Baseball HOF part deux

[JerseyDevil65]

Originally Posted by xrundog

That's a pretty terse description of a good playing career. Put it together with his managing career and his later career as a scout and he might qualify.

But I'm no expert. You may be right. Here's what Buck said:

O'Neil commented after hearing that he had not been elected to the Hall at age 94: "God's been good to me," he told about 200 well-wishers who had gathered to celebrate but instead stood hushed and solemn. "They didn't think Buck was good enough to be in the Hall of Fame. That's the way they thought about it and that's the way it is, so we're going to live with that," he said. "Now, if I'm a Hall of Famer for you, that's all right with me. Just keep loving old Buck. Don't weep for Buck. No, man, be happy, be thankful." O'Neil said he was grateful for the chance to be voted into the Hall.

Classy guy.

I agree, he is very classy and he is a great ambassador for the game, I just don't think thats enough to put into the HOF. There were guys on the Veterans Committee who saw him play that did not vote for him, that says an awful lot, IMO.