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  1. #46
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    Re: Joe Gordon only Veteran's Committee Selection

    Beautiful list right here! Missing Berra as pointed out but as to the Yankee Bias you must remember they also won 26 WS! When you are the best team in history you will have more players in the HOF.

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    Earle Combs
    1 New York
    American

    Bill Dickey
    8 New York
    American

    Joe DiMaggio
    5 New York
    American

    Whitey Ford
    16 New York
    American

    Lou Gehrig
    4 New York
    American

    Lefty Gomez
    11 New York
    American

    Joe Gordon
    Probably Going in as a Yankee

    Waite Hoyt
    19 New York
    American

    Miller Huggins
    - New York
    American

    Reggie Jackson
    44 New York
    American

    Tony Lazzeri
    6 New York
    American

    Mickey Mantle
    7 New York
    American

    Joe McCarthy
    - New York
    American

    Phil Rizzuto
    10 New York
    American

    Red Ruffing
    15 New York
    American

    Babe Ruth
    3 New York
    American

    Casey Stengel
    37 New York
    American


    Lazzeri? Rizzuto? Huggins?

    YANKEE BIAS

  2. #47
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    Re: Joe Gordon only Veteran's Committee Selection

    I had been considering making the very point submitted by RickD. The Yankees dominated baseball for about 45 years...winning 29 pennants and 20 world series between 1920 and 1964. Pretty impressive. The Steinbrenner era (about 35 years now)hasn't been nearly as successful, thank God, but still not bad. It would figure that NY would have more players in the HOF than any other team.

    Another thing.....Reggie Jackson a Yankee? Only because they honored his wishes and put a NY cap on him. Jackson spent 10 years with the A's, and only 5 with NY. A matter of perspective, I guess.

    Nobody despises the Yankee franchise more than I do. But I see no particular bias towards NY players in the HOF. As stated earlier, Gordon is as deserving as many already in the Hall.
    Last edited by Swampdog; 12-10-2008 at 04:06 PM.

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    Re: Joe Gordon only Veteran's Committee Selection

    Of course I am biased for the Yankees!

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