Who Really Decides Baseball’s History? | The Truth Behind Cooperstown

Who really decides baseball’s history?

When we think about immortality in baseball, one place stands above all others:
National Baseball Hall of Fame.

But Cooperstown isn’t just a museum.
It’s a gatekeeper.

Behind every plaque are decisions made by writers, committees, and systems that shape how the game is remembered — and who gets left out.

In this video, we explore:

How Cooperstown became baseball’s ultimate authority

Who actually votes and how the process works

Why some legends wait decades… or never get in

And how history, legacy, and power intersect in the Hall of Fame

Because greatness alone doesn’t always decide immortality.
Someone has to choose.

So the real question is:
Who really decides baseball’s history?

00:00 Intro
00:42 Inning 1 — The Accepted Origin
03:15 Inning 2 — The Need to Decide
06:50 Inning 3 — When the Game Stops Being Small
08:42 Inning 4 — The Need to Choose a Version
09:52 Inning 5 — The Mills Commission
12:40 Inning 6 — Cooperstown as an Answer
14:50 Inning 7 — The Legacy of the Chosen Story
16:20 Inning 8 — The Birth of the Institution
19:40 Inning 9 — What Changes When You Know
20:59 Extra Inning — Elysian Fields and the Constitution of the Game
24:31 Outro