Baseball card hall of fame voting has begun

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Pretty much, like any other popularity contest.

What makes a specific baseball card worthy of "Hall of Fame" status outside the player shown? Rookie cards, short prints, high value to name a few, I am sure.

Does the image matter, such as the 53 Reese, 71 Munson, etc? Certainly appears it does, but it has to be a combination of a star and a great image. Will the 1973 Luis Alvarado make it simply based on the action shot with the very unusual background? What makes a 39 Play Ball DiMaggio all that special, besides the fact it is DiMaggio? It's rather boring looking actually, like a lot of the early Bowman sets. The 51 Doby is a great card, especially considering the rest of the set, but was he good enough to warrant HOF status with that exceptional card? Will Oscar "Mickey Mouse" Gamble ever qualify? how about Kurt "Bubble" Bevacqua? How iconic outside of the flipping, trading & bubblegum book is the very odd 52T Gus Zernial card?

The 1933 Delong, 1938 Goudey and 1951 Topps Connie Mack All-Stars were favorites of mine as a kid because of what I thought was over the top design and.or art work. At least 1 card from those sets belongs, so let me guess (Gehrig, DiMaggio & Ruth or one of the super SP modern AS cards.

Fun concept, but like the regular HOF, will be hotly debated for the choices.

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

Man its gonna be just like the real HOF..... first the greats, then the ones who dont belong..... I voted only for the Lajoie..... look at whats already in there, getting out of control fast. What next, every Mantle/Mays/Clemente/Jackie card out there? Junk wax will go in as an unopened case! LOL