Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963) said, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
Hornsby, who entered the Hall in 1942, following a career that ran 1915-37, played 18 of his 23 seasons in St. Louis – 13 with the Cardinals and five with the Browns. So prolific a hitter, during the 10 year period 1920-29, Hornsby played in 1,430 games, batting .383 for the decade with 2,085 hits in 5,451 at bats.
While the players remained dormant, well, many worked off-season jobs working for actual workingman’s wages during the baseball season, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) labored at determining who would be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year, the announcement from Cooperstown to determine the Class of 2023 will be made on Tuesday, January 24. The Hot Stove season has also been in full bloom while the ballparks enjoy the winter slumber.
Still at issue, those ballplayers tainted by substance allegations. The only way steroid/HGH-addled balloteers should be admitted to the Hall of Fame is with a paid ticket for admission to the museum.
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