“I’d be celebrating as if it’s the best thing that ever happened if Gil gets in,” says Harrelson, the shortstop on those ’69 Mets. “I loved the man, I really did. I think if you talk to anybody, the reason we won was him. He made us all better.”
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Just as we give the Mets credit for the new (old) uniforms and Banner Day, we must call them on the carpet here. When we learned that Gil would be eligible for this special election, I called for the Mets to lobby for it. I see Gil’s players have done it…Seaver has been outspoken…what about the Wilpons? I have not seen a word from them. Maybe they are working behind the scenes and know it’s a lock…I hope so.
Not only is this logically and morally right, but it would be a great PR and business benefit to the NY Mets if Gil Hodges gets into the HOF on the eve of the 50th celebration. His Cooperstown plaque must include words to this effect:”His feat of guiding the New York Mets to a world title in 1969 ranks as one of the most remarkable managerial accomplishments of all time.”
How many chances do the Mets have to get a key person in the HOF? The silence from Flushing is deafening.
i sure hope he goes in it would be wonderful being a fan and to have met him as a kid.
gil is the example of the player who falls short in the voting. they do not hand out keys to the HOF like a bobble head promotion.gil hit less than 500 homers, and we know 500 is a good way to get to the hall. agreat player and a good manager yes. but he just does not have hard core stats as a player who normally goes in. goood luck to him at any rate. as a manager,yes he won it with the mets and moved the nats up throug the american legaue standi his influence and leadership with with the mets faded away so fast,why i don’t know, after 1969. stats will not get him to the hall. how ever i believe he represented the dawn of “old school to new school” base ball as the 60’s ended and the ‘7 began