On weekend Hall of Fame celebrates the last three managers whose managers eliminated the Mets from postseason play (meaning all five -- Williams, Lasorda, Cox, Torre, La Russa), its board of directors is taking a subtle shot at Ralph Kiner and Duke Snider. Well, that's a parochial way of looking at a new rule announced today wherein the BBWAA ballot eligibility period has been reduced from 15 to 10 years. Current 11-15 year guys (Mattingly, Trammell, Smith) stay on but everybody else can take a hike, lest they make the Hall late the way Ralph and the Duke did. Not so subtle message: Get off our ballot, steroid guys.