Santo: ‘I was given a gift’ at Santo for Hall

Santo: ‘I was given a gift’

Published by Scott Lewis June 17th, 2007 in News.

The discussions are as old as the Hall of Fame itself. Who is worthy and who is not?At the heart of some of the biggest debates is former Chicago Cubs third baseman and current broadcaster Ron Santo.

The argument can be persuasive both ways. Santo is short on the so-called magical numbers, with just 2,254 hits and 342 home runs over a 15-year career. But those numbers do compare with Hall of Famers like Johnny Bench and Gary Carter.

The latest argument in favor of Santo, although not necessarily for the Hall, comes from ESPN.com columnist Jayson Stark is his book ranking the all-time over- and under-rated players in baseball history.

Stark calls Santo the No. 1 all-time under-rated third baseman.

"I looked at myself with a lot of natural ability," Santo said Saturday at O'Brien Field where he appeared for a benefit for the Rehabilitation Foundation of IPMR. "It was easy for me to catch ground balls, it was easy for me to throw the ball, to hit the ball. The only attribute that I didn't have was speed ... I was given a gift and I made the best of it."

Source: PJStar.com

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5 Responses to “Santo: 'I was given a gift'”

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1 steve creager Jul 7th, 2007 at 10:20 pm

Ron should have been in th Hall of Fame years ago
2 Rowan Campbell Jul 11th, 2007 at 12:31 pm

I think Ron Santo deserves to be a hall of famer.
Ron Santo hit for a good average 277, had power 342 homeruns, drove in runs 1331 walked 1108 times and had a terrific obp of 362.
He won 5 gold gloves for fielding excellence and was a 9 time allstar.
Ron is a all time great.
Ron is the greatest Cubs third baseman ever!
A man of courage !
Go Cubs!
3 Howard Lynch Jul 21st, 2007 at 5:45 pm

Hello Scott … I found your site while looking for people who have posted experiences and pictures of their HOF induction ceremony visits (which I’m going to be doing next weekend for Tony Gwynn) … it looks like you once posted pictures, but that link is giving me a 404 error now …

http://www.santoforhall.com/pictures/2005HallOfFameTrip/

I’m interested to see your pictures … if you repair the link, let me know, thanks!

Howard Lynch
4 Tilda Sep 2nd, 2007 at 9:42 pm

a Today complete was loss. ,
5 Matha Sep 3rd, 2007 at 3:39 pm

days. I gotten these much haven’t done ,

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