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Originally Posted by rats60
Why? The people who saw 19th and early 20th century guys play decided they weren't worthy of the Hall of Fame. Someone today would have nothing to add. As far as the Negro Leagues, those players received an up or down vote in 2006. I see no need to keep voting on them, just like players who can't get support from the Veteran's Committee. They should be dropped to debate other players.
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If we drop players from long before the HOF existed (many 19th century players have never had an honest consideration - incomplete or unknown statistics and playing ~50 years before the hall left the early committees voting in record holders, milestone thresholds, and those credited with an innovation at the time in the 1940's and 50's), and negro leaguers, and more modern players who the vets committee has previously rejected, who are the other players that would be considered? It's a tiny list of guys who do not fall into any of those three buckets.