Posted By:
peter chaoPeter S., PC
The Hall of Fame has never been just about the numbers. If it was then Cy Young should have been in the first group of 5 elected.
The HOF is a historical institution. That's the reason they make retired players wait 5 years.
Some people still think that Bill Mazeroski was a bad decision by the Hall, I would say it just takes longer for some aspects of greatness to appear. It simply took 25+ years to figure out that Maz was the greatest fielding 2nd baseman of all-time. It takes longer for people to realize that his walk-off homer in the '60 World Series would stand the test of time.
Peter C.