Jenny AU-92 0 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 He wound up with FIVE hits last night... bringing him to 3002 so far. CONGRATS BIGGIO!!!!!!!!!! Biggio is the first player to reach 3,000 hits since Rafael Palmeiro on July 15, 2005, with Baltimore. He passed Roberto Clemente for 26th on the career list with his fourth hit, a ninth-inning single.The 41-year-old, who entered the season needing 70 hits to reach the milestone, has played his entire 20-year career with the Astros, making him the longest tenured player in franchise history. Biggio's milestone came one day shy of the 19th anniversary of his first career hit, a single off Orel Hershiser on June 29, 1988. Fireworks went off, the counter in left-center field with red illuminated numbers ticked to 3,000 and a giant banner with his picture and "3,000" that spanned from the train track to the roof of the stadium was unveiled after the hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Biggio is the first player to reach 3,000 hits since Rafael Palmeiro on July 15, 2005, with Baltimore. And, unlike Palmeiro, Biggio will not soon be indicted for steriod use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG-91 1,483 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Yep...Biggio is a class act and I felt very privileged to be at the game last night. The only thing that would have been sweeter was if he could have gotten into second for a double...the fielder who tagged him out looked like he felt guilty for doing so. It did make celebrating the moment pretty convenient, though, seeing as how it was the 3rd out of the inning (but it was a game-tying RBI single). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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