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Their wordsI believe that the writers - well, the sizable majority of writers - given enough time and freedom, would shape the Baseball Hall of Fame to be about baseball. They would like the Baseball Hall of Fame to feature all the greatest players, no matter their flaws, no matter their transgressions, no matter their crimes or misdemeanors.
Their wordsThe Hall of Fame wants the plaque room to reflect the romance and sanctity of baseball.
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The vast majority of baseball writers do not want the Hall of Fame to serve as a morality play.
Their wordsI feel confident in saying that the vast majority of writers don't want the Hall of Fame plaque room to be the morality play that it has become. They want it to be a hall of the best baseball players who ever lived.
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