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Posted By: Chris Counts

I've never understood why Alan Trammell doesn't get more support for induction into the HOF. Look at his stats ... he was no lesser a player than HOFers (and fellow shortstops!) Pee Wee Reese, Phil Rizzuto and Lou Boudreau, and he was clearly a better player than Bobby Wallace, Rabbit Maranville and Dave Bancroft ... why are players from the 60s, 70s and 80s (pre-steroid era) being held to a higher standard than players from pre-1960? I've never received a satisfactory answer to this question ...