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Originally Posted by G1911
How are these eight like Baines?
3 are obviously statistically HOFers, but have the David Ortiz problem that was just ignored.
2 are punished for personality and/or politics.
2 are questionable but are the opposite of Baines; Mattingly and Murphy are peak players not accumulators.
McGriff comes the closest, but he hardly seems to be a Baines type choice at all.
Schilling, if elected, will be elected for his 79.5 WAR and statistical performance, not for being an “all-time moron”.
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Couldn't agree more, aside from my feeling that Schilling is the only deserving candidate of the lot. Having polarizing opinions is completely separate from your achievements in your career.
How does Ortiz just get in so effortlessly? It pisses me off. I never liked the guy, not that my opinion matters in the equation of his being inducted when all the other users aren't. None of them or all of them. You can't have it both ways. If Ortiz could be revoked, I would be a happy guy.