Ron Santo has been denied the Hall of Fame for the last 27 years. The year after he passes away, he's in the Hall of Fame, voted in by the same fucking clown shoes shitheaded idiots who've denied him the last 26 years. Did Santos start playing again at 70 and improve his stats in 2010? NOPE, he just died, and for some reason rather than letting a lifetime "baseball man" and damn fine player in THE HALL when he could enjoy it while alive with his family and friends, some other player gets to eulogize him for a Hall of Fame speech. It fucking sickens me. Buck O'Neil had the privilege of announcing 17 Negro League players into the Hall of Fame in 2006, but he didn't get in, he fell short of the needed votes, though posthumously he got THE FUCKING PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM for his efforts. Anyone see an issue here? These fucking idiots who never played baseball sit in a luxurious room with fine wines and smell the farts from one another while pontificating and acting better than everyone else. They have no real code or standards, just bullshit and people they like, or don't like. Mark Mcguire played in a steroid littered era and admitted using androstenidine (something like that), which was legal, but he's not in the hall despite worthy numbers due to his steroid use, yet felonies and violent racism isn't enough to keep people out of The Hall. The Era they played in and the stats provided should be the major determining factor. You shouldn't need a fucking media campaign to get voted into The Hall like Bert Blyleven. Shameless begging and pandering hasn't gotten Pete Rose in, who played the game as hard as anyone and left the career hits leader among a litany of other accomplishments, but HOLY SHIT, he gambled on baseball games while being a manager and 26 years later he hasn't learned his lesson or been forgiven. He should plan on being put into the ground before he gets in, so hopefully he selects someone to give a good speech on his behalf. Fuck the Voters and expand the veterans committee before I run around beating the shit out of writers I find out have voting rights.
General Summary: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election.
Qualified my fucking ass.
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