What happened to Terrell Owens should not have happened. He should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame two years ago instead of this year. There wouldn't have been any snubs or anything of that magnitude. It is the case of sportswriters having too much power.
The problem with these kind of writers is that they don't always look at just stats and success. In the case of Owens, I suspect they had a look at him putting on acts during games and I would say mainly his days in Philadelphia. If there is an issue with that, fine, but don't put up this personal grudge on someone who is in the top 5 in most wide receiver categories. And I'm saying that as someone that never really cared for Owens' personality. I kind of wonder about someone like Everson Walls. I hope people can look beyond The Catch and being a Dallas Cowboys player to see he had a good enough career as a corner to be considered for the Hall. The same can be said for other sports.
Some might want fans to vote. I'm not sure that would work either. Let's go to baseball for that example. Lots of people don't want to see Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the Hall of Fame. You give fans that kind of power, a lot of those people, even if some were listed but never used performance enhances, would lose a big chance to be in the Hall of Fame. Really, there's no easy solution to wanting specific players in or out of the Hall of Fame. Especially in baseball, with that godawful ten year limit and failing to reach certain percentages eliminating you for good.
I think the Owens thing is a one time thing. I don't think writers hold that strong of a grudge, but it's better than just having fans do the voting for now. I might intend on writing another blog about this whole thing regarding Owens, but for now, I don't think voting should be changed yet.
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