Congratulations, Hawk!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately - life has been a little crazy. Still, I couldn't let Andre Dawson's induction into the Hall of Fame go by without comment. I grew up on the Sandberg Cubs and Andre Dawson was a big part of that era.

In honor of his enshrinement, I wanted to pass along this video that our friends over at Waxpaperbeercup unearthed today. This is part 2 of 2. (You can find part one here.)

At the one-minute mark, Dawson takes a pitch to the face. He lies face-down on the ground for some time while the Cubs' bench and bullpen storm out onto the field. At two minutes and 15 seconds, the Hawk wakes up and then - over a minute after getting plunked - he charges the mound.

This moment in baseball history has always been a part of my mental history of the game, but seeing it in real time again after all these years...well, it was even better than I remembered.

So, for this moment and oh so many more, thank you Hawk! You weren't a Cub for long - but you sure made an impression.