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Jason Lthat if there is a HOF candidate that is "on the bubble" so to speak, that he would be slighted(spelling?) just because he comes up short in comparison to his HOF family member. He should be elected or rejected on his own merits, I would think/hope.
The Neikro brothers would be the only other set of high-quality family members that comes to my mind as possibile entrants, with over 500 combined career wins. But Joe would have to stand on his own, and he fell short.
I mean, I don't think Barry Bonds really made any voters re-consider his father after the son's rise to prominance...that wouldn't make any sense, really....to say that Bobby couldn't get in because he fell short in comparison to his son, decades later....
is that what you meant, Peter? I'm not sure I got the jist of your question, now that I am sitting here writing! 