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Originally Posted by BioCRN
Whether one likes the answer or not, it's that "character" part that sunk Schilling on the main ballot and partially on the Contemporary Ballot.
"Voting: Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
Having a group of his peers on the Contemporary Ballot committee voting on his merit didn't help either because the dude went out of his way for a long time to piss off his peers that had nothing to do with his off-field activities. He got hit by 2 sides on that one, though he probably got hit on 2 sides by the BBWAA vote pissing off reporters, too. It's a bit rare to see a guy so publicly dragged by his ex-teammates and peers without worrying about pissing off the rest of the boy's club...
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I've stated before his post career behavior has been at times repugnant.
But I know first hand he was a devoted supporter of our troops (visited my brother in law and his unit in Baghdad when our military took over Sadaam's palace during 2nd Gulf War) and was a Clemente Award winner during his career.
Ridiculous that he wasn't selected during early eligibility on the BBWAA ballot as his credentials 100% make him worthy. He remains only pitcher with 3,000+ ks (other than Clemens and Verlander, Scherzer, Kershaw) not in.