2016 Pre-Integration Era HOF Candidates

[GaryPassamonte]

Rhett- What about the National Association? I don't think there are many, if any, players inducted whose careers were spent primarily in the NA. That is because most of these players don't meet the HOF's 10 year rule. Their years of play prior to the start of the leagues considered Major don't count. This is ludicrous. Ross Barnes is my pet peeve with this policy. I'm sick of seeing executives, managers, umpires, etc. from the 19th century getting inducted while these players are excluded for no good reason. They don't qualify as contributors because they are players. They don't qualify as players because of the 10 year rule. Apparently, no provision is considered by the HOF to rectify this exclusionary policy. That's my HOF rant for today.