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Hawk could fly, but Tram is stalled. (Baseball Insider).
My gut tells me that Andre Dawson and Alan Trammell are not Hall of Famers. They were stellar players and outstanding baseball citizens, but that isn't enough. The way I see it, the Hall should be reserved for only the best.
If I were merely a fan, the debate would end there. But as a Hall of Fame voter, I carry a special responsibility--the responsibility to assess Hall of Fame candidates as best as I can.
On this year's ballot, there is only one no-questions-asked, first-time candidate--Ozzie Smith. Ignore Smith's .262 lifetime batting average. He was the greatest defensive shortstop of his era, and maybe of all time.
Dawson and Trammell are ...
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...Rings,'' that baseball's Hall of Fame is about to have a...multitalented outfielder Andre Dawson through the gates of Cooperstown. Smith and Dawson head a group of 11 first...under consideration for the Hall's Class of 2002. Also eligible...
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...Rings,'' that baseball's Hall of Fame is about to have a...multitalented outfielder Andre Dawson through the gates of Cooperstown. Smith and Dawson head a group of 11 first...under consideration for the Hall's Class of 2002. Also eligible...
- Tommy Boling Named GDOT Highway Maintenance Foreman For Dawson, Forsyth and...
- Magazine article from: Dixie Contractor December 4, 2006 700+ words
...maintenance foreman for the area wide crew that works in Dawson, Forsyth and Hall counties. Boling has worked with DOT since 2000...interstates in the three-county area that serves Dawson, Forsyth and Hall counties. He supervises seven people.
- Hoyt Gosnell Named GDOT Assistant Area Engineer For Dawson, Forsyth and Hall...
- Magazine article from: Dixie Contractor November 6, 2006 700+ words
Staff Hoyt Gosnell has been named GDOT's assistant area engineer for maintenance serving Dawson, Forsyth and Hall counties. Gosnell began his career with DOT in 1986 in the maintenance division of DOT. He worked his way up serving as an equipment...
- Football Hall of Fame Inducts Seven;Csonka, Langer, Dawson, Greene, Johnson,...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post August 9, 1987 700+ words
...hills surrounding the hall for the two-hour ceremony...Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson; Pittsburgh Steelers...secondary," Langer said. Dawson, who passed for 28...where the annual AFC-NFC Hall of Fame game featured...where it all began," Dawson said. "It's come full...
- Dawson, Csonka Gain Hall With 5 Others; No Wait for Greene, Upshaw, Langer
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post January 28, 1987 700+ words
Len Dawson, who quarterbacked Kansas City to its only...man contingent elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Running backs Larry Csonka and...media committee generally from NFL cities. Dawson, now 50, is from nearby Alliance, Ohio...
- Dawson enters NBA's hall.
- Magazine article from: Florida Bar News August 15, 2007 700+ words
Warren Hope Dawson, a veteran trial lawyer from...the National Bar Association Hall of Fame at its 82nd Annual...of justice, the NBA said Dawson, over his 40 years as a lawyer...American." Prominent among Dawson's contributions as a civil...
