Goose Gossage on why Dick Allen belongs in the Hall of Fame
The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien
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Show Notes
Ask Goose Gossage about Dick Allen not getting into the Hall of Fame, and the former White Sox pitcher does not hold back. Chuck Garfien speaks with Gossage in a raw, uncensored conversation about the White Sox 1972 AL MVP, what made him great and how he helped Gossage become a Hall of Fame Pitcher. Gossage also talks about the passing of former White Sox GM Roland Hemond and what he sees wrong in the game of baseball today.
(3:09) - What made Dick Allen a Hall of Fame player?
(10:16) - Allen was a better baserunner than Rickey Henderson?!
(17:36) - If Dick Allen played today, he'd be the most dominant thing in baseball
(24:00) - Goose on meeting Dick Allen for the first time
(31:10) - What's wrong with the game today (earmuffs everyone)
(37:40) - What's keeping Dick Allen out of the Hall of Fame