A former Angels great (semi-great? really good?) gave a retirement press conference yesterday. It was classy, it was funny, it was Torii. See the entire thing here. Say what you will about the man's politics--and there have been many things said, especially on this very website--but Torii played the game with heart, hustle and extraordinary talent. All in all, throughout nineteen seasons in MLB, he put up a .277/.331/.461 slash line, with 2,452 hits and 353 dingers. He also played some pretty solid defense. My favorite thing about Hunter was the transition he made after being move to the two-spot in the lineup.
WeekEnd HaloLinks: It's official. Torii's done.
