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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

As I see it the Hall gets further and further diluted by the selection of players who were stars in their day but not all-time greats. And it is a self-perpetuating problem because it becomes harder to rationalize not electing guys who have similar numbers. To me the Hall should be reserved for the type of player as to whom there would be close to a consensus about their all-time great status. You know those guys when you see them; they are the guys who make it in immediately. I would not let anyone in who didn't get elected in their first three years of eligibility -- if there was enough doubt about them then, they are not deserving. I don't think any of the players mentioned in this thread are all time greats, with the possible exception of McGwire.