Comments on: It’s so, Joe http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/08/09/its-so-joe/ Baseball, Cheating, and Rules discussion at the author's blog for the Cheater's Guide to Baseball Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/08/09/its-so-joe/#comment-962 Dave Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:02:54 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/08/09/its-so-joe/#comment-962 I think Bill James summed it up nicely in his book on the Hall of Fame, "The Politics of Glory." After spending several pages discussing Pete Rose's situation, he addressed Mr. Jackson's case with a single sentence: "The people who want to put Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame are baseball's answer to those women who show up at murder trials wanting to marry the cute murderer." I think Bill James summed it up nicely in his book on the Hall of Fame, “The Politics of Glory.” After spending several pages discussing Pete Rose’s situation, he addressed Mr. Jackson’s case with a single sentence:

“The people who want to put Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame are baseball’s answer to those women who show up at murder trials wanting to marry the cute murderer.”

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