Minnie Minoso is a Hall of Famer!

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

At long last, Minnie Minoso is headed to Cooperstown. The White Sox legend was voted in by the Golden Days Era Committee, for his electrifying and groundbreaking career. On the podcast, Chuck Garfien speaks with Charlie and Sharon Rice-Minoso, son and wife of the late White Sox Hall of Famer. They share stories about Minnie, the barriers he faced as a player and what his election means to the family. Chuck also speaks with White Sox great Bill Melton about Minoso, as well as Melton's former teammates Jim Kaat who was also elected to the Hall of Fame and Dick Allen who came up one vote short. Then, Chuck talks with baseball writer Shakeia Taylor about the impact Minoso continues to have on the game today.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Many Minasaw looking for his first hit, a runner at first base two out.
0:08.4	That is!
0:09.7	The line single left!
0:11.5	Holy cow!
0:12.9	Listen to the crowd!
0:17.1	One of the best and one of the most beloved players in White Sox history.
0:23.6	A groundbreaking, trailblazing pioneer in the sport.
0:29.0	Minnie Minoosso has reached the mountaintop of Major League Baseball.
0:32.8	He is finally headed to the Hall of Fame.
0:35.6	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:37.4	Welcome to this special edition of the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by Winst.
0:44.0	It took years.
0:46.1	It took decades.
0:48.0	And finally, a 16-person Golden Days era committee to get Minnie Minoso into the Hall of Fame.
1:00.7	He was the first black player in White Sox history, the first black Cuban player in major league history, and one of the best players in all of baseball from 1951 to 1961.
1:08.5	And on the podcast, we're going to hear from some people who knew Minnie Minosso the best.
1:15.0	His son, Charlie Rice Minoso, his widow, Sharon Rice Minosso, and then I call up Bill Melton.
1:25.5	A longtime friend of Minis.
1:28.6	He's going to share his thoughts on Minnie Minosso as well as two of his former White Sox teammates,
1:34.2	Dick Allen, who missed the Hall of Fame by one vote.
1:39.6	And Jim Cott, who won 20 games for the White Sox in 1975 and 1976.
1:45.2	He will join Minnie Mino this summer in Cooperstown.
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