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Originally Posted by dgo71
Excellent point. This is without a doubt the best iteration of the Vets Committee we have had. No more "cronyism" to get guys like Bancroft, Doerr and Mazeroski enshrined. True historians with a love for the game and its lore to make fair and accurate assessments. I've not encountered one person who had issue with the selection of O'Day, Ruppert and White. This version of the Vets Committee seems to be about getting it right.
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The old version of the Veteran's Committee was always subject to cronyism. It was reported that Charlie Gehringer hated Phil Rizzuto and kept him out of the hall. When Charlie died he was replaced by Ted Williams, who loved Rizzuto, so Phil got in the next year. So if Gehringer outlived Williams, Rizzuto is not a Hall of Famer? This Committee seems a definite improvement.