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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Why would Shoeless Joe be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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If Joe Jackson is barred from the baseball hall of fame, then letting these guys into the hockey hall of fame would be a friggin travesty.
One guy refused to participate in throwing games in the World Series. Not only did he refuse the bribe payments his teammates accepted, he even tried to report it to the team owner who refused to meet with him. On top of all of that, not only did he refuse to take part in throwing the games, he wound up leading both teams in hitting and even set a World Series record for base hits. Result: barred for life from playing the majors as well as hall of fame eligibility, just because he was part of the story. The seven players who actually took bribes and worked to throw the games even admitted (much later, albeit) that Joe wasn't involved or in any of the meetings, etc. They only tried to get him in on it because his stature - "If Joe's in, everyone else will follow."
As for the Blackhawks people... these guys knew that one of their players was raped by one of their coaches but did nothing about it, and even helped the coach get hired elsewhere (where he commited other assaults). They covered the whole thing up "because they wanted to focus on winning the cup." Teammates chased... well I don't think I need to repeat everything we already know.
I'm just saying. What a conversation on integrity that would be if the hockey hall let any of these clowns in.