A petition for Ron Santo to be inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
There are some petitions circling the Internet right now collecting signatures to let the Cubs management know their fans want the name Wrigley Field to stay. In addition to signing the petition to let MLB know Ron Santo belongs in the Hall of Fame, please sign the Wrigley Field petition as well on KeepItWrigley.com.
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.
The vote is coming up for the 2007 induction ceremony and we want to make sure that Ron Santo’s name goes down in history alongside his peers. Please sign the petition below and let the 60+ members of the Veteran Committee know that Ron Santo belongs in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. This form will send an email to all of the members of the Veteran Committee letting them know where you stand.
As much as everyone is used to the name Wrigley Field, it was named for an owner and has been basically free advertising for years since Wrigley sold the Cubs. When the Sox sold the naming rights to Comiskey, there was an uproar and it seemed very weird. (Some of us still call it Comiskey instead of the Cell or US Cellular Park.) But in the end it was a park named after a former owner - while he was owner. Same thing for what is now Wrigley Field but with free advertising to boot.