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Originally Posted by gunboat82
Yes, he claimed he injured himself because he fell of his truck while washing it. He was also notorious for being an a-hole to teammates and media, he was a mediocre defender, and he put up his offensive numbers during the steroid era, when numbers were up across baseball. That's probably enough to keep him out.
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It's interesting that he never really got anywhere close to being elected. Other than the "last year bump" of 46.5%, he never cleared 1/3 of the vote, and spent the bulk of his time on the ballot under 20%.
It'll be fascinating to see who ends up on the "modern baseball" (post-1980) ballot next year, and if they manage to elect anyone. My guess on recent history is that they flub both the player who appear on the ballot and the inductees.