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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

I'm not sure that the HOF's requirements are all that different now than they were in voting for the inaugral class. As Frank pointed out, if you were caught cheating and banned from the game you couldn't get in (Joe Jax) back then and if caught gambling and banned from the game you can't get in now (Rose). There must have been a reason Cobb received a higher percentage of votes than Babe Ruth despite the fact that Ruth was beloved and Cobb disliked by his peers. My guess is that Cobb would receive a higher vote total today than he received back then.