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It's Official: Joe Gordon Is Famous, Immortal
walkoffwalk.com - 12/9/2008
It's Official: Joe Gordon Is Famous, Immortal
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The old farts on the Veterans Committee finally got their act together and voted somebody into the Hall of Fame, but it wasn't any of the three names floated by Dugout Central . Instead of Joe Torre, Dick Allen or Ron Santo, the late great Joe Gordon will be the only player inducted into the ...
mlb.mlb.com - 12/8/2008
Veterans elect '40s star Gordon to Hall | MLB.com: News
— mlb.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- Joe Gordon, a nine-time All-Star second baseman for the New York Yankees and Cleveland... Indians and an American League MVP, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by one of the two Veterans Committees charged with the ... (more) Veterans elect '40s star Gordon to Hall | MLB.com: News

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This Old Snub: Ron Santo Kept Out of Hall of Fame Once Again by Veterans Committee
mlb.fanhouse.com - 12/9/2008
This Old Snub: Ron Santo Kept Out of Hall of Fame Once Again by Veterans Committee
— mlb.fanhouse.com — by Matt Snyder Once again, the Veteran's Committee shut the door on their precious Hall of Fame... to anyone who played after World War II. The most blatant snub was Ron Santo . I know, I know. Time to pile on the Cubs fans and tell us why Santo didn't ... (more) This Old Snub: Ron Santo Kept Out of Hall of Fame Once ...

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Yankees’ Joe Gordon Elected to Hall of Fame - Bats Blog
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/9/2008
Yankees’ Joe Gordon Elected to Hall of Fame - Bats Blog
— bats.blogs.nytimes.com — LAS VEGAS — We’ve spent some time this winter debating the Hall of Fame credentials of a... just-retired Yankee, Mike Mussina. He can only hope it doesn’t take 58 years after his retirement to be inducted. That’s how long it took for Joe Gordon , the ... (more) Yankees’ Joe Gordon Elected to Hall of Fame - Bats ...

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Morning Extras: Media Bailouts and Where Do You Get Your News?
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... will make the playoffs, or die trying. He still thinks die. But maybe this is a clever reverse jinx or something. • Hot stove talk. Jason Donald is the Phils most-asked about target. Randy Wolf might be in the mix if Grampy Moyer doesn't realize nobody but the Phils and Seattle (who stinks) want him. • The Mets might have a closer who throws a lot of pitches. Oh, and is very good. Something they need, badly. • Joe Gordon is a Hall of Famer. Who? Seriously, who? Dick Allen...not even close. • 'Duk is ...

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Hall Falls Down
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Ex-Yankee Gordon elected to Hall by Vets panel — FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/8/2008
Former second baseman Joe Gordon was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on Monday, while another panel shut out the likes of Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges. Gordon, a nine-time All-Star and five-time World Series winner with ...
Joe Torre, Maury Wills and Gil Hodges fall short in Hall of Fame vote — L.A. Times - Baseball News 12/8/2008
Joe Gordon, a second baseman who made his major-league debut in 1938, is selected by a veterans committee for enshrinement. But three stars with ties to the Dodgers are denied. >  ...
Joe Gordon Elected to Hall of Fame Through Vets Committee — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/9/2008
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