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PASJDThe Hall of Fame has become terribly devalued in my opinion, and probably was a long time ago by the selection of some less than all time great players from the 30s like Eppa Rixey, Chick Hafey, Burleigh Grimes, etc. In this man's opinion, it should be reserved for true all time greats, who either were one of the truly few elite players/pitchers of their era for a sustained number of years (e.g. Mays, Aaron, Banks, Gibson, etc.), or whose career statistics are just so remarkable that they get in for that reason (like a Yaz or a Nolan Ryan for example). On these criteria, in my opinion, Schilling Mussina Glavine etc. do not even come close at least not yet. Clemens and Maddux yes, they are the two best pitchers of their generation, noone else is even close except maybe Randy Johnson. And to illustrate my own views, I do not believe any of these players (examples) are true HOF material, stars though they were, and 300 wins or 3000 hits notwithstanding: Sutton, Niekro, Mazeroski, Fox, Carter, Yount, Molitor, Perez, Cepeda, Schoendienst, and I am sure I could go on if I had a list in front of me. Are people who feel otherwise really going to approve when Rafael Palmeiro (who will have 500 HR and 3000 hits by the time he hangs them up) makes the Hall? Would people have approved of HAROLD BAINES if he had stayed around to collect 60 more hits?