Is Major League Baseball Too Strict On Who They Let Into the Hall of Fame?
By elmiko
@elmiko (6630)
United States
August 4, 2009 1:30am CST
Unlike other Sports the MLB judges ethics as much as how great a player is before hes inducted into the Hall of Fame. Do think its best that way or should they be willing to forgive more and induct a player who may not have an excellent reputation? Do you think other Hall of Fames such as the NFL or NBA should judge how good a pro athletes reputation is like the MLB before inducting them into the Hall of Fame?
4 responses
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
4 Aug 09
I am not sure if they are actually too strict on choosing who they will induct into the hall of fame. I know alot of people deserve to be there with the other people though. Some do not get recognised.
@belhaven14 (454)
• United States
4 Aug 09
I don't really like them keeping people out of the hall of fame because of off the field stuff. I could see them keeping people out because of steroids. I love that the baseball hall of fame is hard to get into. Things like this tend to lose their luster the more people that are in. If 10 or 15 people are inducted a year, then it becomes commonplace for people to be in. But since only a few each year are inducted, it is still a huge honor.
@Druid916 (36)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Hard to say on this one. Ty Cobb was a super racist and he got in. Babe Ruth was a boozer, so was Mickey Mantle. Ted Williams spit on reporters. But I have to say that ethics should play a role in HOF selection. We should be sending a positive message to the younger people.
