Bert Blyleven

8 January 2008

Greg L Johnson
Greg L Johnson

Hall Of Fame Vote; Gossage In, Everyone Else Out

Gossage was the only player elected, two players with substantial ties to the Minnesota Twins, Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris, were left out.

The only real surprise here is that the baseball writers seem to be getting stingier and stingier when it comes to who they let in to the Hall of Fame. From the vantage point of a small-market, midwest fan, it would be easy to say it's all matter of whether or not you played in in New York, Boston, or L.A., but then Jim Rice and Tommy John didn't get in either.

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18 December 2007

Greg L Johnson
Greg L Johnson

In And Out Of The Hall Of Fame

for Twins' fans the two names that are usually the first to be brought up are Tony Oliva and Bert Blyleven. You can make arguments for and against either one. It looks now, though, like it's been too long for Oliva to have a chance, but Bert still might make it in through a vote of the Veteran's Committee.

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