HOF Eras committee

[theshleps]

The HOF now has 3 rotating years
1) Post 1980 players
2) Post 1980 managers umps and executives
3) Everyone else pre 1980
Does this seem fair. Do they have to vote on categories 1 and 2 every 3 years? It seems to mean lots of mediocre folks making it in and that many pre 1980 people will get missed
To me once someone doesn't get in after 10 years of voting maybe one more time on the era committee (after 10 on regular votes) and that should be it. Seems like way too many chances and eventually you get a group that favors you

[G1911]

They need a steady stream of living people to induct, so the town can get the revenue from the inductions ceremonies. Also, prior generations (with some exceptions) have had decades of inductions and ballots already so it makes sense to skew to those who have been eligible 20 times rather than 50 times. With a great many of the 90's/00's players soft banned for steroids, I expect a big lowering for the 70's and 80's guys over the coming years.

[mrreality68]

Do Not Fear

By the time they figure it out and we start to get used to it

They will again change the Committee names and the timing of their meetings and votes.

To many changes to their process, timing, and voting committees.

[packs]

In my opinion they should be looking at making changes to the committees voting on special eras over making changes to the eras themselves. What does the casual HOFer know about 19th century baseball? Almost nothing on average so how can they adequately assess someone's HOF case?

[scotgreb]

Thanks for posting -- I missed this change.

Those (4) prior committees didn't last long. Maybe they are tweaking the process to make induction easier [in their minds] who knows? Seems like they change the process more often than they vote. This version seems even dumber than the last. A separate vote for non-players? Nonsense IMO. Here comes Lou Piniella. Ugh

The [recent] problem was the 75% hurdle with only 4 votes per (I think it was 4). It made it impossible for anyone to be inducted unless there was massive collusion within the electorate. That has not changed much. With honest, that is, no-lobbying voting, there will never be another era committee induction. With lobbying, we'll get the likes of Harold Baines. It just shouldn't be this difficult.