I have lived in Chicago my whole life. All 28 years and I have never even heard of the chicago Sports Hall of fame?

Can someone tell me what position Papi played as well? and for who?

Does this joke ever stop?

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I know....it's hilarious! I tuned in for about a half hour this morning, and everyone kept referring to it as "The Hall"! If Mike were a professional baseball player, I would understand the phrase. But this isn't even the broadcasting HOF....it is simply 'A' HOF. What an honor!

In light of The Idiot's induction into an insignificant and never-heard-of "Hall of Fame," I hereby propose the following equally deserving nominations:

Sean Salisbury - Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Ron Karkovice - Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Stu Grimson - National Hockey League Hall of Fame.
Stacey King - Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Eh, haven't been a big Pappy fan in more than a few years...but more power to him I guess with this HoF thing--legitimate or not.

Congratulations to The Idiot! on being inducted into the 426th most significant Hall of Fame in America.

1. Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, NY
2. Football Hall of Fame - Canton, OH
3. Hockey Hall of Fame - Toronto, ONT
4. Basketball Hall of Fame - Springfield, MA
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45. Bowling Hall of Fame - St. Louis, MO
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67. Soccer Hall of Fame.
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89. Polo Hall of Fame.
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125. Badminton Hall of Fame.
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163. Chess Hall of Fame.
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187. UNO Hall of Fame.
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235. Candy Land Hall of Fame.
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334. Solitaire Hall of Fame.
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425. Watching Grass Grow Hall of Fame.
426. Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

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Stoneroses, where's the Garbageman Hall of Fame on the list?

133, but it's actually called the Sanitation Engineer Hall of Fame. The Serial Murderer Hall of Fame was 424.

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Teelander, as I posted in another thread:

Here's what I found on http://www.conciergepreferred.com/chica ... ctions.htm:

Chicago sports fans will find a lot to look at and interact with at the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (1150 N. River Rd., Des Plaines, 847-294-1700) located on the campus of Maryville Academy. The Hall of Fame features sports memorabilia honoring more than 300 area athletes, schools and professional teams; eight interactive touch-screen video kiosks featuring a sports trivia game, sports writers discussing favorite sports moments, biographies and statistics of inductees, and more.

And an article!

Local sports hall of fame may dock at Navy Pier
Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 18, 2004 by David Roeder

Since 1996, the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame has sat at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, so ignored that it can't charge admission. But you'd think champion-deprived Chicagoans would pay to see Bobby Hull's hockey stick, Minnie Minoso's jersey and a 2,200- pound statue of Walter Payton, so the museum is considering a relocation where it will get more traffic.

A lot more. As in Navy Pier, which annually draws more than 8 million people. If 1 percent of them hit the museum, attendance will grow 80 times from what it typically gets in a year at Maryville.

"We are meeting with Navy Pier officials next week," said Bill Watson, who runs the museum for Maryville. "We have signed nothing with them yet." He said the museum needs to move where it can charge for admission and gain visibility. The museum "is not easy to find and we can't spend money to promote it," he said.

It's looking at about 2,500 square feet. The terrace in Festival Hall is one possibility, said Billy Weinberg, spokesman for the state- city authority that runs Navy Pier. But Weinberg emphasized that talks are in very early stages.

The Sun-Times has documented that the museum owes about $750,000 to Maryville, which had planned on the attraction being a revenue producer. Moving to Chicago's top tourist location may be the only way to chip away at that debt. Currently, the museum's annual induction ceremony is its only source of cash.

So, if I did my math correctly, this POS HOF gets 1,000 visitors a year? Check me, though, I haven't had enough coffee yet.

100,000. Allegedly.

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My fault. You're right. I missed the "if 1%" part.

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So this dump sits in Des Plaines. You never hear a damn thing about it and it looks like they are in financial trouble. They can't even charge people a buck to get in it looks like.

What do you think Pappy's display looks like? I've got some ideas.

They probrally don't have enough money to make a bust of Pappy. Wouldn't it be funny if they had a bust with Pappy's stupid expression.

-They probrally have a poloroid of Pappy.

-A hot dog

-His CD

233. Redacted message board poster HOF

My guess - they have a plastic bust. Probably like those machines at the museum - put the quarter in and it makes a little plastic locomotive for you. In this case, drop a quarter, get a constipated North bust.

Press Release from the "Hall:"

1. We inducted The Idiot!
2. We've paid off our $750,000 debt to Maryville!

Numbers 1 and 2 are not to be construed as being related. Really.

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It's actually a genious move for this stupid Hall to start inducting media guys. They'll probrally do one every year. That way they get free advertising on whatever outlet that person has. It's a boost to the persons ego and they'll mention it forever. Maybe that's why they let Pappy in. They were going out of business and tried a last ditch effort to inform the public that they exist. LOL. I'll bet I'm not to far off.

Okay, but why not induct somebody with an audience? Mac or Boers, for instance.

No I agree but Pappy probrally drank with the owners of this dump and did alot of back slapping and he gets in first. Mac and Boers arent that type. But you watch Mac gets in next year so they can get publicity with an actual audience and Boers will get in the following year. Boers reply to them when they inform him will be "bite me". LOL.

that breaks down to an extra 216.43 people/day who can ask....
"Why is he in the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame?"

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Press Release from "The Hall:"

We are very excited to have inducted the host of the lowest rated morning show in Chicago! The Idiot's bust will be placed between that of Tim Johnson, of Lake Forest High School, who shot up to being ranked 15th in the state in boy's tennis in 1967, and Michael Lucas, who is the Chicago Sky's Number 1 fan!

We anticipate doubling our current daily attendance of 2.74 people, and will probably have to add 2 or 3 new parking spots to our existing 1. Unfortunately, because of the expected increase to 5.48 people per day, we will no longer be able to pay people to attend our museum.

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