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Gilbert MainesThe HOF has no merit in my eyes. At one time it did, but my judgement at that time was faulty.My current thinking is that the HOF never had any merit.
For example, 16% of the BW voted against Walter Johnson's induction, while only 1% disagreed with Seaver's selection.
Ok, one chink in their armor.
18% against Speaker, 19% against Pete Alexander, 22% against Hornsby, 24% against Keeler. Yet 4% against Bench and only eight percent against Brooks Robinson.
I stop, only because you have heard enough. There are countless examples of the baseball writers preferring second tier players over those who represent baseball's highest performance percentile.
And the inequities are throughout their history and their range of responsibilities.
I do not collect HOFer cards. I collect cards of players who have achieved specifically identifiable performance milestones.
Phooey on the Hall.