I know that there is a waiting period of x amount of years to become eligible to get your name on the Baseball HOF Ballot. Would you be in favor of the selection committee being able to vote to waive the waiting period for special cases?

 

The NHL does this now; Ex. Wayne Gretzky

No, the 5 year waiting period is fine. The HOF has made exceptions, for some as a result of death, like Clemente but no need to change.

No, the 5 year waiting period is fine. The HOF has made exceptions, for some as a result of death, like Clemente but no need to change.

:thumb: Lou Gehrig was inducted 18 months before he died and just 8 months after his final game.

Like it the way it is. Everyone has to wait their turn.

 

I also love that its VERY hard to get into the Baseball HOF.

 

It's the Best of the Best. Not the reallly good for a while.

Like it the way it is. Everyone has to wait their turn.

 

I also love that its VERY hard to get into the Baseball HOF.

 

It's the Best of the Best. Not the reallly good for a while.

Well said.

Like it the way it is. Everyone has to wait their turn.

 

I also love that its VERY hard to get into the Baseball HOF.

 

It's the Best of the Best. Not the reallly good for a while.

 

The NHL has done it 9 times for the following players:

 

1947 Dit Clapper

1961 Maurice Richard

1966 Ted Lindsay

1969 Red Kelly

1971 Terry Sawchuk

1972 Gordie Howe

1979 Bobby Orr

1997 Mario Lemieux

1999 Wayne Gretzky

 

And if you know anything about Hockey, those are the cream of the crop.

The NHL has done it 9 times for the following players:

 

1947 Dit Clapper

1961 Maurice Richard

1966 Ted Lindsay

1969 Red Kelly

1971 Terry Sawchuk

1972 Gordie Howe

1979 Bobby Orr

1997 Mario Lemieux

1999 Wayne Gretzky

 

And if you know anything about Hockey, those are the cream of the crop.

I don't doubt that they are deserving, I just think everyone should have to wait their turn.

I don't doubt that they are deserving, I just think everyone should have to wait their turn.

 

Understandable. I think it will be cool in the next 20 years to see if the clean players with lower numbers will get voted in over the supposed dirty players with better numbers;baseball that is.

I don't doubt that they are deserving, I just think everyone should have to wait their turn.

 

:thumb:

5 years is fine..Shoot for a lot of players, Goose Gossage, it's been longer than that, and we all know how good he was...Baseball has a great HOF in my opinion..You can go to other HOF museums and probably see really good but not the greatest players, but if you go to Cooperstown you will only see the best of the best there!

5 years is fine..Shoot for a lot of players, Goose Gossage, it's been longer than that, and we all know how good he was...Baseball has a great HOF in my opinion..You can go to other HOF museums and probably see really good but not the greatest players, but if you go to Cooperstown you will only see the best of the best there!

 

The Hockey Hall of Fame, has been criticized for having too high of standards as well...

The Hockey Hall of Fame, has been criticized for having too high of standards as well...

 

But in the end the best baseball players get in..I really don't follow hockey so I don't know how it works but I see nothing wrong with how the HOF in baseball is setup..

I think that they should but only in cases like were mentioned above. Health reasons or death, not simply because a player is a shoo-in.

The Hockey Hall of Fame, has been criticized for having too high of standards as well...

The selection process, involves many media and personal issues, will factor in also.

 

Any induction/selection into a HOF, will have detractors but nothing wrong with the current process.

The selection process, involves many media and personal issues, will factor in also.

 

Any induction/selection into a HOF, will have detractors but nothing wrong with the current process.

 

I really never said I found anything wrong with it, I was just asking if this a vote to skip the waiting period should be used for certain situations.