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Originally Posted by MVSNYC
Interesting concept, but in the end, not a great idea.
Imagine you are the family of Pee Wee Reese, and you get the call (or email) that he's now OUT of the HOF. Pretty upsetting, deflating, and jarring.
I am all for a (very) tight door for HOF entry, should be the best of the best...but you cannot take out people that are already inducted.
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I fully understand that the concept of deselection is not popular, but........
if that possibility was understood before any voting took place, it could be presented in a palatable manner.
Being in the lower hall (outer circle) would still be an honor, but passing through to the hall of immortality (inner circle) would be yet a greater honor.
This is all fantasy and applying anything said here to current members of the hall and their families is a little off base, so to speak. I have nothing against Pee Wee and all his little Pee Wees.
However if Derek Jeter and his family knew before the vote for his induction to the hall, what the new rules were and that either deselection or immortality could be a consequence of his induction, I think it could fly.