Tim Dahlberg wonders if the Hall of Fame is too crowded:
The trend today seems to be to add players in bunches. And that’s not necessarily a good thing for a hall that was once reserved for only the best of the best.
Baines’ place in the hall can be debated, as can a plaque for any player not named Ruth, DiMaggio or Koufax. And it will be debated, because baseball’s Hall of Fame remains the gold standard for all sports and baseball fans love to argue about who should be in it.
Still, six players this year, six last. In last three years, 15 players have made the Hall of Fame, bringing the total to 234 former major league players, and 331 members overall.FoxSports.com
It may not be too many, but it’s becoming too much. And it shows no signs of slowing down, even with a lack of star power in upcoming classes (Derek Jeter will almost surely be the only new player elected next year).
We’re talking about the 98.5 percentile of anyone who ever put on the uniform. Getting on the ballot requires a decently long career, so maybe just the top 10% of players make the ballot period.
No one is going to equate Harold Baines with Willie Mays, even though both are in the Hall. Fans are smarter than that.
from baseballmusings.com http://bit.ly/2UbbKAe
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