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All Hale!

Edgy MD Aug 06 2023 07:52 AM

Meet the Mets' newest undrafted free agent, Hale Sims! Hale is a big palooka (6'4"/290 according to his collegiate profile) from down in Paducah. He's also the grandson of longtime MLB catcher and coach, and minor league manager, Phil Roof, who played long enough to start his career with the Milwaukee Braves and finish it with the expansion-year Toronto Blue Jays. Phil is the older brother of Reagan-era MLB outfielder Gene Roof and cousin of Eddie Haas, who replaced Joe Torre as skipper of the Braves. In all, Hale — late of the UNC-Charlotte bullpen (go, Forty-Niners!) will be the 16th member of the Roof/Haas/Sims family to play pro ball across several generations of Major League and Minor League diamonds. And my goodness, he looks like he will be the biggest. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/screen-shot-2023-08-05-at-10.49.29-pm.png>

MFS62 Aug 06 2023 08:21 AM Re: All Hale!

I'm guessing he's not a shortstop. Later

MFS62 Aug 06 2023 08:22 AM Re: All Hale!

Edgy MD wrote: Hale is a big palooka (6'4"/290 according to his collegiate profile) I'm guessing he's not a shortstop. Later

whippoorwill Aug 06 2023 08:51 AM Re: All Hale!

A palooka from Pedukah

kcmets Aug 06 2023 09:28 AM Re: All Hale!

Palooka from Paducah sounds like one of dem dar Hank Williams ditties.

ashie62 Aug 06 2023 12:56 PM Re: All Hale!

I remember Phil Roof very well. Hale looks like a cross between Duda and Vogelbach