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- Deadline: 1-9-2003
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The 1919 world series was the Chicago White Sox against the Cincinnati Reds. Some gamblers paid some of the players on the white sox to lose on purpose. One of those men was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Some of the other men said Jackson was in before confirming it with Jackson himself. Jackson tried to refuse the money twice. He tried to report it to the owner of the white sox, Charles Comiskey. He didn't do anything. He even tried to sit out the series, but he was forced to play. He played one of his best games ever and was innocent, but he and his companions were banned from any thing to do with baseball for the rest of his life. He had the third best batting average of all time, but after the scandal no one wanted him to be in the hall of fame. Baseball was his love. It would make him so happy to be in the hall of fame.
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Why do you think Joe Jackson deserves to be in the hall of fame? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 10:35 am PST, Nov 12 | Ms. | ashlynne erickson | becasue he is a good guy that needs a chance |
| 362 | 2:27 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Anonymous | YES....Joe deserves to be in the HOF. The PROBLEM, the Baseball Commissioner works for the owners. Thus, any investigation would taint the Comiskey image of baseball, as well as the commissioners commitment to the owners rather than the game of baseball. All the facts point to a player who wanted to play the game and did everything to inform the owner and manager of the fix. He loved the game of baseball. I met him at the old Brandon Park as a 13 year old kid. It was a practice game and Joe sat in the grandstand. He patted me on the head after the game and said, Good pitching"....I did not even know who he was until the coach told me on the way home..."that was Shoeless Joe Jackson." I had to ask my Father when I got home, "who is Joe Jackson." If you are objective about the facts, you will conclude that the HOF is missing one of its greaest players. | |
| 361 | 9:16 am PDT, Mar 18 | Mr. | Steven Gantzer | He doesn't deserve to be in the hall of fame, knowing about the scandal and not reporting it makes him as guiilty as the people who took money to throw the games, He was juswt stupid for trying to win when there were more people trying to lose than trying to win. WHAT AN IDIOT! |
| 360 | 8:35 am PST, Mar 5 | Ms. | jordan ford | since he did not participate in the black socks scandal 1 he should be put in the hall of fame and his bar from baseball lifted |
| 359 | 12:45 am PST, Dec 18 | Brooks Logan | ||
| 358 | 10:13 am PDT, Sep 27 | Mr. | Cary Curtis | They vote in the owners and commissioners. They are far guiltier of destroying baseball than the players! |
| 357 | 11:04 pm PDT, Sep 2 | Ms. | Carole Lambert | Look I believe he was truly set up by Gandil and Co. He was illiterate and they knew they could set him up. I believe on his stats and on-field merits he belongs in the hall. |
| 356 | 4:35 am PDT, Aug 24 | Anonymous | not guilty | |
| 355 | 9:28 am PDT, Jul 27 | Mr. | ED DOUGHTON | NO QUESTION ABOUT IT... |
| 354 | 9:04 am PDT, Jul 27 | Mr. | j w | everything points to the fact that Joe KNEW about the scandel but that he didn't want to participate... Being in the middle of something...and conrtibuting to it are two different things... this contrversy and his statistics should put him in the hall.... without the contraversy it would make sense... but this man proclaimed his innocence for the last 30 or so years of his life. |
| 353 | 5:45 pm PDT, Jul 26 | Mrs. | Anonymous | I think regardless of the scandal he had proven to be an extrodinary player, and in the scandal there was no smoking gun. It is time to let the past go and to allow this extrodinary player in the Hall of Fame where he belongs. |
| 352 | 4:30 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Mr. | John Bravos | |
| 351 | 7:53 pm PDT, Jun 25 | Anonymous | great player great stats nearly illiterate so how could he have known what he was signing! | |
| 350 | 2:19 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Mr. | Martin Harding | Joseph Jefferson Jackson was the third greatest player during the deadball era, and clearly the definition of a true 'baseball player'. He was only concerned with playing the best he could, and being an effective member of the Chicago White Sox between 1915 through 1920. He was merely caught up in something beyond his control, and unable to escape his circumstances. The reserve clause bound him to his team, his teamates conspired with organized crime and gamblers to make some money because they knew Comisky had no allegience to them - so why would they have any loyalty to him. The owners were also in collusion to make as much money as they could as long as they could. They had no interest in the integrity of the game. They knew that as long as gamblers made bets and generated revenue through the game - every game, then they would all amke money. Joe Jackson was in the middle of that, and he couldn't get out of it. He was also denied fair, adequate and imparshall representation in a court of law during the trial. Today, there would have been a full investigation, and exoneration for the innocent members of the Sox team - Joe Jackson being one of them. I have studied Joe Jackson for 7 years now, and after you read the printed newspaper stories from the archieves, anyone can clearly see that he wasn't involved and unaware of anything that was going on. At worst, he knew after the second game that something was wrong. Everyone needs to remember that he didn't have control to do anything to affect the outcome of those games 'just by himself'. He wasn't a willing participant, and no player during that era wanted to break the code of silence, which is 'you don't rat on your teamates. He is clearly innocent, and tried to give the money bach twice, and maybe a few more times that we don't even know about. Joe Jackson will be exonerated and placed in the Hall of Fame. Its just a matter of time. Martin Harding - Wichita, Kansas! |
| 349 | 8:15 pm PDT, Jun 22 | Addee Bee | Because he is a great baseball player and didn't lose those games on purpose like the other White Sox players. | |
| 348 | 6:03 pm PDT, Mar 18 | Mr. | Matt Gerzevske | |
| 347 | 7:44 am PST, Feb 11 | Thomas Flynn | ||
| 346 | 11:11 am PST, Dec 20 | Mr. | Todd Berger | If drug addicts like McQuire, Bonds and Roger Clemons ever get into the Hall of Fall then White Sox fans should rise up and DEMAND Shoeless Joe get into the Hall. |
| 345 | 8:54 am PST, Nov 29 | Mr. | Brian Juech | |
| 344 | 8:23 am PST, Nov 16 | Mr. | Anonymous | Joe deserves it..PERIOD. |
| 343 | 1:01 pm PDT, Oct 21 | Mr. | Michael Rains | Joe Jackson was a good and a great baseball player, he was not very educated and was taking advantage of and was unable to recieve the justice that he deserves, it is time now to help hime through this petion. |
| 342 | 1:31 am PDT, Aug 18 | Mr. | jason murak | I think he deserves to be in the hall of fame because Joe did not really take the monet for the black sox scandal. He also played better then any one in the playoffs on the year, and he also could not really understand what he was doing |
| 341 | 5:27 pm PDT, Aug 13 | Mr. | Tyler Halloran | The world series stats prove it....He led the entire series with the most hits and most runs.He declined all the money and Lefty left money in his room against his will...Which Lefty admitted to...Let him in he deserves it way more than Barry Bonds or the half the players going to be put in the hall |
| 340 | 9:45 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Mr. | Tony Trusty II | The record and stats speak for themselves including the world series stats on him... he was innocent! He changed his mind and tried to give the money back but would not let him. Let him in the halll!! |
| 339 | 11:45 pm PDT, Jul 24 | dana szemereta | ||
| 338 | 5:34 am PDT, Jul 17 | Mr. | Adam Hudson | Because he do not but participate in the fix and in 4,981 at bats he as 356 avg that is great |
| 337 | 7:34 pm PDT, Jul 4 | Mr. | Gavin Warren | |
| 336 | 11:33 am PDT, Jul 2 | Mr. | Anand Giridharan | He had nothing to do with the scandel! |
| 335 | 5:28 pm PDT, Jun 21 | Mr. | Kevin Tran | He is the best baseball player ever. |
| 334 | 3:37 pm PDT, May 29 | Keith Tittle | Jackson was perhaps the greatest hitter of his, or any era. His play during the tainted Series was outstanding, and there is no indication that he played a single out or at bat with anything less than 100% effort. | |
| 333 | 5:54 pm PDT, May 21 | Mr. | Nick Kautz | Joe is the GREATEST or at least top 5 of all time! Joe is one of the most outstanding players ever and that ever will be. He had heart when he played. Joe deserves to be in the hall of fame more than anybody. With out Joe in the hall of fame, the hall of fame is nothing but a nother building |
| 332 | 2:00 pm PDT, May 21 | Mr. | George Lyda | Why isn't Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame? As stated in the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Rules for Election, "any player on Baseball's ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate" for consideration by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) or the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans. Shoeless Joe Jackson was placed on Major League Baseball's ineligible list in 1920 by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. In order for Jackson to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, the following criteria must be met: Since he is deceased, a party acting on behalf of Jackson's estate must apply to the Office of the Commissioner for reinstatement to Major League Baseball. Should Jackson's estate apply for reinstatement and his eligibility is regained, he would then be a viable candidate for consideration by the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans. Once Jackson's name is on the ballot for the Committee on Baseball Veterans, Jackson would have to receive votes on at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the ballots to be elected to membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Jackson's baseball shoes are among the artifacts currently on exhibit in the Museum |
| 331 | 11:30 am PDT, May 19 | Dr. | Andre Boudreaux | |
| 330 | 10:03 pm PDT, Mar 31 | Anonymous | ||
| 329 | 3:22 pm PDT, Mar 28 | Mr. | Jason Robletto | Few players ever have that a 375 World Series average - how could some one hit that well not trying? Additionally, the evidence and eyewitness accounts make it obvious that he is innocent. |
| 328 | 9:29 am PDT, Mar 23 | Anonymous | He was with out a doubt one of the best playes in the history of baseball. In my opinion he made Babe Ruth look like a minor league player. | |
| 327 | 2:02 pm PDT, Mar 21 | Anonymous | Joe Jackson was a phenomenal ball player, and he deserves recognition for all those years of winning games for the White Sox. | |
| 326 | 1:04 pm PST, Feb 21 | Mr. | Andrew gidcumb | He didn't fix that series...he played unbelievable. One of the greatest outfielders of all time in my opinion. If Bonds gets in and Jackson doesn't...I'm suing. |
| 325 | 11:33 pm PST, Jan 25 | Anonymous | He was and still is a legend. Noone else has ever broken a bat over the knee, or awed in Monday Night Football as Bo had. I feel fortunate to have seen him play in KC. He was the most energetic and exciting player I have ever seen - all without the use of steroids. Just because his career was cut short is no reason. Great musicians such as Morrison and Hendrix ended their careers at 27 yrs of age and it's their talent we remember most. | |
| 324 | 1:41 pm PST, Jan 9 | Anonymous | Because he was acquitted. | |
| 323 | 8:53 am PST, Dec 11 | Mr. | Nick mezz | played the best world series anybody ever played, and then was told he was on the take. |
| 322 | 8:33 pm PST, Dec 8 | patrick j. scott | ||
| 321 | 12:17 pm PST, Dec 7 | Mrs. | Ruby Washington-Lee | |
| 320 | 5:35 pm PST, Nov 27 | Mr. | Anonymous | He was one of the greatest players of all time, and he has been punished long enough |
| 319 | 6:22 pm PDT, Sep 28 | Mr. | Travis Youngblood | He was an outstanding ballplayer. He had nothing to do with the fix, and he was a fine man. It is extrememly unfair for him to be banned from baseball and not in the hall of fame. |
| 318 | 11:23 am PDT, Sep 19 | Mr. | Ryan Kirkey | Because he was simply an amazing player. If they end up letting Barry Bonds in and not Shoeless Joe, I will consider the Hall of Fame a mockery and an insult to baseball. |
| 317 | 8:53 pm PDT, Sep 13 | Mr. | Anonymous | "Shoeless" Joe Jackson deserves to be in Cooperstown for many reasons. The first being he batted .408 in his first full season, today players can only dream of even coming close to .400 for a season, for players today that is a amazing month Joe did it for a year and not to mention that his career batting average was .356 the third highest ever. Joe was also accomplishing this feat when pitchers could throw all kinds of pitches that today would be considered illegal. Second he was one of the best outfielders that ever played with a great arm and could run almost any ball down. Next Joe was also a great base runner the same season that he hit .408 he also swiped 41 bases and had 19 triples, Joe could also hit for power he hit 7 home runs in his first full year which was more that almost any other player that year. Finally he didn't throw the 1919 series he hit .375 and had 12 hits, a record at the time. This is why “Shoeless” Joe Jackson deserves to be in Cooperstown. |
| 316 | 12:26 am PDT, Aug 31 | Mr. | Zach Smith | Of the hundreds of members already in the Hall of Fame there are only two with higher career batting averages... the immortal Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby. How could you not admit into "The Hall" one of the best to ever step onto the diamond, shoes or not... |
| 315 | 11:48 am PDT, Aug 23 | Mr. | Brian j. Bancroft | He was the greatest "pure hitter" the game has ever seen. He might have taken the money, but he didn't make an error and he hit for a high average in the 1919 World Series, nuff said. |
| 314 | 12:35 am PDT, Aug 8 | Mr. | Casey Reardon | Dear Retards who haven't put Joe in yet, The man played his guts out his whole life hitting a lifetime batting average of .356. Players these days can only dream of having a single season average of .356. Forget about the whole 1919 World Series bullshit, he couldn't of done a damn thing about it. Joe gave 110% during that series. In no way did it look like Joe was throwing the series and he didn't get a dime out of it anyways. Joe Jackson was nothing but an honest baseball player who loved the game so much he even changed his name to play in a different league after he was banned from the majors. I believe that Joe should be in the Hall of Fame so much the next time I go im placing a photo of Joe in the Hall of Fame so Joe's soul can finally be at rest in the place he deserves. Joe is one of the best baseball players ever to play the game and he should not be paying the punnishment for something his unfaithful teammates did, at least not anymore. Joe has payed for his mistakes for longer than anyone should pay. |
| 313 | 8:33 pm PDT, Aug 2 | Mr. | Michael Bennett | Look at the 1919 World Series stats, look at the career stats, consider his illiterateness, and, especially, look at the gentleman. Would any of you give up the Hall of Fame dream for a few thousand dollars (affixated for 1919. Even Babe Ruth mentioned he modelled his hitting off of Shoeless Joe. "I'm about to face the greatest umpire of all, and He knows I am innocent." |
| 312 | 8:28 am PDT, Jul 23 | Dr. | Andrew Stevenson | Because i do |
| 311 | 9:54 pm PDT, Jul 22 | Mr. | Kyle Kravitz | He did play Outfield...and so do I. He was a great hitter and fielder, and I believe he did not throw the game in the world series. He had huge numbers in the world series |
| 310 | 12:35 pm PDT, Jul 15 | Mr. | Patrick Meier | Joe is one of the greatest players ever. Grinder rule 46 Respect the past, anyone who's shoeless, and people named Joe. |
| 309 | 10:21 am PDT, Jul 10 | Mr. | shaun helton | Joe jackson was one of mlb baseball greatests players he dersves to be in the hall look at his performance in the 1919 world series thats why i belive he should be in the hall of fame |
| 308 | 1:45 pm PDT, May 30 | Anonymous | Our heritage and history lies with this man. He was the original Mr. Baseball! | |
| 307 | 7:34 pm PDT, May 19 | John Dalton | He has an outstanding record in baseball. | |
| 306 | 8:48 am PDT, May 3 | Bill Wilson | He deserves it and so does roger maris | |
| 305 | 11:24 pm PDT, May 2 | Suzanne Bar-Tal | He is an American Legend!! He more than deserves to be recognised for his contributions to baseball. Enough Now! | |
| 304 | 6:38 am PDT, May 1 | stephanie lessard | ||
| 303 | 7:33 am PDT, Apr 21 | Mr. | Anonymous | he is the best outfielder of all |
| 302 | 9:53 am PDT, Apr 12 | Mr. | thomas misik | i think he deserevs to be in because all of his accomplishment he had during his 13 year career. |
| 301 | 4:54 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Mr. | Chase cates | becouse he's a good player and deserves to be in the hall of fame |
Get Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame
Dear baseball Hall of Fame,
Shoeless Joe Jackson was an amazing player. He really deserves to be in the hall of fame after all he's done in his baseball career. Jackson was an innocent man, many people can agree with that. Please take a look at this. Please consider our request.
Thank you,
Shoeless Joe Jackson was an amazing player. He really deserves to be in the hall of fame after all he's done in his baseball career. Jackson was an innocent man, many people can agree with that. Please take a look at this. Please consider our request.
Thank you,
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