FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW THE VET COMMITTEE ALWAYS KEPT THEIR
VOTES SECRET EVEN WHEN ONLY 15 MEMBERS HEADED BY TED WILLIAMS.
CURRENTLY 87 GET TO VOTE BUT EARL WEAVER IS ANTI GIL AND REGGIE
JACKSON AND MIKE SCHMIDT VOTE FOR NO ONE FEELING IF THEY COULD NOT
GET IN REGULAR WAY THEY DO NOT DESERVE VET ENTRANCE. LIST OF VET
COMMITTEE IS AT HALL SITE AND ALSO ON MY FILES LIST. PEOPLE LIKE
SNIDER-YOGI-SEAVER-FORD-MURPHY-SCULLY ARE PRO GIL BUT WE NEED THEM TO
SPREAD WORD TO 65 OTHERS -75% NEEDED TO GET IN. SINCE MOST OF THESE
GUYS NEVER SEE EACH OTHER THE SYSTEM IS REALLY SET UP SO NO ONE GETS
IN AND THE HALL LIKES IT THAT WAY RE VET COMMITTEE. SO IF YOU SEE
HALL PLAYERS AT CARD SHOWS ETC. GIVE THEM SOME INFO ON OUR HERO-GIL
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. HALL WILL NOT FOREWARD MAIL TO PLAYERS WHEN
VOTING IS NEAR--THEY MAY FOREWARD NOW SO GIVE IT A CHANCE.
--- In gilhodgeshalloffamesupport@yahoogroups.com, Dave T
<desoxynman@y...> wrote:
> It's to bad we can't get a list of the vets and how they voted. The
idea would be to bombard those vets who didn't vote for Gil inspite
of his record (considering how many full seasons he played),his
reputation, and what he did for the Mets in 1969. I agree with you;
can you imagine how the 57th player on the homerun list isn't in the
hall? Makes no sense to me.There are also some vets who are
sympathetic to are cause (Snider, Seaver) who if tapped, might be
able to swing a couple of "swing" voter. Lets keep up the fight and
get this great man into the Hall of Fame where he belongs!
> Dave Thompson
>
> bklynbum14 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> A FEW WEEKS AGO MIKE PIAZZA OF NY METS PASSED GIL'S 370 HOMERS FOR
> #56 ON ALL TIME
> HOME RUN LIST
> IF YOU LOOK AT LIST, GIL IS AMONG FEW WHO ARE NOT IN HALL OF
> FAME LIKE ROCKY COLAVITO AND DALE MURPHY AMONG OTHERS
>
> VET COMMITTEE WILL SELECT VOTING BALLOT IN FALL THIS YEAR AND
> THEN 80+ HALL MEMBERS GET TO VOYE--LAST TIME NO ONE GOT 75% --GIL
WAS
> TOP VOTER BUT CLOSE ONLY COUNTS IN HORSE SHOES
> LET'S GET TO CARD SHOWS WHERE HALL MEMBERS ARE AND PUSH FOR
> GIL'S VOTE IN 2005
>
> JOE D'AGOSTIN
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