If Schilling doesn't belong, we need to rip out most of the pitchers elected the last few years.
WAR isn't everything, but Schilling is almost the same value wise as Mussina and Glavine. The only arguments I can see that are consistent with the statistics for keeping Schilling out is that A) we should rip a bunch of people out because the Hall is too big and stop adding people who were not the very very best at their position, or B) some people are upset about his politics and/or rude comments and want him treated differently from everyone else. If Schilling made rude and nasty comments but did it while espousing the political narrative the writers like, I think he would be in already.
Pitcher WAR
Mussina 82.8
Glavine 80.7
Schilling 79.5
Smoltz 69.0
Halladay 64.2
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