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Originally Posted by novakjr
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think there's too much money to be lost by NOT electing anyone new.. And the Hall of Fame IS a business. I think if everybody falls short, that the numbers may be fudged to make sure at least 1 BBWAA player is elected. I also suspect that this also may have happened before. I think that a case could be made for Dawson, Gossage, and Sutter possibly fitting this category. They were all VERY borderline and questionable inductions, who coincidentally were inducted in years in which the BBWAA would've otherwise elected no one..
Unless, they're willing to let a statement be made, and force change in the voting process.
Whether it be legitimately, or conspiratively, I think at least Biggio gets in this year..
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i don't think it's a conspiracy but I agree there is clearly a tendency to relax standards with a weak field. I think Biggio's 3000 hits get him in, first ballot.