Ron Santo Elected to Hall of Fame

[a700hitter]

Ron Santo Elected To Hall Of Fame

By Tim Dierkes [December 5, 2011 at 10:07am CST]

 

Longtime Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was elected to the Hall of Fame today, announced the Baseball Writers Association of America. Santo was elected by the Golden Era Committee, a newly-formed part of the Veterans Committee, which exists for players not elected during their initial 15 years of eligibility. Unfortunately Santo was not around to witness his election, having passed away a year ago due to complications from diabetes. His induction will take place July 22nd in Cooperstown.

 

Santo hit .277/.362/.464 with 342 home runs in his 15-year career, mostly for the Cubs. He was known as as a strong defender. In a sabermetric sense, Santo tallied 79.3 wins above replacement according to FanGraphs. Santo later served as the Cubs' radio color commentator.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/ron-santo-elected-to-hall-of-fame.html

 

He was the best third baseman in the NL for several years. His accomplishments are magnified by the fact that he was a diabetic in an age when the medical technology to control and manage the disease was not very advanced.

[jacksonianmarch]

And they couldn't let him in until he was dead. f*** the writers. He said that he didn't want to go in posthumously

[a700hitter]

And they couldn't let him in until he was dead. f*** the writers. He said that he didn't want to go in posthumously

Agreed. It's a damn shame. They knew that he didn't have much time left. The Old Timers committee had the opportunity to admit him in his final days, but they didn't

[jete02fan]

IT"S ABOUT STINKIN TIME!!!!