[Buhner] hit 307 home runs and drove in 951 runs for Seattle, and provided clubhouse leadership that helped the franchise reach unprecedented heights from 1995, when the Mariners captured their first American League West championship, through 2001.
The right fielder, known to his fans and teammates as "Bone," retired after the Mariners' record 116-win season in '01 and is on the Baseball Writers Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in his first year of eligibility.
Today there is this from Buhner in a story in the Seattle Times.
Buhner doubts Hall call
Jay Buhner has no delusions of grandeur, no pretensions of Cooperstown.
Ask him if he expects to get a Hall of Fame vote when the results are announced today — a single vote, mind you; not actual election — and he snorts.
"No. Come on. Let's be serious. You've got to be realistic. The chances of me getting a vote are slim and none."
Then, there is this:
"I didn't even know I was on the ballot until someone sent it to me on an e-mail two weeks ago," he said. "Truthfully, it's flattering to be even mentioned with the names on there, for God's sakes."
And this:
"I'll get a courtesy vote, like a courtesy golf clap," he joked.
And that is why I like Jay Buhner.
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