But more than 13 years after his induction, Dawson has had a change of heart. He’s taking one more gamble, asking the Hall to reconsider and change the cap on his Cooperstown plaque from the Expos to the Cubs. He recently sent a letter to Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Hall of Fame board of directors, and the Hall committee requesting a meeting about possibly changing his plaque.
As of Monday night, Dawson hadn’t heard back, and he wasn’t sure whether the Hall would respond.
“I don’t expect them to jump on something like this,” he told me Monday in a phone conversation. “If they elect to respond, they’ll take their time. And it wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t respond.”