The Latest Players Elected To The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Bowie Kuhn
• MLB Commissioner, 1969-1984
• Highlights of tenure included introduction of night baseball in World Series, introduction of free agency, addition of 6 MLB teams

Walter O'Malley
• Owner of Dodgers from 1944-1979 (until his death)
• Team won 4 World Series titles during his ownership
• Moved Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles after 1957 season
• Instrumental in expansion of baseball to West Coast
• Owner at Dodgers at time of baseball integration (Jackie Robinson)

Dick Williams
• Won 4 pennants, 2 World Series titles (1972, '73) in 21 years as a manager
• 1,571 wins (18th all-time), .520 winning pct. as manager
• Took 3 different franchises (Red Sox, Athletics, Padres) to World Series

Billy Southworth
• Won 4 pennants, 2 World Series titles (1942, '44) in 13 years as a manager
• .597 winning percentage, won 100-plus games in 3 straight seasons (1942-1944)
• Hit .297 in 13-year MLB career (1913-1929)

Barney Dreyfuss
• Owner, Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-1932, won 2 World Series titles)
• Also owned Louisville Colonels, a team contracted after the 1899 season
• Helped arrange for the first World Series (1903)

In the Runner Up positions:
Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey each missed induction by a single vote.

Bonds to Boycott Cooperstown

Barry Bonds stated he would Boycott Cooperstown if the Hall of Fame decides to display his record-breaking home run ball with an asterisk. In addition, he would also skip his induction ceremony. Marc Ecko, the owner of Bonds' record breaking ball, decided to let other people vote on his web site about the fate of the ball. In late September, he announced fans voted to send the ball to Cooperstown with an asterisk. The asterisk recognizes that Bonds' record is unnatural and tainted due to steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. Barry Bonds, however, denied ever using illegal performance enhancing drugs.

Barry Bonds, its time to come clean. A majority already realize the truth and all the evidence points to the fact that illegal performance enhancing drugs were used. The incredible spike in the number of home runs increased incredibly from year to year and along with the spike in home runs was the size that Bonds grew during that time. For me, it doesn't matter whether an asterisk is placed on his ball. In fact, I'm tired of the whole Barry Bonds story. His record is going to be broken many times in the years to come, first with A-Rod, and then by the other young power hitters. This is assuming they stay healthy of course. When A-Rod breaks Bonds' record, Barry Bonds and his career will become just a pathetic, forgotten story