Published 11/25/2008
by Schmitters
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Ahh, one of my favorite times of the year, the Election of Hall of Famers. The Veterans Committee is first, and they’ve released the ballot. There are two separate ballots: Post-1943 and Pre-1943. Here are the options for each:
Post-1943:
Dick Allen
Gil Hodges
Jim Kaat
Tony Olivia
Al Oliver
Vada Pinson
Ron Santo
Luis Tiant
Joe Torre
Maury Wills
Pre-1943
Bill Dahlen
Wes Farell
Joe Gordon
Sherry Magee
Carl Mays
Allie Reynolds
Vern Stephens
Mickey Vernon
Bucky Walters
Deacon White
There are a lot of good choices here. I’ll start with the first ballot.
My top picks for this one are Dick Allen, Jim Kaat, Tony Olivia, and Gil Hodges (if it’s Joe Torre as a manager, definitely him as well). I like all of these players and they’ll all be contenders. Allen has a Rookie of the Year award and an MVP award under his belt, and he hit 351 homers with 1119 RBIs. He has the highest ...
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