THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, August 8, 1994 TAG: 9408080167
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY TOM ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
The Tidewater Baseball Shrine is out of storage and back on the wall.
After spending last season out of sight, the 50 plaques that honor former local baseball stars were placed in alphabetical order along the main concourse at Harbor Park this week.
The Shrine was removed for a year after the switch to Harbor Park and hesitancy about where the plaques should be in the new stadium. The plaques were spruced up, Harbor Park's original architect was consulted and they were placed back on display.
A ceremony before Saturday's game re-dedicated the Shrine. Five of the 10 living local members - Ray White, Bud Metheny, Harry Postove, Allen Gettel and Allen Richter - were in attendance.
The other local living members are Richard Davis, Catfish Hunter, Hank Foiles, Ace Parker and Harry Land.
The Shrine honors players who played locally and at least five years in the major leagues - such as Hunter, Yogi Berra, Bob Feller and Hack Wilson - or those who lived here at least 10 years and have been involved in local baseball - such as Davis, the former Tidewater Professional Sports president, and Postove, a longtime scout.
Two other baseball Hall of Famers who should be in the Tidewater Shrine, Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzuto, are not because they repeatedly ignored requests to attend their inductions, according to Tides general manager Dave Rosenfield. Rosenfield, White, Metheny and Postove choose the nominees.
Ford and Rizzuto, who entered the Hall of Fame last week, were chosen on more than one occasion for inclusion, Rosenfield said, but never even acknowledged such notification. So the Tidewater Shrine dropped the idea.
THAT'LL COST YOU: Tides catcher Joe Kmak was fined $25 by umpire Paul Nauert during Saturday's first game of a doubleheader with Syracuse for equipment abuse.
Kmak was called out by Nauert on a close play at first base in the second inning. Kmak immediately ripped off his helmet and hurled it to the wall behind first base.
ON DECK: The Tides close their homestand tonight against Syracuse. Frank Seminara (4-5, 4.83) goes for the Tides vs. the Chiefs' Scott Brow (3-2, 3.70).
GREEN COOLED: Syracuse outfielder Shawn Green has not built up his International League-leading batting average against the Tides. Before Sunday's game, Green was batting .354. But he was only 6-for-25, or .240, against Norfolk. ILLUSTRATION: Charts
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