Gil Hodges

[Cmvorce]

For the 52 Topps set I'm working on, I keep my HOFers slabbed and put the non-HOFers in the binder. My Gil Hodges is, and (regardless of voting outcome) will remain, slabbed. I think it's insane he isn't in.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Cmvorce

For the 52 Topps set I'm working on, I keep my HOFers slabbed and put the non-HOFers in the binder. My Gil Hodges is, and (regardless of voting outcome) will remain, slabbed. I think it's insane he isn't in.

Agree.... and on a related note, I think his '52 Topps card is one of the top 3 (aesthetically speaking) in the entire set.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Agree.... and on a related note, I think his '52 Topps card is one of the top 3 (aesthetically speaking) in the entire set.

Every thread needs a pic!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

heck one more

[perezfan]

Awesome photo!!

[Yoda]

I was fortunate enough to see Gil play several games at Ebbets Field with my Dad, both us ardent Dodgers' fans. I recall vividly one opposite field homer he hit over the old Schaeffer Beer sign in right field; the ball just keep on rising even after it had well-cleared the fence. He had leadership presence on the Diamond and was the perfect 1st sacker for Jackie, always encouraging and supportive. I know he won several Golden Gloves despite being right hander playing first.
Enough already. Dodger number 14 needs to be enshrined and let Gil out of the purgatory where he has languished for far too long.

[z28jd]

I've been at the Hall of Fame twice (I've been there six times total for reference) when groups of older Dodgers fans asked out loud where Hodges plaque was because they didn't see it. The first time I was with my dad and grandfather, and I mentioned that I didn't have the heart to tell them, and both of them had no idea what I meant at first because they both thought Hodges was in the Hall of Fame. I don't have a second example of a player that I heard that about while in the Hall of Fame. I take that as a sign from the people who saw him that he was a no-brainer to be inducted.

[JollyElm]

I think of my parents and their adoration for 'Dem Bums' and Gil Hodges in particular. They didn't care about things like The Hall of Fame, but in their (and countless Dodgers fans') hearts, he was unquestionably a HOFer.

[Yoda]

Growing up, I saw Hodges play numerous times with my Dad at Ebbets Field, both of us being ardent Dodgers' fans. I remember one game clearly when he hit an opposite field homer over the old Schaffer Beer sign in right field. The ball seemed to soar endlessly. He was the perfect 1st baseman for Jackie, always encouraging and supportive. I don't know how many Golden Gloves he won, but it must be several. And he was a right hander playing 1st. Enough already, the man needs to be enshrined.