Posted By:
Kevin CummingsWhen I was growing up in the New York suburbs in the late 1960's I wanted to be Roger Maris (or Clete Boyer) when all my friends wanted to be Mickey Mantle, but that doesn't mean Maris deserves to be elected to the Hall of Fame, for God's sake!
Of all the names on the long list, how did they overlook the more obvious candidates for the ones they settled on? Of all the names on the short list, the only one I feel totally comfortable with is Minnie Minoso. I'm an Oliva fan, but I can see why he has his detractors. But to totally eliminate all the 19th century players.....what were these guys thinking?