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Originally Posted by darkhorse
No, it just suggests that your fame theory is bollocks. If you can muster the energy for more than a quick glance, look at some of the people Joe DiMaggio finished behind before being elected.
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According to what I can muster from Baseball Reference, DiMag retired in 1951 and was voted in during his first year of eligibility, 1955. And if you look at all the folks voted in between '52 and '55, what they all have in common (except for Dizzy Dean) is that they're from an era prior to Joltin' Joe's. Clearly, what the voters were saying at that time was "let's give the current players a couple years; we need to get the Dead Ball Era superstars in there while they're still alive."
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Who's said the HOF process is a sham? Could it be much improved if the writers and vet's committe took the time to educate themselves? Certainly.
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But here's the point:
1. They won't, and
2. They never have done so in the past.
What you and Luis are trying to do, in essence, is create a Hall of Fame that never actually existed in the first place.