Why isnt lefty odoul in hall of fame

Russoniello produced a fielder's glove from the O'Doul archives and made Myers try it on, turning to the crowd afterwards and saying, "If it doesn't fit, you can't admit. In a long aside, Flamm remembered looking through a glass partition in City Hall when DiMaggio and Monroe were married, describing the ceremony to other newspaper reporters.

She was a knockout, and Joe did well to marry her. He laughed, saying, "This is being proclaimed by the only person who has the power to so proclaim - me! Our next project. After the ruling, Myers folded away his Seals jersey. But Winston, still wandering the hallways in his umpire's mask and chest protector, said, "The judge just did not understand the facts. Top shopping picks. And he made their cut down to There was no VC voting in He played in games but had fewer at bats than O'Doul, so they were pitching around him.

Or pooshing around him, I guess. Hear, hear! Lefty O'Doul's imprint on the development and prosperity of pro baseball on the West coast of the US and in Japan was deep and positive. He's an important figure in the history of the game. His MLB playing career, while good and interesting in its own right, is just a subset of his total body of work, and far short of HOF enshrinement-worthy on its own.

And, as Flynn already noted, his bar is a great place for a beer and sandwich while watching an away Giants game. O'Doul's career is wonderful fodder for tying knots into those whose sole interest in baseball is to pontificate as to how it cheated Joe Jackson. Confirmed, even by a San Diegan! I also like the idea of an overall "contributor" category.

Is this the stuff of legend or did this really happen? If true - scouts are thrilled if they sign one future HOFer in their career wasn't Tom Greenwade forever associated with signing Mickey Mantle? If Buck was responsible for signing 3 future HOFers that would be quite a group of feathers in the cap I do as well. BA always has been and always will be a meaningful statistic. It is the single most important component of a batter's line. And, regardless of your feelings about my seemingly heretical statement, a BA of O'Doul's career is always meaningful.

Not to diminish Buck's legacy, but I think you've conflated his various roles. You guys are nuts. Lefty's is a landmark, but it's a. Their food is gross and the drinks are overpriced. Tshipman is, of course, correct. No hipster bullsh t regarding Lefty's deserves to be tolerated. It's become chic in SF circles to claim Tommy's Joynt is better but other than being very slightly cheaper which is explainable given Lefty's well documented struggles with local landlords - screw you, Ray Handlery there's nothing in it.

Well except one has a nice 50ss pop culture ambiance and one has a fantastic 50ss baseball ambiance. Like I said the last time Lefty's came up, it's giant hunks of brisket. It's hard to screw that up and they don't. Lefty is in the Hall of Fame. Japan's HOF. Strictly on playing accomplishments, I'd take Marion over him.

The above comparison of their hitting ignores that 1 O'Doul played in the best seasons ever for batting averages 2 he was at best an average defensive LF and 3 Marion was a great defensive shortstop.

Autocorrect turns O'Doul's into odious. I've never eaten there although my impression was always that the food was probably ghastly. Which shouldn't turn me against it for life, I know. Re BA always has been and always will be a meaningful statistic. I did say "highly meaningful" above. He batted. The previous season, Lefty had out-hit them all. He never played in the majors again though he surely could have padded his numbers.

In the first pro league was formed in Japan. He was so fond of the nation that when Pearl Harbor was bombed in he took it as a personal affront and went into a depression for weeks. Later, after relations normalized between the U. Taken individually, neither of the two points outlined above are enough to earn Lefty automatic entry to Cooperstown, but they are at least enough to get him on the ballot to be considered, especially his batting record and contributions to international baseball.

I must relate a troubling story from my time at the Hall of Fame because it may shed light on how a figure like Lefty can be ignored so many years after his playing career. This was in or , and Steve Hirdt of the Elias Sports Bureau was in Cooperstown to chair a committee that was putting together the candidates for the Veterans Committee ballot.

I received a blank stare and a nod from Mr. The very same ballot includes Al Reach, a man apparently being considered for induction because he published a baseball magazine.

If not for Lefty, Ichiro would never have had the chance to show off his remarkable skills stateside. You are right! The fact that he alone has been honored in Japan is a pretty significant deal. Ichiro Suzuki will be the first and only baseball player from Japan to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I agree that he will be the first, but you never know if another Japanese-born player will have a stellar career in the States.

Yu Darvish? I find your argument less than compelling. Your point is taken, and many others have made it. I do feel that his career.