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John/z28jdIve said it before but i think the hall of fame should have 2 different levels.The really great players and then the players that shouldnt be forgotten.They dont need a plaque but just a section of the hall of fame where they recognize the best of the rest.
If someone goes to the hall of fame they will learn mostly about hall of famers[there is other info thrown in,dont get me wrong] but a player like Tony Mullane should have some type of bio in there.He was too good of a player not to get mention.How tough would it be to put a couple pictures of him along with a short bio somewhere.They could have one section where you do this for every player from Jim Creighton and Joe Start to Harold Baines and Tim Raines who both just retired recently but might not get in to the hall.If some guy from this section gets elected to the hall just take him out and replace him with someone else
People who really want to go to the hall of fame to learn something should be able to walk away from there knowing the difference between Bill Lee the all-star pitcher from the 30-40's and Bill Lee the all-star pitcher from the 70's.I dont think its too much to ask to learn about other great players while youre there.
They have a list of all-time home run hitters,no hitters list,wins leaders etc but maybe someone wants to know who Lee May was who hit 354 homers,or some guy named Larry Corcoran who threw 3 no-hitters.
Basically i dont think the hall could ever be too crowded but id also like to see a seperation between the 2 levels of players.I also wouldnt recommend taking that honor away from any dead people because they could haunt the hall of fame.So i say if youre in now you stay,if you dont get elected in your 15 years on the ballot you go the hall of others greats section unless a veterans committee decides youre too good to be there