Whew! Let’s all take a second to catch our breath. This was one wild weekend in Texas Rangers’ land, one we’re unlikely to ever see again.
By now you must know about all that transpired on Sunday. Pudge Rodriguez officially entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., and about 10 minutes later Adrian Beltre roped a double down the left-field line for his 3,000th hit.
I’d like to be clever and say Beltre stamped his ticket to the Hall of Fame, but the truth is he had already done that. From now on, 3,000 hits and counting, along with all of the other career milestones he’s destined to reach, will only further enhance his Hall of Fame resumé.