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solution to one of the dilemmas STLfaninCHI Thu, 10 Jan 2013
10:24:37 -0500 <p>In or around 1936, when the election process
was set up for Hall of Fame voting, broadcasting was just
starting out while print was well established. That being said,
it only made sense that voting be monopolized by the writers.
And I don't fault that reasoning. </p> <p>In today's
environment, though, it seems that the whole Hall of Fame
process could stand a rather drastic overhaul. This is my
solution. </p> <p> 1. All voters must have at least 10 years
experience covering major league baseball.</p> <p> 2. Writers
vote for writers only.</p> <p> 3. Broadcasters vote for
broadcasters only.</p> <p> 4. Major league players vote for
players only.</p> <p> 5. Current Hall of Fame honorees may vote
for any eligible candidate, including other categories such as
managers, owners, executives, etc. </p> <p>There would be some
other qualifying criteria, such as a baseball writer must