lose on Mickey Mantle's birthday. Instead, they lost on Whitey Ford's!"

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:19 PM

Congrats to the originator of the historic thread!
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:23 PM

That's pretty cool, Shaun!

So that's the original thread, i.e. with Tonto and everything else, now in the actual Hall of Fame huh...
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:31 PM

Thats terrific... a thread on SoSH is officially a piece of baseball history.

Neat stuff.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:42 PM

Nice.

Perhaps the 2104 bash should be in Cooperstown. BSL? Can you organize? Thanks.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:45 PM

moving to main forum...

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:47 PM

The original Tonto is on there - and every page is in color in a manuscript-bound book that the Hall will rebind whenever necessary.

Thanks to Art Martone and Leigh Montville who both helped with the Introduction to the bound edition.
October 20, 2004 - Mike Francesa: "The Yankees will not lose on Mickey Mantle's birthday."

The next afternoon - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo: "Mike, you were right! Because of the length of the game, the Yankees didn't lose on Mickey Mantle's birthday. Instead, they lost on Whitey Ford's!"

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:18 PM

That is truly outstanding. Nice job everyone! I appreciate the HOF recognizing the pure unadulterated passion that was on that thread. I know when I'll be visiting Cooperstown....
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:26 PM

That is actually kind of cool.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:34 PM

It's astounding to me that my grandfather's memory is connected to the 2004 World Series by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just, holy shit!
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:42 PM

That's pretty sweet.

No--check that.

That's VERY sweet!

Kudos, all.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:45 PM

Now I'm really sorry I never came up with a cool 'Win it for' angle. I guess I have my lame-o family to blame -- I'm the only real Red Sox fan in it.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 03:45 PM

My mother, who figured promiently in my entry, just passed away last Wednesday. When I first saw this thread I actually reached for the phone but I am sure that someplace somewhere she too is smiling to be in the HOF.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:00 PM

Very impressive. Congrats. It gives all another reason to go to Cooperstown

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:08 PM

That's cool. Especially for Tonto.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:23 PM

It was pretty clear that what happened in 2004 had a an impact in New England that resonated deeply throughout multiple generations.

'Win it For' deserves this treatment, because it captured the feeling that this wasn't so much about baseball, or a sports victory as it was about family. All the years we agonized and cheered through the baseball season with our parents, or a favorite relative-- watching and waiting for that day to arrive when the Hancock Tower flashed Red & Blue, and a million joyous people would walk across the Longfellow Bridge together (including that guy in my avatar).

Congrats to you Shaun, and to the rest of us (who's going to be the first one to put 'HOF' in their sig?).

This is pretty cool stuff.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:26 PM

It's about time I was enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Seriously, this is a very cool thing. I just wish I'd done a better job with my piece, since all I did was submit a bunch of bullet points.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:55 PM

Very cool. Thanks for your efforts.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:56 PM

Fratboy, on Oct 25 2006, 05:26 PM, said:

It's about time I was enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Seriously, this is a very cool thing. I just wish I'd done a better job with my piece, since all I did was submit a bunch of bullet points.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 05:04 PM

Do we still have a link to the original thread?

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