Boggs & Sandberg are in

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Posted By: mfricke

The reason I don't think Sandberg should be in the Hall of Fame has less to do with his ability and more to do with the voting process.

Sandberg was eligible last year but didn't get enough votes. What suddenly made him qualified this year? He didn't hit any more home runs or make any more catches. There isn't a limit on the number of players that can get in each year but the voters last year didn't think enough of him to vote him in. Just having weaker competition shouldn't suddenly make him a qualified candidate.

The whole system makes no sense. Players should get one chance. They're either good enough or their not. I have no problem with a verterans committee to catch any that fall through the cracks but this voting system is silly. It cheapens the Hall of Fame (in my opinion)