Biggio sets major league HBP record

[PDittie]

Craig Biggio's arm guard is headed to the Hall of Fame.

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Biggio was hit on the left elbow in the fourth inning by Byung-Hyun Kim, breaking Don Baylor's post-1900 record of 267 times hit by pitches. Biggio calmly turned and trotted to first as he had so many other times, but this time he pointed to the ball and asked the ball boy to send it back to the Astros' dugout as a keepsake for his years of pain.

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Many of the fans at Coors Field gave Biggio a standing ovation, and Cooperstown asked for his arm guard. As for the ball, it's headed home to his kids.

"My kids collect a bunch of stuff, it's amazing," Biggio said. "We have a rotation going on, I don't know if it's my daughter's or my oldest boy's — somebody is going to get it. They treat everything with respect, they respect the game."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3246475

[Spinzonner]

1. Reminds me of the 'Coach' character in the beginning of "Cheers"

who's claim to fame was being able to get himself hit by a pitch - in the 'noggin'