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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

Gil Hodges actually came up from the minors prior to WWII and once again the Veteran's Committee is considering his nomination for the hall. If the Veteran's Committee will let in only Hodges or Santo, which should it be?

My vote would be for Ron Santo simply because he's a great 3d baseman and there are not enough of them in the HOF. However, there are plenty of first basemen. Also, Gil is long gone so he's not around to enjoy going into the Hall anyway. Furthermore, in my opinion he was never the best at his position in the NL for any length of time. Whereas, Ron Santo was the best 3d baseman in the NL for several years. Some even thought he was comparable to Brooks Robinson.

Peter