CHECK OUT ARTICLE ON VET CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN USA TODAY THIS THURS/FRIDAY COVERING GIL -SANTO & OTHERS ON VERGE OF ELECTION? BY HALL OF FAME VET COMMITTE....
94 YEAR OLD BUCK O'NEIL WAS NOT ELECTED TO THE SPECIAL NEGRO HALL ELECTION BUT WAS ASKED BY THE HALL TO INTRODUCE THEM ON INDUCTION SUNDAY-7/30/2006 IN...
VISITED CONEY ISLAND AND THE BROOKLYN CYCLONES LAST SAT-7/29 AND WAS IN AWE SEEING THE STATUE OF PEE WEE AND JACKIE IN FRONT OF STADIUM. IF YOU GET A CHANCE,...
VOTING RESULTS FOR 2007 HALL TO BE ANNOUNCED 2/27/2007. 84 ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE--61 HALL OF FAMERS--14 FROM BROADCASTING-8-WRITERS-1 OLD VETS. 75% VOTES...
I thought that I would never, ever, say this in my lifetime- but I could accept O'Malley in the exec.wing of the Hall if Gil is elected!!!!!!!! Ira ...
Gil Hodges: A Different Kind of October Hero ... To all those who support Gil Hodges for the Hall: The enclosed essay tells a little-know Hodges' story that...
with the Mets playing the Orioles in the 2007 Hall of Fame game, is that a good omen for Gil to be inducted in 2007? Ira S. test'; "> test'; "> ... Everyone is...
... that a good omen for Gil to be inducted in 2007? ... AROUND FATHER'S DAY AND HALL INDUNCTION IS JULY 29TH----YEARS AGO THE GAME WAS ALSO INDUNCTION...
NOT REALLY-GAME IS AROUND FATHER'S DAY AND INDUNCTION IS JULY 29TH--GAME WAS ON MONDAY OF INDUNCTION WEEKEND AT HISTORIC LEGENDS FIELD BUT CHANGED TO GET MORE...
THIS APPEARED ON HALL WEB SITE 2/6/2007---IS IT TOO LATE??? First baseman Hodges was key to Brooklyn Dodgers' success in the 1950s In 15 years on the regular...
It's pretty clear now that Gil will probably never get into the Hall of Fame....and you know what?.......I really don't care. The institution is run by idiots...
I couldn't agree more, but what bothered me the most was Joe Morgan's crack about "lowering standards". Lowering standards? Seven consectutive 100 rbi...
After being raised by a parent who translated baseball as a way of life & had a deication to the game & the Brooklyn Dodgers, it saddens me to echo the words...
Joe, ask every one to mark that sender e-mail as spam, yahoo will take care of it. Best Regards. Joe P ... From: bklynbum14 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To:...
I just dawned on me: All those All-Star teams that Gil was on -- that wasn't from a fan vote. He was voted onto those teams by his peers (players, coaches,...
21 have been induncted into the US MARINE CORPS SPORTS HALL OF FAME since it was founded in 2001 including you guessed it TED WILLIAMS. On 8/17/2007 IN...
you are right, John- I think fan voting started in 1956 when the Reds fans voted all 8 starters to the team-ultimately 6 actually did start for the NL John...
BROOKLYN CYCLONES HAVE BOBBLE-HEAD DAY ON SUNDAY JULY 22 GAME TIME 5PM AT CONEY ISLAND--FIRST 2500 GET DOLL. DON NEWCOMBE SHOULD BE THERE IN PERSON. TICKETS...
I heard on ESPN (Baseball Tonight or Sportscenter) that Gil Hodges holds the record for "Sacrifice Flies in a Season" with 19 set in 1954. Someone has a chance...
I ATTENDED DON NEWCOMBE DAY AT KEYSPAN PARK IN CONEY ISLAND -BROOKLYN ON SUNDAY 7-22. OUR PARTY OF 4 ALL RECEIVED NEWK BOBBLEHEADS. THE GAME WAS WON BY THE...
WITH NO INDUCTEES VIA VET COMMITTEE FOR 3 STRAIGHT TIMES-6 YEARS--A NEW PROCEDURE WAS PASSED AND ANNOUNCED BY TOP COOPERSTOWN PERSON-JANE FORBES CLARK. 63...
Please inform me where and to whom I can write in support of Gil to the Hall of Fame. He was one of my childhood heroes and I had the fortune of meeting him...