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Originally Posted by oldjudge
Personally, I think it is wrong to let Kent in and leave Mattingly out. Mattingly played three less years than Kent but he was on one more all star team.He was not only an MVP but in the top 5 in MVP voting two other times.He was a lifetime .307 hitter and also an eight time gold glove winner. He still holds the record for consecutive games with a HR and grand slam HRs in a season. If his back had not started hindering him halfway through his career he would have been an easy first ballot enshrinee.
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Your last sentence explains why Mattingly hasn't been inducted so far. His back injury made his career too short even with his incredible peak.