Dave Parker II, the son of the late DaveParker, inducted his father into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y. He concluded his speech by reading a poem received from his father, one that elicited plenty of laughs from those in attendance:
"Here I am — 39. About damn time," he read. "I know I had to wait a little, but that's what you do with fine-aged wine. I'm a Pirate for life, wouldn't have it no other way. That was my family, even though I didn't go on parade day. I love ya'll. The Bucs own my heart. Because those two championships I got, ya'll played in the first part. I'm in the Hall now, you can't take that away. That statue better look good, you know I got a pretty face. Top-tier athlete, fashion icon, sex symbol. No reason to list the rest of my credentials. I'm him. Period. The Cobra. Known for my rocket arm and I will run any catcher over. To my friends, family, I love ya'll. Thanks for staying by my side. I told ya'll Cooperstown would be my last ride. So the star of Dave will be in the sky tonight, watch it glow. But I didn't lie on my documentary, I told ya'll I wouldn’t show."
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Dave Parker II, the son of the late Dave Parker, inducted his father into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y. He concluded his speech by reading a poem received from his father, one that elicited plenty of laughs from those in attendance:
"Here I am — 39. About damn time," he read. "I know I had to wait a little, but that's what you do with fine-aged wine. I'm a Pirate for life, wouldn't have it no other way. That was my family, even though I didn't go on parade day. I love ya'll. The Bucs own my heart. Because those two championships I got, ya'll played in the first part. I'm in the Hall now, you can't take that away. That statue better look good, you know I got a pretty face. Top-tier athlete, fashion icon, sex symbol. No reason to list the rest of my credentials. I'm him. Period. The Cobra. Known for my rocket arm and I will run any catcher over. To my friends, family, I love ya'll. Thanks for staying by my side. I told ya'll Cooperstown would be my last ride. So the star of Dave will be in the sky tonight, watch it glow. But I didn't lie on my documentary, I told ya'll I wouldn’t show."
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