I Don't Get It

Ron Santo, once again, got denied from the Hall of Fame.

There are, I think, a few things at play:

a.) Little regard for small-ball 1960s baseball, or atleast its effect on offensive numbers,
b.) Little regard for offensive juggernaut eras, including the 1920s and 1990s,
c.) Communal idiocy.

Those three combine to distort our judgment of historical context.

Then, a la Tim Raines v. Rickey Henderson, you have Santo playing at the same time as Brooks Robinson (of whom Santo was better, but Robinson was sexier), right before Mike Schmidt and George Brett, right after Eddie Mathews.

I used to think Santo belonged out. Then I thought about it, and after doing so I can't imagine what I was thinking.

The Veterans' Committee is comprised mostly of living Hall of Fame members. I'd love to sit any of them down who voted against Santo and get a good grasp for their HOF criteria...I'm just not getting this one.