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  • The Alomar Snub: Calm Down and Say Bull

    01/07/2010 12:11:03 PM PST · by BluesDuke · 57 replies · 882+ views
    The Catbird in the Nosebleed Seats ^ | 7 January 2009 | Yours, Truly
    The greatest second baseman ever to play the game who isn't named Joe Morgan pulled up eight votes shy of making the Hall of Fame this year. And while Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is far from the only one who is not amused, there are those---Dave Perkins of the Toronto Star is one---who say calm down, relax, Roberto Alomar isn't even close to the only no-questions-asked great who didn't make it in year one. Calm down and relax because Joe DiMaggio did not get into the Hall of Fame in his first year's eligibility. The Clipper needed four years....