[Sooga]

Well, certainly you'll agree that some Hall Of Famers are 'better' than others. Is Phil Rizzuto on the same level of Hall Of Famer than Babe Ruth? Short of creating, like you said, a 'Hall Of Very Good', I think the first-ballot inductees should reflect the true cream of the crop of the Hall, and then later let everyone else in who was very good, but not quite a Tier 1 Hall Of Famer. Sure, players like Hornsby, DiMaggio, Killebrew, and a bunch of others were not elected on the 1st ballot, while Puckett was, but for the most part, all the truly GREAT players were elected on the first ballot. Aaron. Mays. Ruth. Cobb. Wagner. Mantle. All first-balloters. And surely you'd agree they are a cut above other hall of famers. I think that being a first-ballot inductee carries with it a certain distinction that says, "Hey, I'm not just a 'typical' hall of famer", and I think the system is fine as it is.