Good 'ol Ron Santo. That brings back a lot of memories--Kessinger, Beckert, Santo, Banks, Hickman................
I hope Ron gets in. He has been through so much and he well deserves it.
I can recite the whole lineup from memory, including uniform numbers (in my best Pat Peiper imitation.) I was born in '53 and grew up on the north side of the city, just a couple miles from Wrigley Field. I saw, whether in person or on TV--I literally saw most of the games that Ron Santo ever played. He was the best third baseman in the league, offensively and definsively, during the years he played.
I hope Ron gets in. He has been through so much and he well deserves it.
If Santo gets in, I will definitely go to Cooperstown for the induction ceremony--as will thousands of other Chicagoans.