I would classify this book as average. I cannot say that I enjoyed it immensily. It took me forever to put complete it. The author provides some fascinating insights into how the Baseball Hall of Fame operates. Don't get me wrong, I was under no illusion that the old time players were pure as the wind driven snow, so this book did not "dash" my childhood. Mr. Chafets provides some interesting insights into how the Hall of Fame was set up and conducted its business. I did enjoy his perspective on what to do with players in the "steroid" era, which I grew up watching and listening too. I won't come out and say that as of today (when I finished this book) that I would agree with him and take his recommendations on how to deal with those players and the Hall of Fame voting, but he did leave me with some things to think about. I believe that a true baseball fan should read this book, but not the casual fan. All in all a very average read.