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Would that MLB today have a man this accomplished. My idol as a teenager who played first base. Pushing 80 now, I always have hoped Gil would be voted into the HOF. It’s time.

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Magnificent article about this magnificent Met icon. We are on the very eve of the vote. There are so many of us praying that this injustice is rectified while Joan is still alive. The site of Joan Hodges making her husband's long delayed acceptance speech is a moment that simply must happen. Thanks for posting this about our great skipper, the greatest we ever had.

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What an outstanding article. It is hard to make a more compelling case for the deserved induction of Gil Hodges into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations for this great piece of writing. Never saw Mr. Hodges play or manage; I just read about him, watched films and got inmersed in the Boys of Summer history, but has been enough to understand how great baseball player he was and an even better human being. Hoping for a positive outcome this Sunday.

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