Paul Sullivan: Minnie Miñoso’s Hall of Fame election was long overdue — but it hurts knowing the Chicago White Sox legend was deprived of experiencing the joy of the honor
There’s always a twinge of sadness when a player gets elected into the Hall of Fame after his death, as was the case recently with former Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso. You’re thrilled Miñoso finally made it after all these years but can’t help thinking about how excited he would have been reacting to the news. “Don’t tell me that maybe I’ll get in after I pass away,” Miñoso told ...
There’s always a twinge of sadness when a player gets elected into the Hall of Fame after his death, as was the case recently with former Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso.
You’re thrilled Miñoso finally made it after all these years but can’t help thinking about how excited he would have been reacting to the news.
“Don’t tell me that maybe I’ll get in after I pass away,” Miñoso told baseball writer Christina Kahrl in 2015. “I don’t want it to happen after I pass. I want it while I’m here because I want to enjoy it.”
No one would’ve have enjoyed it more than Miñoso, who knew he was deserving but refused to
