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12-06-2011, 08:52 AM
At Last, Ron Santo Elected To Baseball's Hall Of Fame
Alyellontoppscard_tiny by Al Yellon on Dec 5, 2011 8:06 AM PST in Chicago Cubs News
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This file photo shows Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo clicking his heels on the way to the locker room after his ninth-inning sacrifice fly allowed the winning run to score for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago. (AP Photo)
This is a happy day and a sad day for all Cubs fans.
"Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo", as Pat Hughes always introduced him on WGN radio, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the latest incarnation of the Veterans Committee; he'll be inducted on July 22, 2012, and perhaps others if anyone is voted in when the BBWAA balloting is announced next month. Ron received 15 votes from the 16 members of the committee.
It's a day for celebration because this honor is long overdue. I don't need to tell you that Santo is, and has been for many years, highly qualified for this honor; he was, at the time of his retirement, one of the top five or six third basemen in MLB history and even now, nearly 40 years later, he's still in the top 10. He has also, for quite some time, been the best player in baseball history not in the Hall.
Alyellontoppscard_tiny by Al Yellon on Dec 5, 2011 8:06 AM PST in Chicago Cubs News
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This file photo shows Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo clicking his heels on the way to the locker room after his ninth-inning sacrifice fly allowed the winning run to score for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago. (AP Photo)
This is a happy day and a sad day for all Cubs fans.
"Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo", as Pat Hughes always introduced him on WGN radio, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the latest incarnation of the Veterans Committee; he'll be inducted on July 22, 2012, and perhaps others if anyone is voted in when the BBWAA balloting is announced next month. Ron received 15 votes from the 16 members of the committee.
It's a day for celebration because this honor is long overdue. I don't need to tell you that Santo is, and has been for many years, highly qualified for this honor; he was, at the time of his retirement, one of the top five or six third basemen in MLB history and even now, nearly 40 years later, he's still in the top 10. He has also, for quite some time, been the best player in baseball history not in the Hall.