▁Fame ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁dis gra ce ." ▁ ▁Joe ▁Morgan ▁said , ▁" They ▁should ▁vote ▁him ▁in ▁and ▁then ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁making ▁him ▁wait ▁so ▁long ." ▁ ▁Broad c aster ▁Bob ▁Cost as ▁observed , ▁" There ▁is ▁no ▁non - player ▁more ▁deser ving ▁of ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Ball oting ▁Miller ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁selection ▁to ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁executive ▁with ▁ 6 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ; ▁election ▁requires ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁votes ▁were ▁conducted ▁among ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁all ▁living ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers , ▁who ▁are ▁primarily ▁players . ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Baseball ▁Bud ▁Sel ig ▁told ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁" The ▁criteria ▁for ▁non - play ing ▁personnel ▁is ▁the ▁impact ▁they ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁sport . ▁Therefore ▁Mar vin ▁Miller ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁on ▁that ▁basis . ▁ ▁Maybe ▁there ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁my ▁prede cess ors ▁who ▁would ▁agree ▁with ▁that , ▁but ▁if ▁you ' re ▁looking ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁make ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁sport , ▁yes , ▁you ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁say ▁that ." ▁▁ 2 0 0