The standard
2. Electors: Only active and honorary members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, who have been active baseball writers for at least ten (10) years, shall be eligible to vote. They must have been active as baseball writers and members of the Association for a period beginning at least ten (10) years prior to the date of election in which they are voting.
3. 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 than five (5) full years, a candidate who is otherwise eligible shall be eligible in the next regular election held at least six (6) months after the date of death or after the end of the five (5) year period, whichever occurs first.
E. Any player on Baseball's ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate.
4. Method of Election:
A. BBWAA Screening Committee -- A Screening Committee consisting of baseball writers will be appointed by the BBWAA. This Screening Committee shall consist of six members, with two members to be elected at each Annual Meeting for a three-year term. The duty of the Screening Committee shall be to prepare a ballot listing in alphabetical order eligible candidates who (1) received a vote on a minimum of five percent (5%) of the ballots cast in the preceding election or (2) are eligible for the first time and are nominated by any two of the six members of the BBWAA Screening Committee.
B. An elector will vote for no more than ten (10) eligible candidates deemed worthy of election. Write-in votes are not permitted.
C. Any candidate receiving votes on seventy-five percent (75%) of the ballots cast shall be elected to membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rules/bbwaa-rules-for-election
Those are not standards. When I say standards, I am looking for an evaluation system that employs something similar to this:
Evaluation standards identify how the quality of an evaluation will be judged. They can be used when planning an evaluation as well as for meta-evaluation (evaluating the evaluation).
Many organizations have guidelines which address issues of quality and ethics together. For example, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Norms for Evaluation state that evaluation in UNDP should be:
Independent — Management must not impose restrictions on the scope, content, comments and recommendations of evaluation reports. Evaluators must be free of conflict of interest.
Intentional — The rationale for an evaluation and the decisions to be based on it should be clear from the outset.
Transparent — Meaningful consultation with stakeholders is essential for the credibility and utility of the evaluation.
Ethical — Evaluation should not reflect personal or sectoral interests. Evaluators must have professional integrity, respect the rights of institutions and individuals to provide information in confidence, and be sensitive to the beliefs and customs of local social and cultural environments.
Impartial — Removing bias and maximizing objectivity are critical for the credibility of the evaluation and its contribution to knowledge.
There is basically one standard- 10 years of MLB service.
And then nothing else which is what I've said all along and for years.
It is a system that is arbitrary in nature, and will remain so, until someone decides that journalists should report instead of creating news.
Same with who makes an All-star, and why, and who gets the Cy Young, etc, etc...
While I understand you may like the current system, it is a system that is and has been corrupted by the lack of firm standards for admission since its inception.
And you can talk all day about all that other shit you keep throwing up about Moyer, but it's just you trying to escape the topic at hand, or you not having the ability to read and comprehend what's been clearly written.
Like Moyer more cheap whines from the troll.
Troll-I've no idea why you insist on trying to debate and lose this topic over and over when you have never provided any alternatives that is better than the current BBWAA proccess. And when you have provided an alternative (former MLB players, managers, coaches, front office etc) it has been shown to be far more conflicted than the 400 independent BBWAA process.
Has it dawned on you that on a forum with long-term baseball fans you never swayed an opinion to whatever it is that you think you are championing.
I can only surmise you are deeply disappointed that you feel some of your favorite Phillies have some how been cheated by the current system.
Again I am not sure why you do not trust the independent judgement of a diverse body of writers with a minimum of 10 years experience judging the relative merits of players.
Though I imagine it would take some thought, insight, analysis, number crunching, and creativity, none of which are your long suits.
But you do have an endless supply of whine.
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