Gerrit Cole was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame today. Present at his induction ceremony were several former managers who had glowing words to say about baseball’s newest immortal.
“He is the only man I’ve ever seen pitch a shutout on a day when he had absolutely nothing.”
“Gerrit pitched as well as he had to. He didn’t worry about his ERA. He pitched to win. He was businesslike and he reacted to the score, so he didn’t mind giving up a run or two. When it got close, he was tougher.”
“To be a successful manager, you have to have faith in God above and a Gerrit Cole on the mound.”
Cole retired at the age of 39. During his fabulous career he put up a 228-120 won-lost record with 3715 strikeouts in 2938.1 innings and compiled an impressive 3.49 ERA.