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  Wade Boggs | BaseballLibrary.com
Boggs plans to be with son, not in majors from sptimes.com (11/12/01)
Boggs was back to his old.300 self in 1993 for the contending Yanks, and made his first of four consecutive All-Star starts in pinstripes.
Boggs made a splash by socking the first home run in Devil Rays history, and in the relatively low-key environment of his hometown -- he was an all-state kicker on the football team for Tampa's Plant High School -- Boggs seemed virtually assured of reaching the 3,000-hit plateau.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Boggs_Wade.stm   (2323 words)

  
  Wade Boggs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox, whose hitting in the 1980s and 1990s dominated the American League in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn.
Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
Boggs is reported to have offered the Tampa Bay Devil Rays him choosing to be inducted with their regalia in exchange for an additional million dollars, a term that was reportedly accepted by the owners.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wade_Boggs   (1174 words)

  
 Hallmark of Boggs was his plate discipline - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Red Sox - Sports
Boggs may never have had that extra something that officially renders a player ''beloved," a la Ted, Yaz, or Pudge, but he was relentlessly efficient, a man who irritated and frustrated pitchers almost as much by not swinging the bat (1,412 walks) as he did by swinging it (3,010 hits).
Yup, Wade Anthony Boggs is an official Hall of Famer (along with Ryne Sandberg), and the reason he was up there making an oft-emotional acceptance speech yesterday was spelled out in the first sentence of his plaque.
As a player, Boggs was known for his stoicism, but as a retiree he is freer to express his emotions, and he let it all out on the subject of his mother, who was killed in an automobile accident during the 1986 season.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/01/hallmark_of_boggs_was_his_plate_discipline   (947 words)

  
 Wade Boggs: 2005 Hall of Fame inductee - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Red Sox - Sports
Wade's father didn't retire from the service until 1967, and the Hall of Famer remembers that his mother did a lot of the driving and cheering from the bleachers in his early years.
Debbie Boggs remembers being uncomfortably pregnant during the playoffs, and the five-hour flight to California for the ALCS was particularly torturous.
Wade Boggs still goes to the batting cage and is still at his playing weight of 205 pounds.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/31/wade_boggs_2005_hall_of_fame_inductee   (3687 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News
Boggs, a five-time American League batting champion with the Boston Red Sox who swatted 3,010 hits, and Sandberg, a 10-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, were revealed Tuesday to be the only players voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame among 27 candidates on the ballot.
Boggs, an 11-time AL All-Star third baseman, was the 41st player to be elected his first time on the ballot, while Sandberg made it on his third try.
"Wade Boggs was one of the greatest hitters that I have ever seen and I compliment the Hall of Fame and the Baseball Writers Association of America for electing him on the first ballot," said Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, who had Boggs from 1993-97 after his 11 years with Boston.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20050104&content_id=927196&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp   (1420 words)

  
 Wade Boggs - RBIdb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
Wade Boggs is a starter for Boston in the NES version of RBI.
Wade Boggs was one of the most superstitious players baseball has ever seen: he awoke at the same time every morning, ate chicken before every game (Jim Rice nicknamed him "Chicken Man") (The nickname of Chicken took on a different meaning for Yankee fans in the '80s.
When Boggs was in a slump near the end of the season and still led the league in Avg., he would conveniently go on the DL so he could win the batting title.
dee-nee.com /wiki/index.php?title=Wade_Boggs&redirect=no   (313 words)

  
 Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
View Wade Boggs's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org and RetroSheet.org..
www.baseball-reference.com /b/boggswa01.shtml   (1491 words)

  
 Wade Boggs Tribute - from TBO.com
Wade Boggs is known for all the superstitions, however he was a throwback - when the craze of the longball often overshadowed the hit for average, move the run along.
Wade carries with him to the Hall of Fame the history of a young boy who loved baseball and achieved his dream, and helping to continue the dream of every young baseball player with or without disabilities.
Wade Boggs accomplished his dream by utilizing his God-given talents and working very hard to become as successful as he could be.
sports.tbo.com /sports/boggs/tribute.shtml   (2399 words)

  
 Special Report - Wade Boggs - from TBO.com
Wade Boggs poses by the Hall of Fame's plaques in Cooperstown.
Wade Boggs was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on a warm Sunday afternoon in upstate New York.
Wade Boggs points skyward at the Trop after homering for his 3,000th career hit.
sports.tbo.com /sports/boggs   (337 words)

  
 Wade Boggs Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Wade Boggs was born on Sunday, June 15, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Boggs was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1982, with the Boston Red Sox.
Wade Boggs Autograph on a 1986 Leaf (#11)
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=boggswa01   (310 words)

  
 Wade - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Wade, Benjamin Franklin (1800-1878), American politician and lawyer, known for his anti-slavery views.
Wade, Virginia, born in 1945, British tennis player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1977 after fifteen years of play.
Boggs, Wade, born in 1958, American professional baseball player, who led the American League (AL) in batting five times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987,...
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 Wade Boggs Introduction, 1987   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
Boggs, whose favorite fare is fowl, has also been criticized for being no faster than a speeding pullet, and that's not true.
Before Wade was two, Win Boggs recognized that the baby of the family was an athlete and began preparing him for a career in the big leagues.
A few years back, Boggs was told that he was too pudgy; in 1982, he began a winter regimen of working out three times a week on Nautilus equipment, and he has since become relatively sleek.
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 The Baseball Analysts: Wade Boggs: A First-Ballot Hall of Famer (Part Two)
Boggs was born in 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Boggs was also known for taking the same route to and from his position in the field and for drawing the Hebrew word "Chai" (meaning "life") in the batter's box before each at-bat.
Boggs was honored by family and friends as well as his first minor-league manager and hitting coach, the scout who signed him, and an 80-year-old Williams, who made the trip despite failing health.
baseballanalysts.com /archives/2004/12/wade_boggs_a_fi_3.php   (1860 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Boggs has ties that bind in baseball history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
Wade Boggs was overwhelmingly elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, and it figures.
Wade Boggs bangs out one of his 3,010 hits, this one a first-inning single against the White Sox while he was with the Yankees in 1997.
Boggs, who played for the Red Sox, Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in his career (1982-99), was named on 474 of the record 516 cast.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/hallfame/2005-01-05-boggs-doubleday_x.htm   (814 words)

  
 ►► Wade Boggs Baseballs
Wade Boggs proved he was one of baseball's most consistent hitters.
Boggs didn't want to become known as a one-dimensional offensive player, so he took it upon himself to improve his defensive skills.
Wade Boggs connected on his 3,000 hit with a home run against Cleveland on August 7, 1999.
www.fansedge.com /ProductDetail.aspx?pfId=33-53340&fc=cjcatalog   (399 words)

  
 Wade Boggs: American Legend
Wade Boggs is a 3rd baseman for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Wade also returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since leaving the Yanks and the Yankee fans showed some class by giving him a standing ovation.
Boggs 2000 is a computerized version of Wade Boggs that is flawless in every aspect.
www.thebackyard.com /larry/wadeboggs   (485 words)

  
 Wade Boggs | National Baseball Hall of Fame
Wade Boggs was a virtuoso with a bat and one of the game's true masters at striking a baseball between the foul lines at an alarmingly successful rate.
A member of the 3,000-hit club despite failing to get a chance to play in the big leagues regularly until he was nearly 25 years old, Boggs retired with a lofty.328 batting average.
View the Hall of Fame ballot from the year Wade Boggs was inducted.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/boggs_wade.htm   (302 words)

  
 CNN/SI - MLB Baseball - Report: Wade Boggs to retire - Wednesday November 10, 1999 09:30 AM
Boggs, a five-time AL batting champion, played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays the past two years after 11 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and five with the New York Yankees.
Boggs, a 41-year-old third baseman, is eligible for free agency and The St. Petersburg Times reported Tuesday that Boggs is likely to take an off-field position with the Devil Rays.
Boggs finished the season with 3,010 hits and a.328 career batting average.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/1999/11/09/boggs_retiring   (329 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Boggs, Sandberg gain entry into Baseball Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
Wade Boggs was easily elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday in his first try, while holdover candidate Ryne Sandberg, who failed in his first two attempts, just barely received the necessary 75% of votes cast by veteran members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Boggs is the 12th third baseman and Sandberg the 17th second baseman named to the Hall of Fame.
Because Boggs played the majority of his career with the Red Sox, for whom he won the five batting titles, it is likely the cap on his plaque will have the Boston logo.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/hallfame/2005-01-04-boggs-sandberg-elected_x.htm   (937 words)

  
 ESPN.com - MLB - No cap flap: Boggs fine with HOF's BoSox plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
Boggs, elected to the Hall this week along with Ryne Sandberg, spent the first 11 seasons of his career with Boston, winning five American League batting titles.
Boggs and Sandberg will be inducted July 31 along with any players elected by members of the Veterans Committee, whose vote is announced March 2.
Dan Patrick Show: Wade Boggs received his MLB Hall of Fame call at 12:26, the same two numbers he wore with the Yankees (12) and Red Sox (26).
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=1961680   (462 words)

  
 The Baseball Analysts: Wade Boggs: A First-Ballot Hall of Famer (Part One)
Boggs ranks among the top four third basemen of all time and the greatest 20 non-pitchers from the post-expansion era (more on both in Part Two, which is scheduled to run tomorrow).
Boggs is about 10% above the average in times on base and 9% below the average in total bases in 6% fewer games.
Boggs is just about in line with the norm in terms of the number of Win Shares and seasons with over 30 and 20 but is nearly one full win share per 100 games above his peers (ranking second behind Schmidt).
baseballanalysts.com /archives/2004/12/wade_boggs_a_fi_2.php   (1566 words)

  
 Rays: Florida enshrinement is a 'steppingstone'
Boggs had 3,010, a career.328 batting average and five batting championships.
Boggs was inducted Sunday into Florida's Hall with two-time World Cup soccer champion Michelle Akers, four-time tennis Grand Slam winner Jim Courier, ESPN broadcaster and former FSU football player Lee Corso, and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.
Boggs will be happiest if he has his way, if it's the cap of the...
www.sptimes.com /2003/06/02/Rays/Florida_enshrinement_.shtml   (606 words)

  
 Wade Watch: 3000!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
The tears are following for Wade Boggs as he and wife Debbie watch a video retrospective of his career on Wade Boggs Day at Tropicana Field.
On a batman Sunday, Wade Boggs was the second-greatest stick at Tropicana Field.
They held Wade Boggs Day at Tropicana Field on Sunday and invited his memories to come along.
www.sptimes.com /3000   (168 words)

  
 Wade Boggs to be honored 9/30 - Baseball Fever
Boggs, who starred for the Red Sox from 1982-92, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility and was enshrined in Cooperstown on July 31.
Wade was an eight-time All-Star with the Sox, led the league in batting five times and in on-base percentage six times.
Those fans really bugged me. Boggs is a Red Sock and Clemens will be one too when the Hall comes (unless he plays about another 7 or 8 years with the Astros at a high level).
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=34151   (1300 words)

  
 Wade Boggs
Wade Boggs proved he was one of baseball's most
Wade Boggs connected on his 3,000 hit with a
Boggs has hand signed this official MLB baseball.
www.obriensports.com /WadeBoggs.html   (190 words)

  
 Only A Game : Feature : Ichiro before Ichiro
I don't know what Wade Boggs is like in retirement, but as a player he was a strange fellow.
When Barbara Walters asked Boggs to appear with his wife on Walters' show to discuss the woman who'd been Boggs's mistress for four years, he jumped at the chance.
I wondered out loud how he'd managed to so successfully keep his mind on hitting a baseball despite distractions ranging from the loss of loved ones to the jeering of thousands of fans who were wearing paper masks in the image of his former mistress.
www.onlyagame.org /features/2004/12/boggs.asp   (352 words)

  
 Wade Touched All The Bases - from TBO.com
Wade Boggs was going to get his 3,000th career hit, and Hatcher would be the first to greet him.
When Boggs is inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, he undoubtedly will refer to what otherwise would have been another interminable midsummer American League game -- Cleveland Indians 15, Devil Rays 10.
Today continues the Tribune's coverage of Wade Boggs, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
rays.tbo.com /rays/MGBG02GLLBE.html   (984 words)

  
 Wade Boggs Baseballs
Wade Boggs Autographed Baseball with HOF 2005 Inscription
Wade Boggs won a World Championship with the NY Yankees in 1996.
Wade Boggs hand signed this official MLB baseball, with an added inscription of HOF 2005.
www.prosportsmemorabilia.com /ProductDetail.aspx?pfId=33-42443&fc=cjcatalog   (373 words)

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