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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 03:55 PM
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15. I would consider point #2 legitimate if he were no longer working in...
baseball at the time, but as manager he was making decisions that could effect results and thus was just as responsible to follow the rules as if he were playing. For this reason he deserved punishment and the ban is just.
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  -Ok so should Joe Jackson be in the hall JohnKleeb  Aug-01-05 03:37 PM   #0 
  - yes  matcom   Aug-01-05 03:38 PM   #1 
  - Only if he wears his shoes  WCGreen   Aug-01-05 03:38 PM   #2 
  - You know, his ban was a lifetime ban. He's been dead over 50 years.  GOPisEvil   Aug-01-05 03:39 PM   #3 
  - For the sake of the game the commissioner must be considered infallible  JVS   Aug-01-05 03:39 PM   #4 
  - Only nine full seasons. 1772 hits Thats pushing it.  maveric   Aug-01-05 03:40 PM   #5 
  - There's a minimum career length of 10 years that can be waived  auburngrad82   Aug-01-05 03:44 PM   #8 
  - His glove is already in the HOF  auburngrad82   Aug-01-05 03:40 PM   #6 
  - His Shoes are in the HOF also  auburngrad82   Aug-01-05 03:41 PM   #7 
  - Why, are they letting musicians into the baseball hall of fame now?  Rabrrrrrr   Aug-01-05 03:47 PM   #9 
  - No.  WeRQ4U   Aug-01-05 03:51 PM   #10 
  - his mistake was not blowing the whistle  matcom   Aug-01-05 03:52 PM   #11 
  - He also never attended a meeting of the conspirators.  GOPisEvil   Aug-01-05 03:54 PM   #13 
  - didnt he hit like 350 that world series?  JohnKleeb   Aug-01-05 03:55 PM   #14 
  - He hit .375. But, the first 5 games he hit about .200.  GOPisEvil   Aug-01-05 03:57 PM   #17 
  - Are there any good books about this?  JohnKleeb   Aug-01-05 03:59 PM   #18 
     - Eight Men Out was the best one I read about it. nt  auburngrad82   Aug-01-05 04:10 PM   #22 
        - Ill read that  JohnKleeb   Aug-01-05 04:11 PM   #23 
  - Supposedly, the team had a change of heart around game 5  WeRQ4U   Aug-01-05 04:00 PM   #19 
  - I don't know guys. Dr. Strangelove makes a good case against him.  WeRQ4U   Aug-01-05 03:56 PM   #16 
  - I would consider point #2 legitimate if he were no longer working in...  JVS   Aug-01-05 03:55 PM   #15 
     - That's a good point.  WeRQ4U   Aug-01-05 04:02 PM   #20 
        - Hell yeah I would have revoked it  JVS   Aug-01-05 04:06 PM   #21 
  - No  AngryAmish   Aug-01-05 03:54 PM   #12 
  - Definitely...  gmoney   Aug-01-05 04:59 PM   #24 
  - yes.  enigmatic   Aug-01-05 05:01 PM   #25 
 

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