tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11469530.post116020289170684433..comments2023-08-25T01:02:55.582-07:00Comments on The Corner of Clark & Addison: Safe at home ...Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11866422184790007322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11469530.post-1160427513595941032006-10-09T13:58:00.000-07:002006-10-09T13:58:00.000-07:00Your point is more than well taken, Anon. It's dea...Your point is more than well taken, Anon. It's dead on. But he will make it in, and maybe sooner than you think. The heat surrounding Buck's snubbing had died down in recent months, partly because of time and partly because of Buck's own measured (non-)reaction to the vote. But his passing has revived the controversy, and how. During the Mets-Dodgers playoff game on Saturday night, Thom Brenneman, while discussing O'Neil and the Hall of Fame, was positively fuming over the situation. He's getting in, next year. Even if it's by acclamation or decree, he's getting in.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866422184790007322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11469530.post-1160426888964253642006-10-09T13:48:00.000-07:002006-10-09T13:48:00.000-07:00It's a travesty that Buck O'Neil is not in the Bas...It's a travesty that Buck O'Neil is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A travesty. And now, the veteran's committee or someone will put him there when he's not alive to see it. Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com