$wpsc_version = 169; {"id":141,"date":"2010-01-07T23:21:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T04:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torturedfanbase.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2010-01-08T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T05:05:30","slug":"andre-dawson-is-going-to-cooperstown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/torturedfanbase.com\/2010\/01\/andre-dawson-is-going-to-cooperstown\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Dawson is going to Cooperstown"},"content":{"rendered":"

A big congratulations to the Hawk on his long deserved<\/a> election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

1987 must really have been a more innocent time. \u00c2\u00a0Before steroids, when ball girls could wear shorts, when cigars could be smoked in the stands, \u00c2\u00a0when 47 home runs in a season was a remarkable achievement, \u00c2\u00a0before upwardly spiraling salaries created a gulf of money separating the fans from the stars they adored.<\/p>\n

Before there was an internet, there was a man named Andre.<\/p>\n

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Anyone who watched the Hawk knew he was destined for the Hall. \u00c2\u00a0Critics might quibble over \u00c2\u00a0imaginary numbers but the man is worthy on the basis of his fearsome arm alone.<\/p>\n

I still have never seen another player throw a baseball the way #8 could.<\/p>\n

At the park I sat transfixed – on TV they would be showing commercials but what you could see in between innings was well worth the price of admission. \u00c2\u00a0To call Dawson’s arm a cannon is simply an insult to Newtonian physics<\/strong>. \u00c2\u00a0He repeatedly and effortlessly tossed balls with absolutely no arc.<\/p>\n

As a tribute to the man, we will reflect back on the moments in Cub history that made Andre into the Hawk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n