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12-08-2008, 11:19 AM
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#1 | | Hall-Of-Famer
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Credits: 24,862 Year: 2006 Degree: CRP NFL: Bears NBA: Bulls MLB: Cubs | Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | cubs.com: News
Anyone else here pulling for Ron Santo today? Results to be released at Noon today!
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12-08-2008, 11:32 AM
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#2 | | Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dance Fight Alley
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Frankly I'm not pulling for him. I don't think he should get in as a player. All of the sentiment for him getting in lately has come from his work as an announcer and because people feel bad for him due to his physical conditions. Based on what he did on the field, I say no way.
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12-08-2008, 01:52 PM
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#3 | | Addict
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Credits: 7,064,514 NFL: Cowboys NBA: Bulls MLB: White Sox | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | |
He didn't make it.
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12-08-2008, 03:21 PM
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#4 | | Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DMI
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Credits: 78,001,162 Year: 1999 MLB: Cubs | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | |
I think he belongs in.
Up till when he retired he was one of the top 5 guys to pay 3rd base ever.
Since then there have been so many good ones, that he gets lost.
The big knock against him was no MVP award (on mostly a lousy team) and no World Series wins.
The Hall of Fame needs someone was as well rounded as Santo was.
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12-08-2008, 09:31 PM
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#5 | | Addict
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Flip, Flip, FLIPADELPHIA!!! |
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12-08-2008, 09:33 PM
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#6 | | Addict
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Didn't his number of votes go down this year? How many chances has he had to get in now? I don't think it's ever going to happen.
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12-08-2008, 09:49 PM
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#7 | | All-Star
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: WDM
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Credits: 1,130,645 Year: 1993 Degree: MIS NFL: Steelers MLB: Reds | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | |
It's the Hall of Fame. Not the Hall of Good.
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12-08-2008, 09:55 PM
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#8 | | Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas
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Credits: 2,761,933 Year: 1994 Degree: Masters in Admin NFL: Raiders NBA: Sixers MLB: Cardinals | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | |
he is a nice guy he belongs in the announcers wing that it
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12-08-2008, 10:01 PM
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#9 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Clive, Iowa
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Credits: 6,714,835 Year: 2003 Degree: Political Science NFL: Vikings NBA: Lakers MLB: Red Sox | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Originally Posted by michaelrr1 It's the Hall of Fame. Not the Hall of Good. Right here. I love Santo, but I don't think he is a HOF game. The numbers are not there, and I don't think he has much of a postseason resume to make up for that fact.
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59-67. 18-46. 1-20. 6-10. 4-12. 4-12. 4-12. 0-3. 0 postseason tournament invitations.
There is no arguing the hard facts. There they are. I have coached a team to as many wins in the Big12 tournament as Greg McDermott.
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12-08-2008, 10:08 PM
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#10 | | Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Omaha, NE
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Credits: 57,571,985 Degree: MCRP, MPA NFL: Vikings NBA: Rockets MLB: Orioles | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | |
Hes not in and doesnt deserve it really anyway. Ron can quit worrying about it and focus on the Cubbies next postseason collapse...
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Seriously, I can't even comment on the CF standards now? Really?
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12-08-2008, 10:21 PM
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#11 | | Addict
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Credits: 20,273 Year: 2001 Degree: BS CprE NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Originally Posted by superdorf Okay... Did anyone actually read these links... If you did you may change your opinion... or just continue to be a Cub hater.
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Flip, Flip, FLIPADELPHIA!!! |
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12-08-2008, 10:51 PM
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#12 | | Walk On
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Santo was never that good. Barely better than average on mostly very poor teams.
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12-08-2008, 11:08 PM
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#13 | | Addict
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 20,273 Year: 2001 Degree: BS CprE NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Originally Posted by cyson Santo was never that good. Barely better than average on mostly very poor teams. Seriously? Barely better than average... come on now... Isn't anyone gonna help me out here?
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Flip, Flip, FLIPADELPHIA!!! |
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12-08-2008, 11:20 PM
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#14 | | Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle, WA
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Credits: 5,361,428 Degree: BS Ind. Engr. NFL: Vikings | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Originally Posted by superdorf Seriously? Barely better than average... come on now... Isn't anyone gonna help me out here? I'm not going to lobby either way for Santo since I know very little about him, but I'll help you out to the extent of saying I'm glad the people saying, "He didn't have the numbers," don't have ballots. The value of a player in baseball is often more than his numbers.
Unfortunately, the fact the best relief pitcher of our era (Rich Gossage) was only elected to the HOF last year after 16 ballots tells me many who do have balloting privileges are too lazy to research a player's career. Instead, they rely on a quick scan of his "numbers." Akin to what an average bar hack can study in about 10 minutes.
That tells me the HOF will be in some real trouble when the steroid era guys (and the era-of-inflated-save-guys) become Hall eligible.
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Dean Wormer was wrong. Fat, drunk and stupid was a great way to go through college (all five years of it).
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12-08-2008, 11:20 PM
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#15 | | Pro
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Credits: 77,880,259 NFL: Vikings MLB: Twins | Re: Santo seeks long-awaited Hall berth | | Originally Posted by cyson Santo was never that good. Barely better than average on mostly very poor teams. I don't agree with trying to say that he wasn't that good, but I have never considered him to be HOF good. It's the MLB HOF, not the Cubs 3B HOF. There's a big difference and I wouldn't even put him in the top half of the list of fellow candidates - none of whom were selected.
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