Goose Gossage on why Dick Allen belongs in the Hall of Fame

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

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

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0:00.0	Little did I know that I was really watching the greatest player that I would ever see play the game.
0:10.4	I played with McGuire and Konseko, and I never saw them hit balls like this.
0:15.1	If he played, if Dick Allen played today in these little ballparks, it would be a joke.
0:27.2	All right. Get ready. Goose Gossage is here. And he's about to blow your mind,
0:34.8	your speakers, your headphones, and the roof off the White Sox Talk podcast,
0:40.0	brought to you by Win Trust.
0:42.2	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Garfine, and with former White Sox great, Dick Allen, missing the
0:47.7	Hall of Fame by one vote, I had to.
0:51.2	I had to get Goose back on the podcast to talk about his close friend and former White Sox teammate.
0:58.7	And let's just say, Goose does not hold back, sharing his thoughts, not only about Dick, but the late Roland Heimond, as well as the game of baseball today.
1:14.9	And if there is a child nearby, my suggestion,
1:22.8	earmuffs. And since so many baseball fans under the age of 55 never saw Dick Allen play in person, this includes me, I wanted to dig into this and speak with people who knew him, played with him, and even played against him.
1:31.0	So, we put together a two-part series on Dick Allen. This is part one. And next week is part two.
1:38.3	I speak with Carlos May, who batted either in front of or behind Allen during his MVP season in 1972. I also speak with
1:45.8	Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, who was on this year's Golden Days era committee.
1:51.0	He voted Allen number one on his list for the Hall of Fame. Was shocked he did not get in.
1:57.3	That's part two. But today we begin our Dick Allen series speaking with Goose
2:03.2	Gossage. One of the all-time best guests we've ever had on the podcast, and once again,
2:09.0	he does not disappoint. A riveting and uncensored conversation about the one and only
2:16.6	Dick Allen. It's coming up.
2:19.9	At WinTrust,
2:21.2	we know true fans show their team pride
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