Chris Bittle’s pitch in the House of Commons has landed him in the web pages of Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Major League Baseball.
The St. Catharines MP recently backed Montreal Expos player Tim Raines by calling on members of the Baseball Writers Association of America to vote him into the hall of fame.
Bittle told fellow Members of Parliament Wednesday about Raines' impressive resume, noting that he was not only one of the finest players of the 1980's, but also one of the greatest lead-off hitters of all time and fifth all-time in stolen bases.
Bittle doesn’t know if bringing up the hall of fame issue will have an impact, but he’s hoping it’s a push in the right direction.