Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisJohn
The "boycott" has started....attendance at this year's ceremonies was weak,
relative to recent years. I go up to Cooperstown every year on HOF week;
so, I can tell you this 1st hand.
The largest attendance in recent years was when Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt
were inducted. There were over 30,000 people at the ceremony. This year there
were no more than 1/2 that many people there.
Next year will bring the big crowds as Gwynn and Ripken are inducted. But, the
past few years the attendance has been diminishing. The HOF cannot continue to
slight players like Buck or Gil Hodges or Babe Herman or Bill Dahlen....to name
a few.