OT - I need a few opinions from baseball fans

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Posted By: John H.

I don't know how Mussina's career record can be discounted. Is there a problem with consistent excellence over a long period of time? Maybe Hank Aaron shouldn't have gotten in on the first ballot. After all, he never hit more than 47 home runs in a season.

I know that that's a seemingly ridiculous example but the reason that Aaron is underrated on most lists of all-time greats is because he never had a record breaking or triple crown season. He only won one MVP, for cryin' out loud. All he did was hit between 35 and 45 homers every year. All Mussina does is win between 16 and 19 games every year. I think this season makes him a HOF'er.