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Posted By: Justin

I think most of the the criticism the HOF gets is based upon the selections of the 40's and 50's(and to lesser extent the 60's) when a lot of cronyism and nostalgia was taking place. Because no guidelines were in place to define a worthy HOFer, many players were elected based on fond recollections rather than cold hard stats.

It's gotten much better recently, but the mistakes of the past still cause problems.