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Originally Posted by Handsome Wes
To quote "Into the Spider-Verse": "All right, people, let's do this one last time."
It makes sense if you remember that the Hall had the stupid rule that said you could only vote for a maximum of ten players.
Jim Edmonds debuted on a ballot that featured twelve Hall of Famers (not counting Schilling / Clemens / Bonds).
For what it's worth, Kenny Lofton was on a ballot with ten (plus the aforementioned three, and also Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy, who might be inducted soon). Same with Johan Santana, and Lance Berkman was on there with nine (I think).
Not saying that all four are Hall of Famers, but all four definitely deserved to have their candidacies debated for longer than zero days.....
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I'm well aware of the 10 max rule, and also the stacked years. The larger classes of late/PED guys falling off have certainly cleared a backlog. But 11 votes/1 shot compared to where Jones is today is mindboggling given their similarities. If anything, I guess I would ask why the hell has Jones gone up so much? Just because there aren't as many clear cut guys doesn't mean his career got that much better.