Sam Reich, baseball evaluator, sports law attorney and author, has a mission: making sure only the best veteran candidates are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He’s argued the case for each candidate on his new website, www.waitingforcooperstown.com , a prelude to his forthcoming book, Waiting for Cooperstown: Baseball’s Veterans (1901-1972) and the Hall of Fame.

Both the website and book include Reich’s unique framework for selecting candidates and the “Reich Top 10,” based on his analysis of who should be inducted in the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo is listed No. 1 on Reich's Top 10.