throughout the book james expresses considerable disapproval of the election process, mainly because of the imperfectly defined standards and club-like veterans committee which, particularly in its early years, allowed players of suspect qualifications entrance into the hall of fame. as a solution, he describes an alternative voting system that would consist of five panels—one each for the media, the fans, the players, baseball executives and professionals, and what he calls "baseball scholars". each panel would be able to nominate players individually, but for election a player would need the approval of four out of the five panels.