The Hawk in Hall of Fame

One of my all-time favorite Chicago Cubs, Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, was finally voted into baseball's hall of fame.

Dawson joined the Cubs after nine years playing on the Astroturf in Montreal. He still had a rocket arm, base-stealing speed and a powerful swing. He hit 49 home runs and was the MVP of the 1987 season, and the Cubs still finished in last place.

I'll never forget listening to Harry Caray's radio broadcast the day some chump San Diego pitcher, Eric Show, beaned Dawson in the face with a fast ball after Dawson had hit three home runs on the Padres over two games. He was knocked out, bleeding, but got up moments later and started chasing Show. Harry, of course, went nuts. It was wonderful.

I couldn't find any audio of Harry's call, but I did find this commercial for Pizza Hut's Harry Caray-Out Special:

Here's another nice article on Dawson from 2008 on MLB.com: Dawson commanded fear, respect