![]() Timing is everything A dozen Hall of Famers, elected under previous rules, were inducted after their 10th year of eligibility. We think it maintains the integrity of the process and for those that fall off the ballot after 10 years it gets them to consideration by the era committees a little sooner." The idea of making it more relevant was attractive to the board. "In a study of Hall of Fame voting over its history, it has become clearly evident in the last 30 years or so that after 10 years the likelihood of election is incredibly minimal. ![]() "The Hall of Fame is all about relevance," Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson said at a media conference in the Clark Sports Center. The changes were made on Saturday morning, on the eve of today's induction ceremony, by the Hall's board of directors and come at the same time a committee of the BBWAA is studying changes in the voting system, but the standard of attaining 75 percent of the vote for election will remain. Voters will be asked to formally agree to a stipulation that their ballot is non-transferable with a penalty of permanently losing that vote. ![]() In addition, the Hall will now require an Internet registration of the approximately 625 eligible members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and those voters will be notified about a specific code of conduct regarding the handling of that ballot. Under the new system, effective in time for the 2015 election, players will remain on the ballot for a maximum of only 10 years, instead of 15, when their eligibility begins five years after retirement. For the first time since 1991, the National Baseball Hall of Fame has changed its rules regarding the election of players on the annual Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot.
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