 USA TODAY |
Larkin, Santo and the calm before the Cooperstown storm
CSNChicago.com (blog) Barry Larkin will share the stage with Ron Santo's family. Each player was identified by, and loyal to, one team. They'll have a place in Cooperstown, NY, forever. Consider that non-controversy the calm before the storm. Larkin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Agonizing over Hall of Fame class Baseball Hall of Fame Class 2012: The Odds of Each Player Getting in Next Year |
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Feb 2012
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Jan 2012
 Bleacher Report |
Chicago Cubs: Thank You, Ron Santo, You Made Life a Little More Colorful
Bleacher Report A "Ron Santo" signature model. I have had numerous gloves since then but, that's the only one I remember. It is the one that defined to me what a baseball glove should feel like and, I held all of its successors to the standard that it set. |
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Jan 2012
 Globe and Mail |
Santo remembered at Convention session
MLB.com By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com | 01/14/12 9:01 PM EST CHICAGO — At the Cubs Convention, Ron Santo's wife, Vicki, his son, Ron Santo Jr., and former teammates Randy Hundley, Glenn Beckert and Billy Williams talked about the late third baseman, … Cubs to play with an edge Theo Epstein only thing for Cubs fans to be excited about Fans Pack the Hilton Chicago for 27th Annual Cubs Convention |
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Jan 2012
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Larkin and Santo belong, but the Hall of Fame system has turned sour
Washington Times In an entirely different manner, the posthumous election of Ron Santo last month is another episode in a dangerous trend. Both Larkin and Santo were worthy of enshrinement on playing merit alone, and even more so when including character in the … |
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Jan 2012
 Fox News |
Barry Larkin Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, Will Join Ron Santo in 2012 …
NESN.com He will join Ron Santo, who was elected by the Golden Era committee. The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop received 495 votes in his third year on the ballot after falling 75 votes short last year. Larkin hit .295 with 198 home runs, 960 RBIs and 2340 … Years 2014-16 will crowd Hall of Fame ballot Larkin Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Who will the Hall call? |
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Jan 2012
 ABC News |
New Hampshire overnight numbers: Mitt and Santo down, Huntsman and Paul up
Politico (blog) Romney is followed by Ron Paul (20 percent), Jon Huntsman (11 percent), Newt Gingrich (9 percent) and Santorum, who dropped another point to 8 percent overnight. Rick Perry and Buddy Roemer each had 1 percent with 15 percent undecided. … Romney, Santorum in Iowa nail-biter |
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Jan 2012
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Will Jeff Bagwell Join Ron Santo in 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Class?
NESN.com by Dan Duquette, Jr. on Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:12PM Ron Santo is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame courtesy of the Golden Era Committee, but will any other players be granted entrance to Cooperstown in 2012? The Baseball Writers' Association of … |
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Jan 2012
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The Hot Corner: Red Sox, Ron Santo, Madonna
Through The Fence Baseball (blog) Not too soon: Ron Santo was elected to the Hall of Fame a year after his death. That's ridiculous. He was one of the all-time greats. That'd be like only now giving Ernest Borgnine the Lifetime-Achievement Oscar he so richly deserved … … |
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Ron Santo in the Hall of Fame: Better Late than Never
PortageLife Despite not having ever seen Santo swing a bat or field a grounder, I am a bit of a baseball buff, and it seemed to be a theme year-after-year around the time of each class of inductees, “Why didn't Ron Santo get in?” I even took that idea into my … |
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Arvia: Yes, voters, there is a Santo clause
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Clemens? Uncheck. Sammy Sosa? Uncheck.) This year is the year of Ron Santo, who was never on a ballot sent to me but at long last was tabbed for National Baseball Hall of Fame induction. By my count, Santo is 1-for-20 in Hall elections. … |