One of Baseball's "Nicest Guy"s retiring at the end of the Year.

[scoey1953]

GONNA MISS YA "KINGFISH"!!
TIM SALMON PLAYED HIS ENTIRE CARRER WITH THE ANGELS

SALMON ANNOUNCED THIS WAS HIS LAST YEAR IN BASEBALL.
Timmy is four home runs away from 300 Career Home Runs.
He will be missed!! Tim at least got the chance to be
on the winning side of the WORLD SERIES when the ANGELS
PLAYED THE GIANTS in 2002.

[SeattleGirl]

1. What prompted this decision?

I hadn't heard he was retiring. And good for him for staying with one team his whole career. That is so unusual these days. We had Edgar Martinez, who played his whole career with the Mariners.

[scoey1953]

2. Not sure...

Watching MLB.com with Angels annoucers..Steve Physiok and Rex Hudler who both were talking about
Salmon's career. Apparently he annouced it today.

[Pierre.Suave]

3. I used to think

Kirby Puckett was a good guy too, until he retired, was arrested, and all the dirt came out. I no longer display my Kirby Pucklett jersey and am considering selling it on ebay.

[NNadir]

4. Kirby Puckett was arrested? For what?

Of what dirt do you speak?

[richmwill]

10. There was a charge of groping a woman in a bar...

...of which Kirby was found "Not Guilty".

[Pierre.Suave]

11. I happen to know

A fellow that was involved in that investigation, and the storeis he tells make me feel very bad that I ever thought he was an ok guy.

[richmwill]

9. About Puckett...

I also heard that the bad things said about Kirby after he retired, most notably in the Sports Illustrated article, were said by a "vengeful ex-mistress with an agenda". So- keep that in mind when remembering Kirby, and before you decide to sell your jersey.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Hmmm. I just checked the Angels website, and didn't find anything

about it. Maybe it hasn't been posted yet.

[maveric]

6. Salmon along with Kirby Puckett, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken...

are the classiest guys in the game.
A true Angel with a great career.

[ikojo]

7. I don't know much about the California Angels

but I am impressed he stayed with one team for his entire career in baseball. That is rare these days.

[scoey1953]

8. I can tell you one thing...It always seemed like

the ladies wore #15 as much as the men. Lets Hope Tim has a great time even
after his carreer is over. Hope he qualifies for the Hall of Fame a few years later. Class act!

[FredScuttle]

12. Sorry to burst your bubble

but the only way Salmon gets into the Hall of Fame is if he buys a ticket

http://www.baseballreference.com/s/salmoti01.shtml

[scoey1953]

13. never say never...

I would imagine there will be a big space there, since Bonds will never make it.
Wait didn't I just say "never"..LOL..ok so Bonds will have a special wing all
to himself...called the "drug induced" wing.

[KitchenWitch]

14. I am not sure Salmon has the stats that would get him in!

That being said, I do like him as a player, even though he plays for the Angels.

[FredScuttle]

15. Sure.....right next to Babe Ruth's "Non-Integrated Competition" wing

LOL