A heartfelt letter to the Modern Baseball Era Committee re: Ted Simmons

Source: mlblogswomenwholovecardinalsbaseball.wordpress.com --- Saturday, November 04, 2017
WOMEN WHO LOVE CARDINALS Baseball mlblogswomenwholovecardinalsbaseball.wordpress.com Diane Schultz, Founder November 4, 2017 Modern Baseball Era Committee National Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown, NY Re: Ted Lyle Simmons Position: Catcher Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, 1968-1980 Milwaukee Brewers, 1981-1985 Atlanta Braves, 1986-1988 Dear Committee Members: I am writing to you in reference to Ted Simmons, one of the best catchers ever. It is my understanding that you are going to announce the 10 person Modern Baseball Era ballot on Monday, November 6. I hope and pray that I am not too late to argue my case that Ted Simmons belongs on the Modern Baseball Era ballot. My fellow blogger Mark Tomasek of Retrosimba.org has assembled the statistics that show that Mr. Simmons deserves to become an immortal in the Baseball Hall of Fame and I quote them here: Simmons ranks second all-time among players whose primary position was catcher in each of three significant hitting categories: hits (2,472), RBI (1,389) and doubles (483). He trails only Yogi Berra (1,430) in RBI. Ivan Rodriguez leads in hits (2,844) and doubles (572). He was named to the all-star team eight times, six as a Cardinal. Simmons had 90 or more RBI in a season eight times, six as a Cardinal. A durable, tough athlete who toiled most of his summers in St. Louis’ searing heat, Simmons played in 150 or more games in seven consecutive seasons (1972-78). Simmons had a slugging p ...

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