As Harold Baines stepped to the podium Sunday after officially being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, he delivered a message to his old friends and teammates.
"You can start your stopwatch now to time how long this speech is going to be," Baines said. "I know you have a bet on it."
Here are 10 gems from Harold's nearly 10-minute address to the gathered Hall of Famers, friends and family members and the estimated 55,000 fans in attendance for the induction ceremony.
Harold Baines is regarded as one of the greatest players in White Sox history, a six-time All-Star and one of the greatest designated hitters of all time during a 22-year MLB career spanning from 1980-2001.
When Harold Baines is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21 in Cooperstown, don't expect his speech to be very long and don't expect the speech to be much about him.
