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paulstrattonI feel a little bit like John does in regards to Goose getting in, I don't mind him getting in, but not before more deserving pitchers just because he was a reliever. In Goose's one year as a starter he went 9-17. Relievers are important for sure, but saves are way overrated. 20 years from now there will be a lot more members of the 300+ save club than the 250+ win club.
You can twist Morris's stats all you want, he should still get in someday. His regular season ERA is soft for sure, but maybe he "paced" himself when he had a big lead. Guys go hard for 6 or 7 innings now and then they get taken out, Morris never wanted to give up the ball. If he wouldn't have thrown a 10 inning WS shutout I might say no, but he did.