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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Hall of Fame Veterans Committee Denies Entrance to All, Enjoys the Feeling of Power
Mad props to Colleen for sending this link about the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee and their apparently stringent dress code. The article goes into good detail regarding the voting mechanisms and how players get on the ballot in the first place.
"Election to the Hall of Fame has always been difficult, as evidenced by only one percent of those privileged to play baseball in the major leagues are enshrined in Cooperstown," said Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark.
How many of that one percent deserve to be there?
FAN SUPPORT: Fans wishing to voice their opinion in support of their favorite candidates may do so in two ways: by sending a single letter to Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, or by logging on to baseballhalloffame.org and sending us an e-mail. The Hall of Fame does not forward petitions to the voting members, but makes all correspondence known to any interested voting members, as well as to the Screening Committee members and Historical Overview Committee members.
Do we really think that there are "interested voting members" who ask the HOF what the word on the street is? Come on, if we don't really have any say in this, then don't pretend like we do.
Not to BJ you to death, but James wrote an excellent book on the Hall of Fame titled, coincidentally enough, Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame?
"Election to the Hall of Fame has always been difficult, as evidenced by only one percent of those privileged to play baseball in the major leagues are enshrined in Cooperstown," said Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark.
How many of that one percent deserve to be there?
FAN SUPPORT: Fans wishing to voice their opinion in support of their favorite candidates may do so in two ways: by sending a single letter to Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, or by logging on to baseballhalloffame.org and sending us an e-mail. The Hall of Fame does not forward petitions to the voting members, but makes all correspondence known to any interested voting members, as well as to the Screening Committee members and Historical Overview Committee members.
Do we really think that there are "interested voting members" who ask the HOF what the word on the street is? Come on, if we don't really have any say in this, then don't pretend like we do.
Not to BJ you to death, but James wrote an excellent book on the Hall of Fame titled, coincidentally enough, Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame?
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