Havasimy

One thing that bugs me about the baseball hall of fame voting. There seems to be a big deal made about getting in on the first ballot, like it's should be a special honor. I read sports columnist who are also voters writing about how they think so-and-so should be in the hall of fame, but not the first time they are eligible. Some talk how they're not going to vote for a player this year, but plan on doing so next year, not because there are more deserving players, but because they don't think they deserve to get in their first time. This makes absolutely no sense to me. If a player is deserving one year, he should be deserving every year and if he isn't, he shouldn't be every year. I can understand if a voter takes another look at the player and honestly changes his mind about the voting, but these guys are simply saying they are not going to be deserving this year but they are next year. The voting should be done based on the players' careers. Eligible Players are retired. Their careers are not changing and they won't be changing. How long they have been eligible should have no say in the matter.