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Originally Posted by Handsome Wes
There is one question that hasn't been asked (or maybe it has - I haven't scrolled through 29 pages worth of comments):
We all take it as a given that there are ~40 HOFers in any given season. This is the historical trend.
The question I raise: is it too many? Too few?
I don't know if there are any math wizards out there, but let's say there are 15 - 20 HOFers that represent every ten year period. I'm sure we can all agree that's fair. Would that - more or less - equate to 40 HOFers in any given season? Is there a formula to calculate that?
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I think it used to be a bit lower.....I grew up in the 70's/80's with the assumption that it was around 30 a year....
But both the writers and the veteran's committee's have been going crazy the last ten years electing borderline candidates, so the number is probably rising.
The various veterans committees have elected 12 new members in the past eight years....