President George H.W. Bush after flipping the coin between the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans on Oct.30, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The 41st President has been in the intensive care unit at Houston Methodist Hospital and is relying on a ventilator to breathe – Doctors treating former President George H.W. Bush for pneumonia considered Thursday whether to take out a breathing tube while his wife, Barbara, said she was feeling much better after undergoing treatment for bronchitis.
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Baseball Hall of Fame results 2017: Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez elected
The Baseball Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2017 on Wednesday, and there are three players joining the ranks: OF Tim Raines, 1B Jeff Bagwell, and C Ivan Rodriguez. First, this is our tenuous A’s connection.
Rodriguez, Raines among Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2017
Ivan Rodriguez, a strong hitter and rifle-armed catcher who nabbed would-be base stealers at a 46 percent career rate, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday in his first year of eligibility. Rodriguez, who spent most of his Major League Baseball career with the Texas Rangers, will be joined in the Class of 2017 by Houston Astros great Jeff Bagwell and former Montreal Expos All-Star Tim Raines with their induction on July 30. Puerto Rico’s Rodriguez became only the second catcher after Johnny Bench to be elected at his first opportunity, five years after retirement.