after a player retires from baseball, he has to wait a certain number of years to be eligible to go into THe Baseball Hall Of Fame. Why is there a waiting time for players to get on the ballot? And, after a player is on the ballot, is there a timeline for when his name is erased from the ballot just because he hadn't be elected for such a long time.
2006-11-27 12:21:18 · 12 answers · asked by Media Man 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
More than anything the 5 year waiting period is supposed to help the voters step back and look at a players career from a long term prospective. Emotion is not supposed to play a roll in the voting process. Not wanting the voters to get caught up in the moment so to speak.
It also gives the retired player a chance to reconsider if he wants to make some kind of "come back". Of course 99% of the time they don't.
There is a 15 years listing period for those players placed on the ballots. If they are not elected during that time. There names are removed and placed with the veterans committee for further consideration. That's how players like Richie Ashburn were finally elected to the HOF. Hope this helps answer your question.
2006-11-27 13:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 23⤊ 0⤋
5 years
2006-11-28 15:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years
2006-11-27 13:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The waiting period of five years was set to allow time for the player's qualifications to be judged on their own merit and not in the emotion that sometimes accompanies a player's departure from the game. A player can remain on the ballot for up to 15 years unless he draws less than 5 percent of the vote, then he is dropped.
2006-11-27 13:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The waiting period for baseball is 5 years. That is because they dont want active players in the Hall. A player may "retire" but some have been known to come back before the 5 year period. Yes, ther is a timetable, but I honestly don't know what it is.
2006-11-27 12:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by gene m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 years
2006-11-28 03:48:55 · answer #6 · answered by mets= k-rod 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
There is a waiting period primarily so that any publicity from the player's career (or retirement) dies down a bit. It's basically so that voters are looking a bit at the player's position in the game's history, which is easier to do with a few years' hindsight.
Once a player is on the ballot, he stays on until he (1) is elected; (2) has been on it for 15 years without getting elected; or (3) fails to get at least 5% of the votes in any year's balloting.
Note that these rules apply only to voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Players who have been retired at least 20 years are eligible to be elected by the Veterans Committee (composed of all living Hall of Famers plus all Spink and Frick Award winners), which exists to correct any oversights by the BBWAA.
2006-11-27 15:45:38 · answer #7 · answered by JerH1 7 · 2⤊ 7⤋
I agree, The Mick "7" is 100% correct.
2006-11-28 00:32:03 · answer #8 · answered by Shamus 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-27 12:23:55 · answer #9 · answered by bravefann1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mick is dead on here give him the points and I have nothing to add to his comments.
2006-11-28 00:21:16 · answer #10 · answered by Colin L 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋