there is an article in Newsday today that the government should put  pressure on
Citigroup and the Mets to void the naming rights contract of Citifield (because
of the bailout).. The writer suggested naming the park Gil Hodges Field, since
he played in Brooklyn and managed in Queens.

It probably will not happen, but wouldn't that be great?

Ira 

   

--- On Sun, 1/25/09, bklynbum14 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
From: bklynbum14 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [GIL HODGES HALL OF FAME SUPPORT] BUCK O'NEIL AWARD--HALL
DEFINITION
To: gilhodgeshalloffamesupport@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7:59 PM











--- In gilhodgeshalloffame support@yahoogro ups.com, JJ Danaher

<jjdanaher@. ..> wrote:

>

> DO NOT FORGET -GIL ELECTED INTO MARINE CORPS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

IN 2007---HE-TOM SEAVER--TED WILLIAMS ARE THE FEW BASEBALL PLAYERS

IN THIS ELETE HALL

> I will got on this soon! Thanks for the criteria info.

> jim d

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> To: gilhodgeshalloffame support@. ..: no_reply@... : Tue, 13 Jan 2009

22:44:48 +0000Subject: [GIL HODGES HALL OF FAME SUPPORT] BUCK O'NEIL

AWARD--HALL DEFINITION

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> The Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award will honor an

individual whose extraordinary efforts enhanced baseball's positive

impact on society, has broadened the game's appeal, and whose

character, integrity and dignity are comparable to the qualities

exhibited by O'Neil. I think we can say GIL fits the mold here--the

above came from HALL site & remember BUCK stated at the HALL-GIL

deserves to be in HALL--how fitting for GIL to be first recipient

now in 2009 or 2010--HALL can do when they want--Write Joe Morgan at

HALL to get this done for GIL.

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