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Posted By: boxingcardman

It's better to burn out (Puckett, Koufax, Dean, Hack Wilson) than to fade away, at least if you want the HOF. I wouldn't vote for Mussina, but then I also would not have voted for Sutton. It all comes down to whether you reward longevity or peak performance. By setting a 10 season base, the HOF effectively has answered the longevity question; once you get to ten seasons, length of career is no longer a material factor. The key is the player's place in the pantheon of players. Mussina wasn't the best, ever. Most of his career he's not even been the best on his own team. Pedro may have fewer wins but he was the best.

If he does rack up some more stats, though, he may get in during a steroid era year because there may not be much else around...

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