Hall Of Fame Voters Got It Almost Right. Here’s What They Should Have Done
By Thomas J. WhalenIf we are going to rebuke baseball’s contemporary scoundrels — we should also take a second look at the moral fortitude of honorees past.
Thomas J. Whalen is an associate professor of social science at Boston University and author of “Kennedy versus Lodge: The 1952 Massachusetts Senate Race.” Whalen’s commentary has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Boston Globe.
If we are going to rebuke baseball’s contemporary scoundrels — we should also take a second look at the moral fortitude of honorees past.
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