R.I.P ron santo 1940-2010

how the baseball hall of fame voting process works, i'll never know. sure i know HOW & WHAT it takes to be a hall of fame player, but what it takes to get the necessary votes i can't comprehend. because how ron santo is not in the baseball hall of fame astounds me. he lead all major league third basemen in home runs & RBI from 1960-1974 & this morning he passed away without ever getting that call. every little boy dreams of getting that call when they play little league. it's possible he could be put in post-humously but that won't matter, the one phone call he'd waited for since his playing days were over never came. in this case it should be called the baseball hall of shame.

here's an excerpt from the article on more of his playing & broadcasting days from mlb.com

Ron Santo played his last of 15 Major League seasons for the crosstown Chicago White Sox, but he was always a Cub. A star third baseman and part of the Cubs teams of the 1960s with Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins, many believe Santo should be in the Hall himself. Then he became a heartfelt broadcaster who couldn't help cheering his team from the radio booth for 21 more years.

He wasn't Mr. Cub -- that title belongs to Banks -- but Santo was the next best thing. So it was with great sorrow that Cubs fans around the world reacted Friday when they learned Santo had died from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70.

"It certainly is a sad day for everyone who knows and loves Ron Santo," Banks said. "Ronnie has been a friend of mine for more than 50 years and is like a brother to me. Ronnie's entire life was dedicated to his wonderful family, the Chicago Cubs and their outstanding fans.