DHL Hometown Heroes
DHL Hometown Heroes was a 2006 promotional event, sponsored by shipping company
DHL, where Major League Baseball
(MLB) fans were encouraged to vote for the most outstanding player in the history of each MLB franchise.
online
and via cell-phone. In all, nearly 17 million votes were cast.
On September 27, 2006 MLB announced a list of winning players, one from each team.
Of the players awarded, Nolan Ryan was the only player to win the award for two different teams: the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers.
Three of the honored players were true "hometown heroes" in the sense of starring with MLB teams in or near their actual hometowns. Ryan grew up from infancy in the
Brooklyn Dodgers
.)
Award winners
The "Hometown Heroes" panel
- Orestes Destrade (ESPN and XM Satellite Radio broadcaster)
- Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports BureauExecutive Vice President)
- Jerome Holtzman (Hall of Fame writers wing official MLB historian)
- Richard C. Levin (Yale Universitypresident)
- Dinn Mann (MLB.com editor-in-chief)
- Tim McCarver (Fox Sports broadcaster)
- Jose de Jesus Ortiz (Houston Chronicle writer)
- Harold Reynolds (ESPN broadcaster)
- Ken Shouler (historian and author)
- Claire Smith (The Philadelphia Inquirer assistant sports editor)
- Don Sutton (Washington Nationals broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher)[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ Staub and Carter were players for the former Montréal (QC) franchise that became the Nationals in 2005. Because of rules established, no former Washington Senator (before 1971) could have been nominated.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Major League Baseball, DHL unveil nominees for the "DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes" platform". MLB.com. July 17, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Newman, Mark (October 1, 2006). "Fans select teams' Hometown Heroes". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2011.