Do you want me to list the guys who would be out based on this line of thinking? You compare players at each position. It is a simple concept and hardly debatable.

Give me a list of the HOF members who wouldn't measure up (offensively.) Then give me the players who would take their place(offensively better, but didn't play at the 2nd-shortstop position.) Biggio is gunna be a future example. A pretty mediocre player that is possibly gunna get in due to playing catcher-2nd base(and hanging on like favorite bones on a necklace.)

You're right. I just hate how if a player doesnt make it in for his fielding credentials at a certain position, he makes it in because his stats trump the people who played that same position [reviously. This prolly makes bno sense, but Im half shot in the a$$.

No Cancers in my HoF
 

I believe guys like Jeff Kent and T.O have questionable character but will be elected to their respective Hall of Fames. Using character as a yard stick is a slippery slope.

Mark McGwire looks like he's doomed.

Roger Clemens is tarnished but he gets in.

Barry Bonds, more than tarnished, but probably gets in.

Pete Rose seems to have little chance in his lifetime.

I guess the only way to treat a lot of these types is to allow them in, but be sure to keep one hand free for holding your nose.