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March 18, 2009
Not many 36 year old people are in need of open heart surgery, especially a professional baseball in peak physical condition. Aaron Boone is not the average 36 year old. The former Indian, who infamously floundered during his time in Cleveland, will undergo open heart surgery to replace an aortic valve. According to the report, Boone has known about a potential heart condition since he was in college.
The bigger story here is that Aaron Boone is somehow still in the major leagues, this year with Houston. After two horrific years in Cleveland, I thought for sure he was done. But Boone turned himself into a utility player/pinch hit specialist with Florida in 2007 and Washington in 2008, playing mostly first and third.
While he will always be best known as the guy who hit the walk-off homer in Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS to vault the Yankees over the Red Sox and into the World Series, to me, I’ll remember him as the Black Hole at the end of the 2005 Indians lineup who was a strike out and double play machine during that last fateful week where the Indians choked away their chance to play in October.
That said, he is hoping that Boone, who will most likely retire after the surgery, fully recovers and lives a long life. For you, Aaron, here is a look at your greatest moment as a pro:
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The fact that Boone was able to play another two years shows how truly weak the National League is compared to the American. If Shapiro hadn’t signed Boone, Omar probably would’ve retired an Indian and Peralta would be (rightfully) at 3rd base.
TD-thanks for pointing this out.
Prayers and thoughts with Aaron Boone, and wishes for a full recovery and life. All of this transcends anything that happens on the field.
Frankly, I’m surprised that he played baseball AT ALL, given the fact that he knew about this heart problem in college.
Then again, I’m not a doctor.