OT: Did Adam Dunn ruin his Hall chances

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Centauri

LOL - if Reggie wasn't as good as he was, like much worse down to Dunn's level, what then?

The slope hasn't gotten that slippery yet, and I doubt it will.

Has there ever been any Hall of excellence where admission requirements became tougher as the years went by?

[packs]

Only one I can think of is golf. Used to be you only needed 50 percent. Now they have a smaller panel and you need 75. I think they also upped the minimum amount of tour wins.

[Runscott]

I wonder how many members the HOF would have today, if the voting was done only by current HOF members.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I wonder how many members the HOF would have today, if the voting was done only by current HOF members.

Dunno, but if the voting was done by 54 members, based on threads I have seen, it might double.

[Centauri]

Medal of Honor. When it started, they were handed out liberally. But as decades passed, it became a much harder thing, to the point where by 2000 you pretty much had to be superhuman, and die int he effort to get it. Relaxed somewhat under Obama.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Dunno, but if the voting was done by 54 members, based on threads I have seen, it might double.

No kidding. Threads like this one help remind me that even though I may disagree with some decisions made by the writers, that if "fans" voted it could be a lot worse.

[ejharrington]

I know people on both sides like to debate about too many / too few players but I think the Baseball Hall of Fame gets it right. Approximately 212 players (excluding Negro Leaguers) in Hall of Fame vs. approximately 18,000 players who have played MLB, or 1.2% of all players. To me, that is not "letting the floodgates open". At the same time, it is elite enough where every year very few players get in (unlike NFL / NBA/ NHL Halls of Fame) and there are some very good players excluded.

That being said, I will go to my grave believing Keith Hernandez is a Hall of Famer.

[jcmtiger]

This thread is to crazy. Dunn will never get into the HOF. Please!!!!! The HOF is for great players not average players.

Joe

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by ejharrington

That being said, I will go to my grave believing Keith Hernandez is a Hall of Famer.

Keith Hernandez was just John Olerud with less power. You think Olerud belongs in the HOF?