It's not surprising that "surly guys" with better stats don't get in the Hall for a long time (or at all) while smiling "good guys" do. I guess if Bert Blyleven had been more personable, he would have been in years ago. Look at his number of shutouts, complete games, (yes he didn't quite win 300 games), and top 5 all time in strikeouts and tell me why he is not in. I believe he won World Series games for 2 different clubs (Twins and Pirates) and pitched much of his career for miserable teams.
Maybe Smoltz is deserving but if he is, you've got to let Bert in.
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