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Dick Allen played 3 seasons with the Chicago White Sox. Now 78, Allen recalls his time on the South Side fondly: ‘I’ve never been treated any better.’

“No,” the former Chicago White Sox star said in a recent phone conversation. “It’s something I’ve never really given any thought to. Period.”

That might be true, but it has been on my mind — and I’m sure his family and friends feel likewise — after the Hall of Fame’s decision to cancel the scheduled vote of the Veterans Committee for the Golden Days Era candidates.

The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the sports world is a story that has been played out on a daily basis, from outbreaks that postpone college football games to politicians pausing high school seasons.