Dugout Central: Torre Headed to HOF
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/8/2008 — Dugout Central is reporting this morning that today the Veteran's Committee will announce that Joe Torre, along with Dick Allen and Ron Santo have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 18 seasons and 2209 games for the Braves, Cardinals, and Mets, Joe Torre hit .297/.365/.452, with 252 ...

This Old Snub: Ron Santo Kept Out of Hall of Fame Once Again by Veterans Committee
mlb.fanhouse.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...

The Vets threw a curve when some were sitting dead red
hardballtimes.com 12/8/2008 — Someone is in the market for some new sources : Allen, Santo and Torre To Get The Call Monday Published by Scott Jensen on December 7, 2008 11:52 am under Hall of Fame According to a source close to the situation, the Veteran’s Committee will on Monday announce that Dick Allen, Ron ...

Perhaps Ron Santo Shouldn’t be Elected to the Hall of Fame
dugoutcentral.com 10/13/2008 — Steve Caimano wrote a very persuasive article urging Ron Santo’s election to the Hall of Fame. I’ve always sat on the fence regarding Santo’s selection; Steve almost has me convinced. I’d like to offer the counterarguments – in part because it’s ...

Hall Falls Down
murraychass.com 12/10/2008 — If a player went to bat four times in six years and didn't get a hit, he probably wouldn't command consideration for the Hall of Fame. Fair enough. If a player, on the other hand, pitched four times in six years and threw a shutout each and every ...

Here’s why Ron Santo didn’t get in the Hall of Fame - He had Bad Teeth
homerderby.com 1/8/2009 — It’s been no secret that Ron Santo desperately wants to get into the Hall of Fame. But that nasty Veterans’ Committee just won’t let him in. Even after the selection rules were changed after the 2007 elections (coincidentally or ...

Our 2008 Veteran’s Committee Ballot
imwritingsports.com 12/1/2008 — T he Hall of Fame recently released the Veteran’s Committee ballots for this year, a fact that somehow escaped my attention until I went to Baseball-Reference.com this afternoon with the intention of poking around to find something to write a ...

Dick Allen More Deserving of Hall Consideration Than Ron Santo
dugoutcentral.com 11/25/2008 — On December 8th, the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee will announce its Class of 2009. There are 20 former players on the ballot, broken up into two groups of ten, those whose prime career years were before World War II, and those after.  ...

Yankees’ Joe Gordon Elected to Hall of Fame - Bats Blog
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...

Gordon elected to Hall of Fame
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/8/2008 — This press release from the Hall of Fame: Nine-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Joe Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today by the Veterans Committee. Gordon, who played second base for the New York Yankees and ...

Ron Santo Misses Out on Baseball Hall of Fame Again — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/8/2008
Santo Misses Out Again For far too long, former Cub great third baseman and current Cub great announcer Ron Santo has missed out on the Hall of Fame. This year should have marked the end of this ridiculous error in ...

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 ...

Former 2B Joe Gordon elected to Hall by Vets panel — Boston.com -- Baseball News 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.

Joe Gordon is elected to baseball Hall of Fame — Boston.com -- Baseball News 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.

Joe Gordon elected to Baseball Hall of Fame — L.A. Times - Baseball News 12/8/2008
Veterans committee selects the former second baseman. Gil Hodges again fails to get enough votes. > Former second baseman Joe Gordon was elected to the Hall ...