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 »
"its time..."
"If Buck O'Neil dies before he is inducted into the Hall of Fame, You will have done him a great injustice. But you will have done us all an injustice my robbing us of a chance to hear this wonderful baseball treasure speak on behalf of the game. What coul"
"Buck IS baseball"
"great imbassador"
"BO's is BB's #1 ambasadore."
"В"
"The hall is meant to commemorate the game. It's attempt to do so is incomplete without Buck."
"Buck must be allowed into the HOF if his record does not "meet" the requirements, then his contrabutions and being the spokesman for baseball and more importantly not allowing us to forget about the negro leagues. With Buck it's not just about baseball, i"
"How you quantify what Buck has accomplished & done? Shame on MLB."
"Put this GREAT man in the hall of fame!"
"I'd say it's about time."
"...uhh...because Posnanski is a helluva writer!"
"Dont keep making the same mistake"
"let's hear it"
"Please don't wait any longer!"
"What I can't understand is why this petition is even necessary. Buck O'Neil has epitomized the best of baseball's soul, doing important work both on and off the field with class, respect, passion and a smile as big as his heart to remind us this is a game"
