Pat Gillick Elected to the Hall of Fame

[J-Roc]

Stand up for Stand Pat!!

http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=344410

Former Toronto Blue Jays general manager Pat Gillick is headed to the baseball's Hall of Fame.

Gillick guided the Jays from expansion club to back-to-back World Series champions.

Former players' association head Marvin Miller fell one vote short and late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner also was shy of the necessary 75 per cent in voting by the Veterans Committee announced Monday.

Gillick, who spent 27 years as GM of Toronto, Baltimore, Seattle and Philadelphia, will be inducted into Cooperstown during ceremonies on July 24 along with any players chosen next month by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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http://baseballhall.org/news/press-releases/expansion-era-committee-consider-12-candidates-hall-fame-election-december's

Pat Gillick spent 27 years as the general manager for the Blue Jays, Orioles, Mariners and Phillies, winning at every stop along the way, with his teams earning 11 post-season berths and three World Series championships. In his 27 years as GM, his teams finished with a winning record 20 times.

Congrats Pat!

[LBJSeizedMyID]

Definitely well deserved.

[DonYon]

kinda of OT, but anyone listening to jeff blair this morning? after reporting about pat gillick's entrance in to the hall he got pissed at a caller and starting spazzing out about how marvin miller got snubbed. It was pretty hilarious.

[tecumseh18]

kinda of OT, but anyone listening to jeff blair this morning? after reporting about pat gillick's entrance in to the hall he got pissed at a caller and starting spazzing out about how marvin miller got snubbed. It was pretty hilarious.

Didn't hear it, but I must admit my first thought was "how the hell could Miller not be voted in there, if he was on the ballot?"

[torontoaces04]

Far overdue. Very well deserved. Congrats Pat!