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| | Mike's Baseball Rants: November 2003 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Given that there are now 209 players in the Hall who were elected as players, either by the writers or veterans, if the given player is ranked among the top 209 all-time, one would think that he would fit in at the Hall, Pete Rose notwithstanding. |
 | | Note that of the 17 new names peppering the 2003 ballot, all but four—Sandberg, Smith, Valenzuela, and Eddie Murray, who was elected—were dropped for failing to meet the 5% criterion, i.e., that a player receive 5% of the vote to remain on the ballot for subsequent elections. |
 | | These are generally speaking players who did many things well but their achievements did not necessarily translate into the countable stats that voters love. |
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