Posted By:
peter chao
These are the saddest of possible words:
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Trio of bear Cubs and fleeter than birds,
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double,
Words that weighty with nothing but trouble,
Tinker to Evers to Chance.
-Franklin P. Adams, 1910
Dennis,
You mean to tell me this horrid poem got the three of them into the HOF? Sounds like a jingle written for 12 year-olds. And then Adams decides to throw a rock in the middle of the jingle, "Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble."
However, out of the trio I would only seriously consider Johnny Evers as a Hall of Famer, he had all the intangibles. Also, Mr. Evers was the Most Valuable Player in the National League in 1914, when he led the Braves to a miracle pennant. Played in 4 World Series and hit .350 or better in 3 of them.
Peter C.