“To err is human … now, to build a tremendous international mess, computers are needed” … Pacomio.
Today Tuesday and tomorrow will be Post Office Days. Please, send your name and the town or city from where you write.
Rigoberto Véliz M. from Mérida, Yucatán, asks…: “Is it true that Tony Oliva and Minnie Miñoso were promoted to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame?”
Amigo Rigo …: They did not “raise” them, but they did announce that they will be on Sunday, July 24, 2022, along with who we journalists choose. They were chosen by the Golden Days Era Committee, along with Gil Hodges and Jim Kaat; and for the Early Baseball Era Committee, Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler.
José G. Salinas T. de Judivana, asks …: “Is it your residence or your office, that of Coral Gables, when dating your columns?”.
Friend Pepe…: It is the Miami area where the Vené International Production (VIP) offices are located. Here I am at your command.
César Ochoa, from San Felipe, asks…: “Why is baseball the only sport that calls the manager (or manager in Spanish), the head coach, or coach?”
Friend Ceso …: Because he is not a coach or coach. For that he has six or more experts at his command. The manager “manages”, “management”, the material that those others prepare for him.
Eduardo Martínez D. from Caracas, asks…: “If a horny ass were to become a voter for the Hall of Fame, would the criteria that you veterans have maintained with such care change… And it is essential that the bigleaguers negotiate their contracts through agents. Has anyone done it directly? “
Friend Edo…: All the players did it personally until the end of the sixties. Since then, agents have been essential … And a horny ass would not be a problem for the HOF, because more than 400 of us are voters.
Eduardo Montiel, of Houston, asks…: “Marty Marion was the MVP of the National in 1944, and he was part of the winning team of the World Series. “Why MVP, if their numbers don’t seem like enough?”
Friend Edo II… .: Marty was one of the best shortstops in history, famous for how he gave himself to the team in search of victories. He never played with flourishes or for his successes, but for the triumph of the Cardinals. In 1944, he hit 267, six homers and drove in 63 runs. Now, on defense, he was the leader of the National team that year, as in 1944 and 1946. Eight times he went to the All-Star Game. Pure quality, zero personal figure… And no, he is not in the Hall of Fame.
