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Posted By: Matt

William - not that I agree or disagree with the selections, but as a form of argument (I'm not even sure I agree with the logic, but it could be argued):

The Hall was started in 1936 with a huge backlog of deserving players not inducted in the initial class. One could argue that in the process of including that backlog into the HOF over the years, members who were worthy at the time were passed over due to the inclusion of these older players and as such, the veteran's committee serves as a review of the process to ensure anyone who slipped through the cracks gets elected.