Alan
Trammell,
left,
and Jack
Morris
pose at
the Hall
of Fame
Modern-Era
press
conference
at the
2017
Winter
Meetings
on
Monday
in
Orlando,
Florida.
(Alex
Trautwig
| MLB
Photos)
Trammell,
Morris
Celebrate
at
MotorCity
Casino-Hotel,
Whitaker
Gets
Standing
Ovation
By
Raymond
Rolak/Sports
Editor
Tell Us
USA News
Network
DETROIT
(Tell Us
USA) -
Over 500
people
turned
out to
celebrate
the
baseball
accomplishments
of Alan
Trammell
and Jack
Morris
while
enjoying
a savory
dinner
at the
MotorCity
Casino &
Hotel
last
week.
The
capacity
crowd
relished
MCC&H
Executive
Chef
Michael
Golden
and his
rendition
of
‘Baseball
Pretzel
Chicken’
with all
trimmings.
The meal
got rave
reviews.
Tickets
were
priced
at $150.
The
evening
was part
of a
series
of
events
to
commemorate
the Hall
of Fame
inductions
and
number
retirements
of
Trammell
and
Morris.
Dan
Dickerson,
the
radio
voice of
the
Detroit
Tigers,
emceed
and
facilitated
the
dialogue
and
conversations.
The
anecdotes
about
each
player’s
career
were
informative
and
thrilling.
General
Manager
of
Baseball
Operations,
Al Avila
made the
opening
remarks.
His
anecdotes
of the
two days
before
the
actual
ceremony
in
Cooperstown
brought
the
receptive
audience
to
laughter.
Tribute
comments
for
Morris
were
made by
former
teammate
Larry
Herndon
and the
praises
for
Trammell
were
made by
long
time
double
play
partner
Lou
Whitaker.
Whitaker’s
reception
included
a two
minute
standing
ovation
from the
audience.
“They
deserve
it. They
were two
of the
best at
what
they did
during
their
careers,”
said the
former
second
baseman.”
Someone
from the
partisan
home
crowd
shouted
out,
“Your
next
Lou.”
That
comment
brought
more
applause
and
chants
of Lou,
Lou,
Lou.
The
duo was
inducted
into The
National
Baseball
Hall of
Fame and
Museum
July 30,
along
with
Chipper
Jones,
Trevor
Hoffman,
Jim
Thome
and
Vladimir
Guerrero.
Morris
was
honored
again
when his
No. 47
was
retired
prior to
the game
against
the
Minnesota
Twins
Saturday.
Trammell's
No. 3
will be
retired
Aug. 26,
prior to
a game
against
the
Chicago
White
Sox.
The
two will
now join
other
Detroit
Tiger
legends
on the
outfield
Wall of
Honor at
Comerica
Park.
Past
honored
numbers
include
Charlie
Gehringer
(2),
Hank
Greenberg
(5), Al
Kaline
(6),
Sparky
Anderson
(11),
Hal
Newhouser
(16),
and
Willie
Horton
(23). In
special
addition,
all
teams of
Major
League
Baseball
have
retired
the
number
of
Jackie
Robinson
(42).
Others
on the
Wall of
Honor in
right-centerfield
are Ty
Cobb,
who
played
before
the
introduction
of
uniform
numbers.
Also the
Wall of
Honor
boasts
Harry
Heilmann,
Heinie
Manush,
Hughie
Jennings,
Sam
Crawford,
Mickey
Cochrane,
and
George
Kell but
they
don't
have
their
numbers
retired.
Ernie
Harwell
is also
deservedly
honored
in that
special
place.
The
dinner
had
keynote
sponsors
including
Meijer
Stores
and
Strategic
Staffing
Solutions.
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