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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I think he's in because he's a Yankee and because of his post-career career.
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Yup. I think Rizzuto is a good example that your post career contributions to baseball, do have a say in whether you get elected or not.
He was a beloved announcer in New York for decades after his career was over.
Maybe he wasn't a HOF announcer, or a HOF player, but put them together, and maybe he equals a very worthy HOF'er.
Plenty will argue that's not how things are done. I'd argue they are...and Rizzuto and Joe Torre are just two examples of it. It's just not acknowledged.
Just so happened that Rizzuto got in as a player and Torre a manager...but we know, they both got in for more then that in combination.
Also, the MVP and 3 years of prime production lost to the military, don't hurt either.