Billy Pierce!!!

 

Met him several times over the years at baseball card shows, total class act! Statue will be unveiled at tonight's game!!!!!

 

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/press...sp&c_id=cws

Edited July 23, 200718 yr by zimne piwo

When I read the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be a joke thread. Like the next statue at the cell will be of the 07 suck sox.

sweet, i wonder when buehrle will get his.

This is great and overdue. So little is ever heard of Billy Pierce who was easily one of the best pitchers of his era. He probably should be in the hall of fame. I'm glad to see him get this recognition and wish I could be there.

As for further statues, how many can they have out there? I'd like to see statues of Shoeless Joe, Big Ed Walsh (of course) and maybe Luke Appling. And of course, Frank had gotta be honored. It'd be neat if they do that to coincide with him going into the hall of fame.

sweet, i wonder when buehrle will get his.

 

 

Sometime after Har-old and Big Frank!

Probably one of the most underrated and forgotten players in the history of the game. The stubbornness of his manager Al Lopez probably cost the Sox a chance at a WS victory in 1959. If you ever meet him, he is intelligent, witty and modest. What a contrast to some of the jerks in today's game. He deserves this.

Billy Pierce!!!

 

Met him several times over the years at baseball card shows, total class act! Statue will be unveiled at tonight's game!!!!!

 

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/press...sp&c_id=cws

 

I'll echo your opinion of Pierce. I met him at a card show as a little leaguer. Nice gentleman.

sweet, i wonder when buehrle will get his.

 

 

Pierce has 186 wins with the White Sox, most of any LHP. Buehrle has 104 currently....

and he has extremely hot grandaughters