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Veterans Committee Elects No One

The results of the Veteran's Committee Hall of Fame voting came out today, and no one got the requisite 75% of the vote necessary to be elected.

Ron Santo came the closest, with 69% of the vote, and Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, and Tony Oliva also got at least 50% of the vote.  Former major league umpire Doug Harvey and nemesis of major league owners Marvin Miller each cracked the 50% barrier among non-players.

Santo deserves to be in the Hall, no question, but of the others on the ballot, I don't know if there's really that strong a case to be made.  Ken Boyer, maybe, but that's about it.

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Did you see where...
...Santo said that he couldn't sleep last night, anticipating today's announcement?  I'm guessing that he wasn't suffering from Restless Leg Syndrome...
Edwards-Obama '08

by RangerMoto on Feb 27, 2007 8:52 PM CST   0 recs

Damn, that's harsh...
But it's damn funny too!
"Hello, win column..."

by rangersfan34 on Feb 28, 2007 1:25 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Maybe they can put
Santo in the announcers wing of the Hall of Fame.
"I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history" -- John McCain

by DJCahill on Feb 28, 2007 2:36 AM CST   0 recs

I"m fine with no Santo
He got a lot of home-park benefit, I'm not sure he really deserves to be in the Hall.

by NativeTexan on Feb 28, 2007 12:38 PM CST   0 recs

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