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Posted By: peter chao

Adam,

Addie Joss should not be in the Hall. It was a strong sympathy vote that got him in. Addie was still pitching well when he passed away, there were many ballplayers that wanted to attend his funeral, but the major league owners refused to cancel ballgames.
Addie became a symbol for major leaguers that wanted to be treated as equals instead of chattel.

Although Addie Joss' numbers were exceptional, they were not exceptional for that era...quite unlike Sandy Koufax whose numbers were outstanding for his era.

After all of the above has been said, I would still want Addie Joss to be in the Hall.

Peter