No Love For Santo
wrigleyville23 —
The Veterans Committee doesn't select Ron Santo for the Hall of Fame. Again.
It's Official: Joe Gordon Is Famous, Immortal
Walkoff Walk —
... . Instead of Joe Torre, Dick Allen or Ron Santo, the late great Joe Gordon will be the only player inducted into the Hall by the revamped Veterans Committee. ...
Correction of an earlier post.
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
Earlier today I wrote a post about a Dugout Central report about Joe Torre being elected into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee. Well it turns out that report was wrong. The only player that the Veteran's Committee elected was former Yankees and Indians second baseman Joe Gordon. Here are the official voting results from the Hall of Fame: Results of the 2008 Pre-1943 Players Ballot (nine votes needed for election): Gordon (10 votes, 83.3 percent), Allie Reynolds (eight, 66.7 percent), Wes Ferrell (six, 50.0 percent), Mickey Vernon (five, 41.7 percent), Deacon White (five, 41.7 percent), Bucky Walters (4, 33.3 percent), Sherry ...
Gorden Selected for Hall; Santo, Hodges Snubbed Again
My Pinstripes —
The Hall of Fame Veterans Committee selected Joe Gordon, and only Joe Gordon, to be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame this coming August. Long time hopefuls Ron Santo and Gil Hodges were among those overlooked once again. Gordon played 11 seasons at second base for the Yankees and won the AL MVP award in 1942. he was also a member of 5 World Championship teams in 6 tries. In his MVP season, Gordon hit .322-18-103, with 29 doubles, 4 triples, 79 walks, and 88 runs scored. He finished in the top 10 in MVP voting 5 other times and was selected to the ...
Tiant, Hodges Snubbed Again
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine —
The Veterans Committee had the Hall of Fame vote, and two popular veterans were snubbed yet again: Luis Tiant and Gil Hodges. It makes me wonder if either of these two deserving men will ever be enshrined in Cooperstown. Hodges received just 43% of the vote, while Tiant did even worse, with just 20%. Gil has now received more votes than other candidate in history, but still is on the outside looking in. Ron Santo just missed also, and Allie Reynolds missed getting in in the "pre-1943" vote by just one. Joe Torre received nearly 30% of the vote, but only one active manager (Connie Mack in 1937) has ever been elected to the Hall of Fame. Torre should get in as soon as he retires ...
Round-up of the Big News from the last few days
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine —
Tony Kubek won the Ford Frick Award. Joe Gordon was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee. The big news from today is that C.C. Sabathia is close to a deal with the Yankees worth about 160 million over 7 years. Yesterday, Francisco Rodriguez set the bar low in the closer market, signing with the Mets for 3 years and 37 million, with a vesting option for a 4th year. Jose Valverde is feeling great about himself. Also, Casey Blake signed a 3 year deal with the Dodgers, and Kerry Wood is reportedly close to signing with the Indians. Jake Peavy talks don't seem to be progressing.
Touring the Bases With… the Veterans Committee
Seamheads.com —
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with two members of the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee about the selection process and the thought that went into it. Both men declined to disclose their votes, but were forthcoming about other aspects of their involvement. Here are the edited transcripts of my conversations with Steve Hirdt, president of Elias Sports Bureau, and Roland Hemond, former general manager of the White Sox and Orioles and current member of the Diamondbacks front office.
Steve Hirdt
If you could have voted for more than four players, would you have? ...
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