01-27-2010, 02:58 PM
Sounds like the Hall shut out Andre from all of the discussions and never even heard his side of things.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=c...s&type=lgns
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The hall announced its decision Wednesday. Dawson told WMVP-AM in Chicago he thought hall officials would discuss the issue with him in detail before the decision was made.
He said he wanted a chance to tell them "what really catapulted me to Hall of Fame status and pretty much what my preference was but I think their decision had been made. It was a little gut-wrenching for me to hear that but it's their decision."
"I'm disappointed," Dawson told the ESPN Radio affiliate. "I can proudly say that because Chicago was my preference."
Dawson's official statement issued by the hall was more circumspect.
"I respect the Hall of Fame's decision to put an Expos logo on my cap, and I understand their responsibility to make sure the logo represents the greatest impact in my career," Dawson said in Wednesday's statement. "Cubs fans will always be incredibly important in my heart, and I owe them so much for making my time in Chicago memorable, as did the fans in Montreal, Boston and South Florida, my home.
"But knowing that I'm on the Hall of Fame team is what's most important, as it is the highest honour I could imagine."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What a load of crap.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Earlier this month, Hall president Jeff Idelson said "you want the logo to represent where this guy made his greatest impact. He was impactful in Montreal. He was impactful in Chicago, and to a much lesser extent Boston and Florida, but it's more of a case sitting down and collectively make a decision."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=c...s&type=lgns
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The hall announced its decision Wednesday. Dawson told WMVP-AM in Chicago he thought hall officials would discuss the issue with him in detail before the decision was made.
He said he wanted a chance to tell them "what really catapulted me to Hall of Fame status and pretty much what my preference was but I think their decision had been made. It was a little gut-wrenching for me to hear that but it's their decision."
"I'm disappointed," Dawson told the ESPN Radio affiliate. "I can proudly say that because Chicago was my preference."
Dawson's official statement issued by the hall was more circumspect.
"I respect the Hall of Fame's decision to put an Expos logo on my cap, and I understand their responsibility to make sure the logo represents the greatest impact in my career," Dawson said in Wednesday's statement. "Cubs fans will always be incredibly important in my heart, and I owe them so much for making my time in Chicago memorable, as did the fans in Montreal, Boston and South Florida, my home.
"But knowing that I'm on the Hall of Fame team is what's most important, as it is the highest honour I could imagine."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What a load of crap.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Earlier this month, Hall president Jeff Idelson said "you want the logo to represent where this guy made his greatest impact. He was impactful in Montreal. He was impactful in Chicago, and to a much lesser extent Boston and Florida, but it's more of a case sitting down and collectively make a decision."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->