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Mighty Bombjack
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I have long argued that Bonds, Clemens, etc. will get into the HOF someday, probably by eventual committee. This is something I have always called the "PED Era Committee" in anticipation, but knew the Hall itself would never actually call it that. "Today's Game Committee" is a nice euphemism.
Here's the AP report:
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball's Hall of Fame has again revamped its veterans' committees, attempting to increase consideration for more contemporary players, managers, umpires and executives.
Under the change announced Saturday by the Hall's board of directors, there will be separate committees for Today's Game (1988-2016), Modern Baseball (1970-87), Golden Days (1950-69) and Early Baseball (1871-1949). Today's Game and Modern Baseball will vote twice every five years, Golden Days once every five years and Early Baseball once every 10 years.
"There are twice as many players in the Hall of Fame who debuted before 1950 as compared to afterward, and yet there are nearly double the eligible candidates after 1950 than prior," Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark said in a statement. "Those who served the game long ago and have been evaluated many times on past ballots will now be reviewed less frequently."
Today's Game will vote in 2016, '18, '21, and '23, and Modern Baseball in 2017, '19, '21 and '23. Golden Days will vote in 2020 and '25, and Early Baseball in 2020 and '30. The Hall's Historical Overview Committee will decide which committee will consider those who span eras, based on the time or place of their most indelible impression.
Here's the AP report:
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball's Hall of Fame has again revamped its veterans' committees, attempting to increase consideration for more contemporary players, managers, umpires and executives.
Under the change announced Saturday by the Hall's board of directors, there will be separate committees for Today's Game (1988-2016), Modern Baseball (1970-87), Golden Days (1950-69) and Early Baseball (1871-1949). Today's Game and Modern Baseball will vote twice every five years, Golden Days once every five years and Early Baseball once every 10 years.
"There are twice as many players in the Hall of Fame who debuted before 1950 as compared to afterward, and yet there are nearly double the eligible candidates after 1950 than prior," Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark said in a statement. "Those who served the game long ago and have been evaluated many times on past ballots will now be reviewed less frequently."
Today's Game will vote in 2016, '18, '21, and '23, and Modern Baseball in 2017, '19, '21 and '23. Golden Days will vote in 2020 and '25, and Early Baseball in 2020 and '30. The Hall's Historical Overview Committee will decide which committee will consider those who span eras, based on the time or place of their most indelible impression.
