Yankees fans know that active members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) for 10 or more years decide who should be inducted into the Hall.
Initially, membership to the BBWAA was comprised only of newspaper writers. Rules were loosened after the year 2000, allowing prominent internet-based journalists to become members of the BBWAA.
This change was made because the number of newspapers in the U.S. has been rapidly dwindling and baseball coverage has taken on new forms, especially through the Internet.
Baseball Hall of Fame selection process
Once a player has been retired for five seasons, is professionally worthy, and is in good standing (i.