Fallen stars have Cooperstown support - USA Today at Santo for Hall

Fallen stars have Cooperstown support - USA Today

Published by Scott Lewis July 27th, 2006 in News.

SantoForHall.com got a mention today in the USA Today. Mike Dodd, a local Chicago writer, did a story on those people who are not in Cooperstown but should be. He contacted Scott Lewis from SantoForHall.com to get some background info on the site and to do a short interview.

Santo, now a popular Cubs broadcaster, generates similar passion from Chicago fans. Scott Lewis, 28, of Palatine, Ill., started a website (www.santoforhall.com) to collect petitions for the third baseman's election. He says he attended Ryne Sandberg's induction into Cooperstown last year and "it made me angry for Santo. I want to do what I can to help Ronnie get there."

Santo, like most living candidates, appreciates fans' support but doesn't have any contact with his Hall activists. "I don't want to be part of that campaigning," he says. "What they do as a campaign, they do on their own."

His former teammate Billy Williams, a Hall of Famer and Veterans Committee voter, says he gets about three or four packages from fans lobbying for a player each election. Some may refresh his memory of a player before his time, but he doesn't think the material influences the outcome.

"We know the credentials," Williams says. "We played against those guys."

Read the full USA Today article.

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1 DAVID WILLIAMS Jul 31st, 2006 at 11:38 am

Diabetes the real culprit keeping Santo out of Hall of Fame. Santo was forced into early retirement due to diabetes. At the age of 33 Santo played in more games at third base than anyone in Major Leauge Baseball History and his last season as a Cub before being traded to Chicago White Sox then retiring at the age of 34.Third base is the toughest position in all of baseball to get in the Hall of Fame. One shoudnt compare outfielders and third basemen nomore than comparing outfielders stats to catchers.By comparing third basemen to themselves Santo easily qualifies for the Hall of Fame.At the age of 33 only Eddie Mathews and Mike Schmidt had more Home Runs. Santo had 1290 RBIs at 33 Mathews 1335.
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Ron Santo is a loved public figure here in Chicago and is an admired baseball player around the world. His career numbers are good enough to put him beside his peers in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

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