It’s that time of year again, baseball fans. The month-plus when we agonize over which of our favorite players will get into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
We all know the process, at least by now, is mostly arbitrary. Limiting pitchers’ innings means less members of the illustrious 300-Win Club. Additionally, with pitchers only throwing harder and faster, hitters elite enough to slug 500 home runs, let alone 400, are also rare.
And yet, we pay attention every winter because baseball just has that effect. These were some of our favorite players who wowed us on the field regularly.