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For those of you who didn’t read the text, we learned that in his first season, “Alex became such a hero in Cleveland that the mayor issued a proclamation at City Hall citing ‘his outstanding base stealing accomplishments and the recent excitement he has brought to the city.’”
Unfortunately, his bright star quickly burned out in Cleveland. After stealing 40 bases in 63 games in 1990, he stole only 27 (while being caught 17 times) in 122 games in 1991. He was traded from the Indians to the Pirates after 41 games in 1992.
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This is amazing. Talk about jumping the gun with that proclamation! It reminds me of the time that Don West of Shop-At-Home declared that, following his trade to the Reds, Ken Griffey, Jr. was guaranteed to break the all-time home run record and that Don’s retirement fund consisted of a stack of 1989 Upper Deck Griffey, Jr. cards.
The mayor of Cleveland that issued the proclamation was Michael White – he had just been elected and ended up serving three full terms, which is the longest run in history for a mayor in Cleveland. So I guess the moral of the story is that we can all overcome our mistakes, no matter how boneheaded they are.