Marvin Miller belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame

This is probably a strange post for a public policy blog but this is about the head of a union that deserves appreciation from the people he ably served. Around this time every year, there is always debates on who should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. There are players that have had exceptional careers like Fred McGriff, Tommy John, Luis Tiant, Jim Kaat, Harold Baines, and Thurman Munson that have not been elected yet despite players with comparable careers having made it. The same can be said for managers like Billy Martin or Davey Johnson who were consistent winners for different teams. There will be continual debate whether Pete Rose, because if his career as a player, should finally be let in the Hall. However, there is one person who has been denied that every ballplayer since the 1960's owes a debt of gratitude. That person is Marvin Miller, the former head of the Major League Baseball's Players Association. Every baseball player who played the game since the late 1960's should go to where Miller is buried and kiss hid gravestone because the salaries and benefits baseball players have then and today can be traced to this one head of baseball's players union and his ability to help break the backs of the reserve clause that paved the way for free agency. A person with that much influence in the game and in labor history deserves a plaque in Cooperstown. The Veterans Committee should show their appreciation the next time Miller's name comes up. It is only right.