Does Baseball Hall of Fame have character requirements for eligibility?

[Dennis S]

I'm not down with people who say that their performance on the field alone should be the only criterion.

[hal]

Dennis S wrote:
I'm not down with people who say that their performance on the field alone should be the only criterion.

I agree. Pete Rose should be there. Ty Cobb too. Horrible people! Great baseball players.

If you want to exclude bad people, exclude ALL of the bad people.

[vision63]

It stopped being about how good you are a while ago.

[Ca Bob]

There are some unwritten rules. The hall gets a little sketchy over steroid use.

[vision63]

They're sketchy over many things. I can't stand Curt Schilling but how is he not a Hall of Famer?

[Sarcany]

It's a private institution.

Even with formalized rules, they make exceptions all the time.

[vision63]

Sarcany wrote:
It's a private institution.

Even with formalized rules, they make exceptions all the time.

That's how they were able to keep the coloreds out for so long. They changed that so they can change to be more fair.

[RgrF]

Is Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame?

Nobody got in this year and Curt Shilling has said he no longer wants to be on the ballot.

[vision63]

RgrF wrote:
Is Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame?

Nobody got in this year and Curt Shilling has said he no longer wants to be on the ballot.

Those Red Sox teams were jammed packed with talent.

[hal]

yes, Ty Cobb is a hall of famer

In the first voting for Baseball's Hall of Fame, a singles hitter beats out the sport's greatest slugger. Ty Cobb, who had 4,191 hits, receives 222 of 226 votes from players and writers. Babe Ruth, who bashed 714 home runs, and Honus Wagner are tied for second in the balloting, with 215 votes each.

Also elected to the Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y., are Christy Mathewson (205) and Walter Johnson (189).