HOF Golden Era Results

[brian1961]

Gil Hodges got fewer than 3 votes? Really. I find that hard to fathom, unless some of those voters had received some poison pen letters or remarks from some now deceased Veterans Committee members prior to their being selected as committeemen. I know of two now deceased voters who had very, very sharp axes to grind on Gil, and would never forgive him. ---Brian Powell

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Gil Hodges: I know of two now deceased voters who had very, very sharp axes to grind on Gil, and would never forgive him. ---Brian Powell

Care to elucidate?

[insidethewrapper]

Sounds like good news. The Hall has already let in too many . When I was growing up the names like Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Kaline, Snider etc. that's the HOF, not Boyer, Maz, Rizzuto, Oliva etc. Good players but not HOF.

[ksabet]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Sounds like good news. The Hall has already let in too many . When I was growing up the names like Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Kaline, Snider etc. that's the HOF, not Boyer, Maz, Rizzuto, Oliva etc. Good players but not HOF.

+1

Totally agree! I wrote an article about some guys on the NFL side that have no business getting in. All the Halls of Fame are very biased towards certain teams and certain personalities. Joe Namath is the biggest joke Hall of Famer ever!

I am actually baffled that Maris and Hodges are not in given all the NY bias.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Speaking of Namath, it's interesting that his rookie card is so visible and valuable when he is at best a top 20 quarterback.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by ksabet

Joe Namath is the biggest joke Hall of Famer ever!

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Speaking of Namath, it's interesting that his rookie card is so visible and valuable when he is at best a top 20 quarterback.

I do not follow football at all. So these comments surprised me because Namath is the most popular pre 80s quarterback I have heard of. So I assumed he was better. This shows the bias that happens when all you know is the name and nothing else about the sport's history or stats.

[JollyElm]

With Namath, it's simple. Personality goes a long way.