I now know a Baseball Hall of Famer
 

Barry and I were junior high friends growing up in Cincinnati, and sat next to each other in 8th grade English. He went on to outstanding pro baseball success, and I've won my Fantasy Football league twice, so we've both done ok. :)


Barry Larkin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Barry Larkin, who was planning to spend his morning on the golf course trying to calm his nerves, will be spending the rest of his day celebrating his entrance into baseball's Hall of Fame.

Larkin, who spent his entire 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, was the lone player inducted into the Hall of Fame on his third year of the ballot. Larkin received 86.4% of the vote of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, eclipsing the 75% needed for induction.

"I'm at a loss of words for this time," said Larkin. "I'm incredibly, incredibly moved by this experience, so humbled by being newest member of the Hall of Fame."