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Jeff OLet's face it, gang, it hasn't been a "Hall of Fame" in a long, long time. It should change it's name to the "Hall of Very Good", or the "Hall of Better than Average".
The HOF is diluted, and adding more maginal players makes it worse every time one is inducted. I know that many, if not most, will disagree with this, but it's only my opinion.
The Veterens Committee was a joke - it seems that most of the guys selected were former teammates of the members. Frankly, if a player wasn't good enough to make it based on the voting standards in place at the time of his eligibility, he shouldn't be in. Obviously this doesn't apply to players through about 1930... but the VC and other committees have already "supposedly" added the best players from those earlier eras.
Is the current voting system flawed? Yes. Was the VC flawed? Yes. The HOF should probably have about about 100... maybe 120 players in it. If they're not careful, it will end up like the hockey HOF, full of members that most people have never heard of.
Jeff O
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