Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wants to see former Red Sox champ Curt Schilling in the Baseball Hall of Fame and he disagrees with the retired pitcher that his political views will keep him out.
Schilling suggested if he made bombastic comments against President-elect Donald Trump, whom he strongly supported, he would receive an overwhelming endorsement for the Hall of Fame.
He said, “They pick and choose where they use the character clause. I promise you if I had said ‘Lynch Trump,’ I’d be getting in with about 90 percent of the vote this year.”
The Hall of Fame results will be announced Jan. 18, according to the Boston Globe.
Walsh said he hopes Elizabeth Warren wins re-election to the Senate and Schilling is elected to the Hall.
Gov. Baker signed 21 bills into law at the end of last week, making a dent in the more than 100 pieces of legislation lawmakers sent his way in the hectic, final days of the 2015-2016 legislative session.
The bills, all passed in late December, mostly address local matters, including bills creating a property tax deferral program for long-term Boston homeowners (H 4571) and authorizing the transfer of 44 acres at the Worcester State Hospital campus to the Worcester Business Development Corporation (H 4774) for the development of a biomanufacturing ind
Baker also signed a resolve directing his administration to review procurement policies regarding products that may contain extracted minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (S 2463), a bill designed to correct an omission in the Uniform Probate Code (H 1194), and a bill dealing with maintenance of public water systems (S 2124).
The public water systems bill creates an exemption from sprinkler fitter exam and license requirements for system employees or approved contractors conducting emergency installations and repairs, testing and maintenance of hydrants and appurtenant pipes and valves.
Ninety-two bills, with deadlines of Friday and Saturday, remain on Baker’s desk. A Baker spokesman said those bills are under review.
Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that he intends to sign a bill sent to him by lawmakers on the final day of the previous session last Tuesday requiring schools to have automated external defibrillators on site by July 2018.
The automatic defibrillator bill (S 2449) is one of nearly 100 pieces of legislation sent to the governor in a flurry of action in the final days of the session.