You may not have noticed, but this is the Baseball Hall of Fame weekend. Or maybe you did notice, and decided not to be too interested. If it is the latter, count us among that group.
In many articles that permeate this website we have openly stated that we are for many of the PED users to get in; however only those who partook in that prior to Major League Baseball having a set policy in place against the aforementioned unnatural boost. Actually, we want to applaud MLB, which has dramatically changed its culture and is even overzealous at times in their search for “cheaters”.
So no…this article is not about our opinion on the matter (we’ve already written it) and the internet is full of articles about how the all-time hit king, all-time home run king and the man with the most Cy Young Awards are out of the Hall of Fame, and will likely remain such. No, right now we are curious about those who made their trek to Cooperstown to see this Class of 2013, because other than family members, we really don’t see why anyone would visit the shrines of these people.
We aren’t trying to be cynical. The lone player inducted is Deacon White, who last played in ’90…..1890 that is. Is there anyone who is going there who even remembers him alive? Let’s say there is; but we know for certain that nobody who attended this weekend’s events saw him play live. How about a step further and say that nobody there even saw him play on film?
Not excited? Well how about the excitement for Umpire, Hank O’Day? Oh…wait; we said Umpire. Ok, well we have former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who owned the Bronx Bombers during many championships in the 20’s. Of course, he kept the color barrier afloat in Baseball; so let’s move on.
How about radio commentator, Tom Cheek, who was an excellent broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays? Unfortunately, he passed away several years ago (marking our total of dead Hall of Famers to four). Ask Blue Jays fans and they will tell you he deserves it, but will they visit upstate for New York to see his plaque?
We have Dr. Frank Jobe, who developed Tommy John surgery which has saved the career of many Pitchers; including of course Tommy John. Maybe the medical community will come out in full force to show support? At least Jobe is alive.
Any wonder why attendance is down in Cooperstown? End of our little tangent.
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