{"id":134,"date":"2024-07-12T00:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T00:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:00:01","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"134\" class=\"elementor elementor-134\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-122202f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"122202f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd99eb7\" data-id=\"fd99eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f41795d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"2f41795d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBook\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">About The Book<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a032101 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a032101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d0783\" data-id=\"23d0783\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a4825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8a4825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover.png 782w, https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover-768x786.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87605e1\" data-id=\"87605e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e07f72\" data-id=\"8e07f72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d8840 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"13d8840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t About the Book\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">The Baseball - Hall Of Fame<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Gue is a passionate baseball historian and advocate for a fairer Hall of Fame selection process. Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, his love for the game was ignited by his grandfather, Louis Spataro, and a memorable first visit to a Cubs game in 1966. Meeting announcers Vince Lloyd, Lloyd Pettit, and Lou Boudreau sparked a lifelong passion for baseball and its rich history.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the careers of legends like Tommy John, Buck O\u2019Neil, and Ron Santo, David has dedicated himself to preserving and celebrating the sport. As a die-hard fan, he was motivated to advocate for revising the Hall of Fame selection process after seeing his heroes posthumously elected. David believes in using historical statistical numbers alongside BBWAA voting to make the process more transparent and fair.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70fb84d elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70fb84d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-059cb40\" data-id=\"059cb40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e6034 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"a2e6034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Edition Available\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">The Baseball - Hall Of Fame<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05a03e9\" data-id=\"05a03e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b6c9\" data-id=\"4e2b6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0549aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0549aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover.png 782w, https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/davidgue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/baseball-cover-768x786.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book About The Book About the Book The Baseball &#8211; Hall Of Fame David Gue is a passionate baseball historian and advocate for a fairer Hall of Fame selection process. 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