DEN OF THIEVES: POST 1942 HALL OF FAME VETERANS COMMITTEE

Henry Aaron--Comatose--probably "no"

Sparky Anderson --Wanted to change pitchers but Morgan counseled him --probably "no"

Ernie Banks --Wanted to play two ballots -- Yes

Johnny Bench --Friend of Morgan's-- probably "no"

Wade Boggs--Tastes Like Chicken--probably "no"

George Brett --Gentleman--Yes

Lou Brock --Cub thing --Probably Yes

Jim Bunning--Gas Bag --No

Rod Carew --What does he care, he was great--Yes

Steve Carlton--Morgan's surrogate--Probably No

Gary Carter --Doesn't want anybody else in--No

Orlando Cepeda--He's been to prison, nothing to fear from Santo--Yes

Bobby Doerr --Great hitter had all the range of a manhole cover on defense--proably "no"

Dennis Eckersly--Understands Cub History--Yes

Bob Feller--So good he doesn't understand mortals--probably no.

Rollie Fingers--Good guy, likes golf--Yes

Carlton Fisk--Lives in Chicago--Yes

Whitey Ford--Leo Durocher said he's met nine jerks in his life and Ford was two of them--No.

Bob Gibson --Peer Respect--Yes

Goose Gossage --Wrong League--probably no.

Tony Gwynn--Doesn't vote for anybody who hits under .320 lifetime--no

Monte Irvin--Comatose,--Probably Yes.

Reggie Jackson--very liberal voter--Yes

Fergie Jenkins --no question--yes

Al Kaline--Hard Call--probably yes

George Kell--no business in the hall himself, probably figures enough 3B already--no

Harmon Killebrew --decent, fair minded guy--yes

Ralph Kiner --Met Connection--No

Sandy Koufax --decent, no agenda, LaSorda influence--Yes

Lasorda--publicly supported Ronnie--Yes

Lee McPhail--Still getting even for his son--No.

Juan Marichal--Peer--Yes

Willie Mays --Want to do the opposite of Cepeda but NL guy--probably yes

Mazeroski --Surely he, above all people, would appreciate Santo's defense--Yes

McCovey--Still mad about Richardson catching that smash--but Probably yes

Molitor --Not a Morgan fan--probably yes

Morgan--forced by ESPN to vote yes, had his surrogates vote "no"

Eddie Murray--Not a baseball fan--No

Stan Musial--Prostate Cancer concentrates the mind wonderfully--yes

Phil Niekro--hard one--Yes

Jim Palmer--All Star experience together--Probably Yes

Tony Perez--Morgan votes again--Hell No.

Gaylord Perry--appreciates a competitor--Yes

Cal Ripken--trying set the record for number of no's consecutive--No

Robin Roberts--Springfield Illinois boy--Yes

Brooks Robinson--Lower Batting average than Ronnie, Embarassing--No

Frank Robinson --Straight Shooter, not Morgan/Schmidt disciple--Yes

Nolan Ryan--Met connection--No

Ryne Sandberg--You Kidding?--Yes

Michael Jack--It's all about me--No

Red Schoendienst--A lucid interval--Yes

Tom Seaver--understands Chicago baseball, overcomes Met thing--Yes

Ozzie Smith--White Guy--No

Duke Snider--peer--yes

Bruce Sutter--NL Central--yes

Don Sutton--Lucky to be in himself, LaSorda influence--Yes

Earl Weaver--Smoke Break--Yes

Dick Williams--Admired Ronnie--Yes

Dave Winfield--just barely a peer--Probably yes

Robin Yount--Out of touch--Probably No

Yaz--Never Saw Ronnie Play--No

I've gotta be wrong about three or four of these guys because the numbers don't add up but it still wasn't baseball's proudest day.