Submitted by Jim O'Sullivan, Jan 11, 2007 13:39

How could Lou Gehrig have gotten Hall of Fame votes in 1936 when he didn't retire until 1939? I had to go look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_1936

Irony: if everyone followed your advise and didn't refuse to vote for somebody because, like Mr. Marchman, they were sure that nobody would ge100 per cent of the vote, then everybody who got in on the first ballot would go in with one hundred per cent of the vote.

And isn't there something to be said for ranks within the Hall: the true greats who who deserve to be distinguished (with a first-ballot induction) from the likes of Rabbit Maranville and Bill Mazeroski? And the ultra-immortals (Ruth, Aaaon) who deserve a 100% tally?

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