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From: roy@hpmtla.UUCP (roy)
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Subject: Re: Maris for Hall of Fame?
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 11:40:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 11:40:00 1986
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>I'd like to start a new topic that I hope will generate a lot of
>controversy....  
>
>All baseball fans mourn the passing of Roger Maris, holder of one of the
>best-known records in the game.  There is no question that Maris was an
>outstanding player.  My question is, does he belong in the Hall of Fame?

I'd would have been satisfied if they removed the asterisk before he
died. It could be the greatest deliberate injustice in the history
of baseball*. 

Roy

* This, of course, applies to US Major league baseball only.