Granted, it is no longer December/Christmas time when wishing for special things is expected. Still I have a wish, a long held wish brought to mind by the morning news. They are going to announce the 2012 selection(s) for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
I wish Elston Howard would be selected for induction into The Baseball Hall of Fame
The former all-star catcher in the New York Yankee’s organization would have to be voted in via the Veteran’s Committee. He deserves the honor.
Even though I lived in the mid-west, was not a Yankee fan, I remember the hysteria Elston Howard generated with his glove and his bat helping defeat the team of my choice. Research shows he played his final game in 1968 and died in 1980 at the age of 51. During a career that started in 1955 he was outstanding as a fielder, a catcher; great with the bat, an MVP and many times on all-star teams. Elston Howard was an all-star off the field as a family man, as well.
How glorious it would be to wake up one morning, come downstairs, get the morning paper off the lawn and open it to read, “ELSTON HOWARD named to The Baseball Hall of Fame”. I Wish!
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