Is Dahlen a lock ????? VS others at position why not ??

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Topps206

I wish for more reforms to the VC. Keep it to writers and historians.

I think their problem is they want voters there that the public knows, yet most of them have zero business being there. You would have no trouble finding a group of 16 voters that could do a better job

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I think their problem is they want voters there that the public knows, yet most of them have zero business being there. You would have no trouble finding a group of 16 voters that could do a better job

That's for sure, but the public and many others, need to be educated.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I think their problem is they want voters there that the public knows, yet most of them have zero business being there. You would have no trouble finding a group of 16 voters that could do a better job

One could play devils advocate here as well. If there were baseball historians voting they'd probably want to vote everyone in

I know there are a lot of players I'd personally like to vote in. Scott mentioned Danny Murphy being one of his and I'd vote for him. Van Halteren, Konetchy, etc.

The question again I ask is do these voters actually know who they are voting for??

[Topps206]

The historians really know their stuff. What I would have given to be one of those 16 voters. Then I would have been verbally repulsed by the other members who closed the doors to worthy candidates.

[scotgreb]

It appears that Dahlen's timing was unlucky . . .

He was closer three years ago when Ruppert, ODay, and White took a substantial amount of the votes.

You would think it would be hard to go backwards on a ballot with no one elected but he came before a different voting electorate this year (albeit with some of the same committee members).

[Topps206]

Originally Posted by scotgreb

It appears that Dahlen's timing was unlucky . . .

He was closer three years ago when Ruppert, ODay, and White took a substantial amount of the votes.

You would think it would be hard to go backwards on a ballot with no one elected but he came before a different voting electorate this year (albeit with some of the same committee members).

Perhaps the same voters who voted for him last time are back but there are those who didn't.

They'll get it right one of these years.