Why? Miller never was employed by a MLB team nor did he ever play so why exactly should he go into the MLB HOF?

If there was a labor leaders HoF or an American Union leaders Hof he should have his own wing, .. but he doesn’t deserve induction to the MLB HoF. And, remember he didn’t get the players free agency, he lost the reserve clause suit. The owners caved on the reserve clause for the same reason MLPA caved on drug testing, .. fear of congressional action. Only in 1970 the owners were afraid they’d lose their anti-trust exemption. In 2003 the MLPA was afraid that congress would hold hearing, due to the widespread negative press associated with PEDs, baseball and several high profile suicides by teenagers, that would result in a Federally mandate drug testing program that would be far more effective catching abusers as well as possible punishments. It wasn’t like all the sudden the MLPA leaders got religion and decided to protect players from each other as well as protect the players from themselves.

Not doubt Miller had a significant impact on on baseball but he’s not on the inside of the game. If you are going to induct Miller you need to be ready to induct Scott Boras when he retires too, as well as other highly successful agents. Boras’ impact might not be as broad but as agents go he’s this generation’s Ty Cobb. A very successful SOB that puts up the numbers.

Let’s take a look at someone in another sport who did a lot for the “game of football”…Pete Rozelle. He was the one who fought for sharing TV rights and he made the NFL what it is today…a far surperior national sport than baseball. Football came out of nowhere to overtake “America’s Pastime”, which is what it was throughout the 60, 70s and 80s. If Miller was so into helping the “game of baseball” why didn’t he fight for the equality of a team like the Royals with a team like the Yankees?

So sure…put him in the Hall of Fame for everything he did for the players and their rights. But let’s not make him out to be this great person who did things for “the game of baseball”. As far as I can tell, he didn’t do squat for the “game of baseball”.