obie7661
01-09-2007, 05:33 AM
Tommy Lasorda chortles at the thought that Joe DiMaggio wasn't voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
What were those sportswriters drinking?" said Lasorda, one of 16 managers in the Hall of Fame. "How in the [expletive] can you leave DiMaggio off in the first ballot? He only hit in 56 straight games and hit .325 for his career. Are you kidding me? Some of the stuff makes you scratch your head. Crazy, I say."
DiMaggio wasn't elected until his third year of eligibility, but there's more to that story, and we'll get back to it later...
Complete article: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2007/01/09/baseball_election_process_is_an_imperfect_game/
What were those sportswriters drinking?" said Lasorda, one of 16 managers in the Hall of Fame. "How in the [expletive] can you leave DiMaggio off in the first ballot? He only hit in 56 straight games and hit .325 for his career. Are you kidding me? Some of the stuff makes you scratch your head. Crazy, I say."
DiMaggio wasn't elected until his third year of eligibility, but there's more to that story, and we'll get back to it later...
Complete article: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2007/01/09/baseball_election_process_is_an_imperfect_game/