The only problem is the voters haven't been applying your standard and have let quite a few lesser players in.
No doubt about that. I wish it were my standard. It's so simple and perfect. Greg Maddux is in. So is the Big Unit. Jack Morris...um--whoops, had to think about it.
True immortals, imo, require no thought. I have a few stats that still basically punch your ticket. For me, Jeter is not in the hall unless/until he gets 3000 hits. Once he gets that, he's in, just as Paul Molitor and Robin Yount punched their tickets with 3000 hits. 300 wins for a pitcher. Used to be 500 dingers, but the steroid era clouds all that. Then again, my method deals with that. Manny? Steroids makes me pause to think---the answer is no.