Who would you throw out of the Hall of Fame?

Or WHOM

Bunning, Jim
Fingers, Rollie
Sutter, Bruce

Bowie Kuhn

Lloyd Waner

i did not know that: "home run" baker never hit more than 12 in a season.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/img/hofers/plaques/plaque_123904.jpg

12 was a lot in Frank's day.

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/td/2007/td070818.gif

this article about "full membership" indicates what a joke it is that Bowie Kuhn is in -- he initially defended keeping Negro League players in a separate wing!

http://www.seamheads.com/2010/08/23/a-wing-and-a-player/

The only thing Kuhn had going for him was that he accidentally presided over an amazing decade--the game thrived in spite of him. That, and he made great enemies--Miller, Flood, Bouton, McLain, Finley--at least two of whom should be in the HOF instead. I love the story about him standing beside Jackie Robinson as Robinson delivered some comments before the start of the '72 Series. Kuhn assumed he'd get Garrett Morris; Robinson gave him Malcolm X instead.

i didn't know any commish's were in the hall until i actually visited the place. naturally was horrified when i saw Kuhn, amongst others there. i know people here have mixed feelings about the Hall in general, but Bowie Kuhn's presence really diminishes the place.

Selig is a shoo-in

He is? Will he be on the writers' ballot or will be considered by some other committee? Because I didn't think that many writers were big fans of Selig.

But there hasn't been a commish who ever served so many years and didn't get elected to the HOF, so I guess he probably is a shoo-in.

I took a look at all the guys who've been inducted where I can say that I saw them play in their prime--basically, from about the '88 group forward. Setting aside Rice and Dawson for a moment, the four writers' picks where I go "Well...okay" are Sutter, Perez, Sandberg, and Carter. I know I'll catch hell for even questioning the last two. My problem with Sandberg is simply that his home/road splits are so pronounced. And with Carter, fully acknowledging that he was a catcher, I just find his lifetime .262/.335/.439 batting line on the ordinary side. Anyway, they're both fine. Perez is very questionable, and if I hadn't been a big Reds' fan through the '70s, I'm sure I'd want him out. The one pick that mystifies me is Sutter. Three great seasons, and another four or five where he was very good. I know he was important in creating the blueprint for the modern closer, but there must be 30 or 40 guys by now whose career records look as good or better on paper.

There is a separate voting bloc for executives (and umpires, I think), ie the guys who put Kuhn and Walter O'Malley in.

http://wezen-ball.com/other/other/the-periodic-table-of-hall-of-famers.html

This is great! The one thing I might change is the meaning of "Radioactive"; he's highlighted guys who were controversial in terms of behaviour/personality, whereas I might highlight controversial choices, i.e. right on the fence...but that's probably too subjective a call.