Two innings later, he walked, stole second and third base and scored a run.David Barron reports on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle. Hedid ask someone to fetch the ball so he could give it to his kids,but other than that, it looked like most of the other 267 timeshe's been hit.Biggio has been baseball's version of a carnival throwing gamein his 18-year career, only the ball seems to miss the hole and hitthe batter every time. Whether he getsthat record or not won't matter to Garner. The Astros skipperbelieves Biggio should join his arm band in the Hall of Fame.Biggio has been lucky in that none of his plunkings led toserious injuries -- he's never gone on the DL because of being hitby a pitch -- though there have been some close calls.No doubt. "Pitchers don't say they're sorry when the hit you. The biggest thing for me, being a top of the order guy, was scoring runs.Garner pulled Biggio after the inning, and when X-rays showed no break, he was back in the lineup the next day.For the benefit of amateur sadists, Biggio said getting hit in the elbow hurts more than any other location where he was hit by a pitch. Back in 2005, the Astros' Craig Biggio breaks the record for number of times a player is hit by a pitch with 268. about 14 days ago; Biggio's, Palmeiro's sons drafted on Day 2 A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. Setting the HBP recordBiggio never shied from taking one for the team.He broke Don Baylor's modern-day hit by pitch record of 267 on July 3, 2005, For his career, Biggio was hit by a pitch 285 times. I ain't gonna wear one," he said. He compared the impact of the Gonzales pitch to being hit by a sledgehammer, but, like every other time he was plucked, Biggio got up. "I remember lying there thinking, 'Am I going to be Dickie Thon (the Astros player whose career was wrecked by a 1984 beaning)?" Biggio hit by pitch for 268th time. He's been hit everywhere from the cheek tothe shins, most times shaking it off and trotting to first. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). Getting hit by a pitch is the same thing. Get out of the way the next time.'" Biggio hit by pitch for 268th time.
In 1988, Craig Biggio was 0-for-13 to begin his career with the Houston Astros. The guys that he's passedand he continues to pass are baseball icons, too. "It's a lot of times," said Biggio, who also hit his 10thhomer. Biggio simply tossed hisbat, jogged to first and peeled off his protective arm guard. Like every other time but one, he stayed in the game. As for baseball's most-hit bulls-eye, he's headed for another ice pack.
"Anybody that's been hit that many times, you have nounderstanding about how many times that is and how painful it isover the years. ""It just shows you've been a tough guy for a long time ifyou've been hit 268 times.
"When you look at where he stands (with) offensive numbers,he's pretty impressive," Garner said. "The numbers seem to back him up. It was a hit to the elbow, he said, that prompted him to begin wearing an arm guard in 1996.With that, Biggio joined the arm guard brigade.
""It's kind of out of your control. I wanted to get to first base, and (Looper) was super slow to the plate. then what the heck, who cares.It was another one taken for the team, and it paid off with a win – in this case, a championship. You get hit, get over the pain, move on and focus on your next at-bat."
Biggio has scored 95 times after being hit by a pitch for a 35 percent success rate. Jose Altuve (9, 29) 49: R : Johnny Bates (9) 49: L : George Bell (12) 49: R: Rank Player (yrs, age) Hit By Pitch Bats : Lou Brock+ (19) … "It looked like a golf ball was sticking out of my forearm," Biggio said.
"So, getting hit by a pitch, yeah, it hurt. DENVER -- Craig Biggio's name is going into the record books, his arm guard to Cooperstown.