Don Sutton's Shameful Past
 

Posted By: <b>David Vargha</b><p>Jay -- As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than to fade away (at least for Hall of Fame voting).<br><br>DavidVargha@hotmail.com

Don Sutton's Shameful Past
 

Posted By: <b>tbob</b><p>I have always felt that if you let Koufax in for a great shining career that was ended early by injury, you had to let in Tony Oliva with all his batting championships and great play. I think it's a shame former Twin Kirby Puckett gets in and Tony O didn't, simply because of television and the media in the 90's compared to how coverage was in the 60's. When you ask the star pitchers of the 60's in the American League who was the best hitter they ever faced, it was always "Oliva."

Don Sutton's Shameful Past
 

Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Oliva was favorite player as a kid and stillone of the greatest hitters I've ever seen play. There are a lot of paralels between Oliva and Puckett, but Puckett has the advantage of playing for 2 championship teams and his famous "Climb on my back" quote from game 6 of the 1991 series. If the Twins had not run up against the Baltimore juggernaut of the late 60s, Oliva might have had a title or 2 too. And we all know how heavy winning title weighs in even though one player can't win it on his own.<BR><BR>Jay

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Posted By: <b>Pcelli60</b><p>Perez and Cepeda but no Hodges? Oliva before Santo?

Don Sutton's Shameful Past
 

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Santo is the one egregious error that the sports writers have made. Santo definately belongs. As stated before, Oliva was my favorite player as a kid, but it doesn't bother me that he is in the Hall. Just wish his knee hadn't given out.<BR><BR>Jay