In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age.”―Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated-- Tom Verducci Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.. Hodges is generally considered to be the best defensive first baseman of the 1950s. “As a Marine, one of Brooklyn’s beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. Verducci's aunt is Joan Hodges, the widow of Gil Hodges. In 2013, Tom Verducci, a writer I respect and a writer I have had many press box conversations with about the state of the game and PEDs, wrote this for Sports Illustrated under the following headline: ... Here’s hoping great players and people like Thurman Munson and Gil Hodges someday get a Hall of Fame plaque. Well, make that almost always on the mark because in the newest issue he proposes an absolutely ridiculous idea that he thinks will improve baseball. Verducci, older brother of Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci and a nephew of baseball player Gil Hodges, has 31 years of coaching experience between college and the pros. In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age.”—Tom … “As a Marine, one of Brooklyn’s beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. Verducci lives in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey with his wife Kirsten, and two sons. 100 0 _ ‡a Tom Verducci ‡c journaliste sportif américain spécialiste de baseball 100 1 _ ‡a Verducci, Tom 100 1 0 ‡a Verducci, Tom October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 14th pick in the 1961 expansion draft. September 6, 1943: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent. In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age.”—Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated — Tom Verducci May 23, 1963: Traded by the New York Mets to the Washington Senators for Jim Piersall. Gil Hodges'widow. In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age.”—Tom … 100 0 _ ‡a Tom Verducci ‡c Verducci is the nephew of Joan Hodges. “As a Marine, one of Brooklyn’s beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. That productivity pushed many candidates with passionate supporters -- from Tim Raines to Edgar Martinez to Mike His brother Frank Verducci was the Offensive Coordinator for UConn. Tom Verducci is an excellent writer — I always enjoy reading his stuff in Sports Illustrated.He is insightful and always on the mark. “As a Marine, one of Brooklyn’s beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s voting body went on a tear recently, electing at least two candidates to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in an unprecedented seven consecutive years from 2014-20.
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