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James Feagin"Honoring, by enshrinement, those individuals who had exceptional careers, and recognizing others for their significant achievements."
Where do we draw the line then? By your standards it seems you would have 1,500 players in. Barry Larkin? Sure. Ralph Garr? Why not? Ellis Burks? His numbers are comparable to Rice, so he's in.
Seriously, the key word is exceptional. Were players like Jim Rice, Andre Dawson and Alan Trammel considered the elite or the exceptional players of their times? Sure they were very good ballplayers, but not exceptional.