Step into The Relief Room

There are rules.

It is not a “bathroom.” It is not a “restroom.” It is called “The Relief Room” because that is what it is.

Candidates can be banned. If their names are Jonathan Papelbon, Billy Wagner, Ricky Bottalico, J.C. Romero, or Rheal Cormier, they already are. It doesn’t matter why. In some cases, you can probably guess.

No active players will be inducted. This is known as “The Durbin Rule,” and it exists for a reason. 2008 Phillies alum Chad Durbin was reacquired by the team in 2013. In their excitement, the Relief Room Management was gifted a Durbin-signed ball, the addition of which to the collection—memorabilia featuring a player still in the league—was the first of its kind.…