New Blog Topic: Update For All Of You Who Signed the Gil Hodges Petition!

Gary Livacari

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November 9, 2021

New Blog Topic:

Update For All Of You Who Signed the Gil Hodges Petition

I’m Contacted by Irene Hodges, Gil’s daughter!

If you’re one of the nearly 800 readers who have signed the petition thus far in support of Gil Hodges’ enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, you’ll be interested in hearing this bit of news.

I was recently contacted by Irene Hodges, the daughter of Gil Hodges. I’m not sure how she found the web site or my essay in support of her father, but somehow it all got to her. As a signer of the petition, I know you’re someone who is following developments related to Gil’s candidacy closely, I thought you’d be interested in reading her letter to me:

My name is Irene Hodges.

I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for the amazing article you wrote about my dad. I was so touched and honored as I’m sure he would have been. Your support means a great deal so thank you. Fondly, Irene Hodges

I found this little note to be very touching. I wrote Irene back and thanked her for the kind words. I mentioned that I was glad to do it and that his selection was long overdue.

Just in case you were thinking your signature on the petition doesn’t mean much, think again. It means a whole lot to the Hodges family, which was one of my intentions when I started the petition and wrote the essay.

No doubt that it’s stuff like this makes all the efforts worthwhile. Whether or not Gil gets in this time, at least we can have the satisfaction of knowing we gave it our best shot at trying to correct this baseball injustice.

By the way, if you haven’t signed the petition as yet and you’d like to, you can still do so. Just click on this link. It will be open for signers one more week, until November 15. The link will also take you to the essay Iwrote in support of GIl’s candidacy.

Gary

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