Re-doing the Baseball Hall of Fame: Some of these things are not like the others....
There are two ways to get elected to be enshrined (such a haughty word) into the Baseball Hall of Fame. First is the most well-known, the elections of recently retired players by the Base Ball Writers Association of America, aka the BBWAA. The bylaws of BBWAA election to the Hall are as follows: Eligible Candidates – Candidates to be eligible must meet the following requirements: A. A baseball player must have been active as a player in the major leagues at some time during a period beginning fifteen (15) years before and ending five (5) years prior to election. B. Player must have played in each of ten (10) major league championship seasons, some part of which must have been within the period described in 3(A). C. Player shall have ceased to be an active player in the major leagues at least five (5) calendar years preceding the election but may be otherwise connected with baseball. D. In case of the death of an active player or a player who has been retired for less...