Don Newcombe
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/27/2010 02:28 am by admin
Concerning Brooklyn Dodgers Don Newcombe – Should he be in the Hall of Fame?
Now before everyone starts with shallow comments, consider this: As a 31 year old rookie he was 17-8 with 3 shutouts and 19 complete games and won Rookie of the Year. A 3 time 20 game winner going 27-7 in 1956 and winner of the Cy Young Award. (First Cy Young Award given. Also only one Cy Young Award was given in the majors at that time.) Lost 2 years to the Korean War. Only played 11 season yet had a career win-lost record of 149-90. A .623 winning percentage. Add to that the fact that he had a .271 lifetime batting average (238 for 878 with 15 career home runs and over 100 RBI’s). Fact it, because he is black he lost half a major league career. Project another 9 or 10 seasons and what do we have? I guess what I’m saying is what in the hell is wrong with the Veterans Committee?
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As for your closing question, the current incarnation of the VC has shown itself to be remarkably, even unprecedentedly, stingy. If it doesn’t elect someone in the next three cycles I think the Hall will scrap it and start over, or maybe dump the concept altogether. But if this VC ever does elect a candidate, it won’t be Newcombe.
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