BCS Type Formula for Hall of Fame?

Very quick opinion....

Now I have always dreamed of being given the chance to vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, but I hope that by the time I reach the "journalism" world, journalists will no longer be voting for the Hall of Famers.

Major League Baseball can change the Hall of Fame vote by either 1. creating a mathematical system that determines the players' respective position among the top players in that specific time or 2. Have an elected committe, including Bud Selig, vote. I would prefer the first choice because this system would truly show if that specific player is worthy of the Hall of Fame.

Now, as for Big Mac, he would be up for nomination and if the system let him pass, he would be allowed to go. Since McGwire was the first nominee of the Steroid Era, maybe Bud Selig should question McGwire before allowing him in the Hall, making the head of baseball the last vote.

I have to go study finals. After all, I still am a high school student. But seriously, what do you think they should do? Should they stick with the current system or pick an alternative?

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KelsdadAll-Star

1054 days ago

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I agree with the mathematical system, but considering how much history baseball has I have no confidence a viable system could be worked out. We have pitchers today who have been considered #1 starters for ten years and are being mentioned as possible Hall of Famers who barely have 200 wins. The best pitcher today has 100 wins less than the best pitchers of fifty years ago. Closers? Don't get me started. A stat that would be just as easily attained by half the beer vendors in any ballpark to me doesnt warrant mention as Hall of Fame caliber. If the rules were changed to give the save more importance, and we were able to grandfather it back to 1969 when the current rule was written only then could an argument be made for relief pitchers. We live in an era of steriod accusations relating to increased offense, is 500 homers today more or less significant than the same amount 40 years ago? So if a system could be written which would consider all this then I'm all for it.

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