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I see a thread about Managers and GM's
What about Umpires?
Any you think who belong who arent.
Personally Id give a vote to Ron Luciano
What about Umpires?
Any you think who belong who arent.
Personally Id give a vote to Ron Luciano
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Doug Harvey. IMO, you might not see Luciano in there because he killed himself."They put me in the Hall of Fame? They must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel!"
-Eppa Rixey, upon learning of his induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Motafy (MO-ta-fy) vt. -fied, -fying 1. For a pitcher to melt down in a big game situation; to become like Guillermo Mota. 2. The transformation of a good pitcher into one of Guillermo Mota's caliber. -
I lump all modern era non-players into one category and wouldn't elect any of them.Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of BaseballComment
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AgreedOriginally posted by Dalkowski110 View Post
And he was also the worst umpire who ever wore a mask.IMO, you might not see Luciano in there because he killed himself.3 6 10 21 25 29 31 35 41 42 44 47Comment
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Supposedly timeless or general or reference material(?)Originally posted by zahavasdad View Post
-- Executives and Owners --
-- Managers and GMs --
-- Umpires --
All three three are easy to find because they are among the threads that moderator Jim Albright has linked to the top of the directory in "Sticky: Introduction to HOF talk forum/Resources" #1.
They are separately near the top of the directory now because this weekend I added a feature to all three (Honor Rolls of Baseball).
Cy Rigler is the other umpire on the Veterans Committee ballot with Doug Harvey every year. He is the one commonly credited with the introduction of hand signals to mark balls and strikes, 1905. (Not player Dummy Hoy, whose teams used some hand signals to coach him, as did other teams with deaf players.)
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