tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post899347747848717328..comments2022-03-25T01:42:31.175-07:00Comments on Baseball Eras Blog: Players I Love More Than I Should: Outfield: Carl FurilloBaseball Eras Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330284249952707771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-37660341098697681972015-08-08T14:47:41.632-07:002015-08-08T14:47:41.632-07:00Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoyed the ar...Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoyed the article. I have to agree with you that Hodges and likely Furillo should be in the Hall of Fame. Furillo's defense is greatly over looked by the offensive heavy statistics fans focus on today. Unfortunately, I think the fact that there are so many players from the Dodgers great teams of the 1940s-1950s already in the Hall of Fame has hurt these two. <br /><br />I do believe that O'Malley deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. MacPhail and Rickey may have built the foundation for the Dodgers to succeed in Brooklyn, but the O'Malley's certainly kept the success of the organization going well into the Los Angeles years. O'Malley had some character flaws, as do most people. Many people still believe he is to blame for the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn but I think he takes a lopsided amount of the blame.<br /><br />Please keep reading and commenting if you enjoy the article. I welcome your input.Baseball Eras Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330284249952707771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-24196794085319860602015-08-07T21:28:54.157-07:002015-08-07T21:28:54.157-07:00Carl Furillo has been described as a hard hat type...Carl Furillo has been described as a hard hat type of ballplayer. Coldly efficient who warmed up and improved in August when other players began to tire and decline. I know his great-niece Janine. Nice girl. I think it would be a fair trade if the Hall Of Fame removes Walter O'Malley and adds Furillo and Hodges instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-13026754206989628672014-07-09T18:16:55.130-07:002014-07-09T18:16:55.130-07:00It was interesting to read so many stories about C...It was interesting to read so many stories about Carl and how his memories were different than what was published or remembered by others. Who do you believe?Hope at Disneyland https://www.blogger.com/profile/02370611078115502407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-89525073215544955292014-07-06T16:28:20.892-07:002014-07-06T16:28:20.892-07:00Good article. I read The Boys Of Summer. Reading y...Good article. I read The Boys Of Summer. Reading your blog and the above mentioned book I got the impression that Carl Furillo was pretty introverted and remained that way in retirement. I think my first glove was a Carl Furillo model.<br /><br />I went to high school with Carl's nephew Frank. He was a really nice guy.<br /><br />TJDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com