Changes to Hall of Fame Eras Committees eligibility

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Originally Posted by packs

My personal opinion is that the HOF should be spending more time on resurrecting attention for players long passed over from the 19th and early 20th centuries, along with Negro League players, and stop holding so many votes for guys whose careers were watched by a national audience. Nobody needs to debate someone like Keith Hernandez anymore. Let's let it go and talk about Jack Glasscock.

Why? The people who saw 19th and early 20th century guys play decided they weren't worthy of the Hall of Fame. Someone today would have nothing to add. As far as the Negro Leagues, those players received an up or down vote in 2006. I see no need to keep voting on them, just like players who can't get support from the Veteran's Committee. They should be dropped to debate other players.