Induct Buck O'Neil into Baseball's Hall of Fame
On July 30th, 2006, seventeen Negro League legends, all deceased, will be inducted to the Hall of Fame. The eighteenth should be the man who made their names known to us, and for 70 years, has been ba... continue reading »
"Please do the right and honorable thing."
"Buck has all the HOF credentials including batting titles, all-star and championship game appearances, coaching, scouting, and as a great ambassador of the game. I saw him speak a few years ago and he had the whole audience entrigued with his stories and "
"This petition was not needed, had the committee done what they should have in the first place."
"Do the right thing, don't wait until this wondrful man is gone and cannot enjoy the honor !"
"You must correct this grievous error and induct Buck. He embodied all that the Hall purports to celebrate and enshrine."
"At this age, he deserves to be placed in the hall of fame."
"Put the man in the hall!!!"
"He was an inspiration to many and an ambassador to baseball."
"Those doing the voting on Hall of Fame nominations (whether the Veterans' Committee or the Baseball Writers) should be required to make their ballot selections public and should be prepared to defend their choices or omissions in writing. It galls me that"
"Should have been there last year"
"To bad this GREAT! Ambassador of the game did not get in last year. How can you nominate McGuire, Canseco and overlook such a great role model?"
"This is obvioulsy the right thing to do - the man is priceless"
"Vote him in, NOW!"
"This is a living legend. It gave me chills reading the story. Please induct Buck into the Hall of Fame."
