Veterans Hall of Fame voting
Well again no one gets elected by the panel. How sad. One criteria for the hall should be your contribution to the sport while you played. And if someone can tell me why a person like Ron Santo is NOT in the hall please do. Unlike a lot of todays' players he was not one dimensional. He had a heck of a bat and could field 3rd base with incredible precision. But once again because he never got to play in the World Series he doesn't seem to garnish the attention and votes he deserves.
Then I'm reading where people like Walter O'malley and Charlie Finley were not elected. They both should of been in years ago as well. Walter was instrumental in expanding baseball when he moved the Dodgers to LA. And don't forget, back in the 70's they drew over 3 million a year and were the toast of the league. Those battles year in and year out with the Reds were even better than the Yanks and Red Sox today. How many teams can say that they kept their infield together for TEN years? Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey. Now it seems rare for one or two guys to stay 10+ years with one team.
Say what you want about Charlie O Finley but look how much influence he's had on baseball. It was his idea for the designated hitter. And while I'm not a fan of it, he does deserve the credit. He, like Bill Veeck, knew how to run promotions and do what he had to do to put people in the stands. And he had the forsight about how free agency would change/ruin the game. Anyone remember in 1975 when he sold Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, and Joe Rudi only to have the commissioner void the deal in the "best interest of baseball"?
So, Ron, and all the others who got passed over again, please don't take it too badly. The people that watched and cheered you on know how good you all were and in our minds your in the hall of fame.
Well again no one gets elected by the panel. How sad. One criteria for the hall should be your contribution to the sport while you played. And if someone can tell me why a person like Ron Santo is NOT in the hall please do. Unlike a lot of todays' players he was not one dimensional. He had a heck of a bat and could field 3rd base with incredible precision. But once again because he never got to play in the World Series he doesn't seem to garnish the attention and votes he deserves.
Then I'm reading where people like Walter O'malley and Charlie Finley were not elected. They both should of been in years ago as well. Walter was instrumental in expanding baseball when he moved the Dodgers to LA. And don't forget, back in the 70's they drew over 3 million a year and were the toast of the league. Those battles year in and year out with the Reds were even better than the Yanks and Red Sox today. How many teams can say that they kept their infield together for TEN years? Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey. Now it seems rare for one or two guys to stay 10+ years with one team.
Say what you want about Charlie O Finley but look how much influence he's had on baseball. It was his idea for the designated hitter. And while I'm not a fan of it, he does deserve the credit. He, like Bill Veeck, knew how to run promotions and do what he had to do to put people in the stands. And he had the forsight about how free agency would change/ruin the game. Anyone remember in 1975 when he sold Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, and Joe Rudi only to have the commissioner void the deal in the "best interest of baseball"?
So, Ron, and all the others who got passed over again, please don't take it too badly. The people that watched and cheered you on know how good you all were and in our minds your in the hall of fame.
posted by According to Cos at 4:01 PM
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