The Veterans Committee kicked the ball around the infield again
February 28th, 2007 1:20 am

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a link.

While you ponder this list of Hall of Fame third basemen, consider these numbers for Ron Santo: .277 batting average, .362 OBP, .464 slugging, 342 home runs, 1,331 RBI, 1,138 runs scored, 35 stolen bases (hey, nobody’s perfect).

Oh, don’t forget a .954 fielding percentage, either.

Ron Santo and friend, Shea Stadium, 1969

That cat must have gotten you worse than you thought, Ron. (image courtesy of reversethecurse.com)

Shame on you, Veterans Committee. You had yet another chance to right one of baseball’s biggest wrongs, and you blew it. Again.

Posted in Baseball, MLB by Mike
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LaFollette
February 28th, 2007 4:53 pm

Not to mention that the heart of his career took place doing one of the strongest pitching eras in the history of the game. Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Tom Seaver, and Jim Bunning were all putting up sick numbers in the NL during Santo’s prime years.

As an example, Santo hit 31 homers in 1967, and this was tied for third in the league. The same total would have placed well outside the Top 10 in either league last season.

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Fang
March 13th, 2007 12:45 pm

Let’s be honest… does anyone expect the new Veteran’s Committee to allow anyone else to share in their glory? I think you’ve got some major egos wanting to keep the spotlight for themselves, and won’t see another VC selection anytime soon.

Also, Joe Morgan is a pompous, ignorant windbag.

His comments about the situation implied that they would be lowering their standards if they let Santo in. Every time Joe Morgan opens his mouth, he lowers the IQ of the Hall, himself.

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