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Originally Posted by packs
It's pretty cut and dry to me. If Ted Williams didn't hit 400, he's still a HOFer. If Joe D didn't get a hit in 56 straight games, still a HOFer. If Babe Ruth doesn't hit 60, still a HOFer.
Jack Chesbro did what outside of winning 41 games in one season? Lead the league in wins one other time? So what? The game is full of players who led the league in wins twice in their career. What else sets him apart?
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Well, if posting 133 ERA+'s and leading the league in major statistical categories is a "so what" to you, there are maybe 4 or 5 pitchers in all of baseball history who achieved anything. This is a pretty ridiculous standard.
Again, I wouldn't vote for Chesbro myself either, but your argument is easily contradicted by looking at his stats, and entirely inconsistent with your previous arguments for Travis.