Baseball Musings notes that today is Hank Aaron’s Birthday.
Here is an interview from last year:
Aaron wasn’t a flashy player he just showed up every day and did his job better than almost everyone else in the game. He had a solid bat , 3 gold gloves and some speed on the bases (240 stolen bases). He is the all time leader in RBI’s and Total Bases and Extra Base Hits. He is in the top 5 all time in Games, at bats, Plate Appearances, Runs, Hits, Home Runs, Times on base, Sac Flies, Intentional Walks and a few less popular categories such as Grounded into Double Plays and Outs.
There is absolutely no way I would want Bonds on my team over Aaron. I don’t care what the numbers say. The only time I would choose Bonds over Aaron is if the bases were loaded and I needed one run for a world series.
Aaron is one of the all time class acts of the game. We were very lucky to have him.
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