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MLB Hall of Fame: Bert Blyleven One of 15 Hall of Famers Who Had a Long Wait

before gaining entry to Baseball's Hall of Fame, a player must wait five years after his retirement to become eligible, then be name don 75 percent or more of the total ballots cast by members of the Base Ball Writers' Association of America. Former pitcher Bert Blyleven did not achieve entry until his fourteenth try, and he is not alone in the annals of Cooperstown when it comes to having a long time to wait.

Because so few players were getting elected and inducted to the Hall in its early years, other mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that the Hall properly honors baseball's true heroes. Still, the most prestige, and the greatest joy, is conferred upon those who are able to reach the promised land the old-fashioned way. Setting aside (for now) those men who got into the Hall via either the Veteran's or Old Timers Committees, some 15 Hall of Famers went in on their tenth ballot or later.

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