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Dagrims · 06-14-2005, 11:13 PM

Mike Mussina

Is this an automatic, or are there doubts? From what I consider to be the typical voter's perspective (meaning I don't necessarily subscribe to each of the pros and/or cons):

Pros: Very strong ERA+, great K/BB ratio (ninth best all-time), fantastic winning percentage, six Gold Gloves, eight times in the top six of Cy Young voting, very high profile pitcher, lots of grey ink (top 10 leaderboard appearances)

Cons: almost never led the league in anything, zero Cy Young awards, no 20-win seasons, not many complete games, allows a lot of hits and homeruns, not a great personality, career not long enough to amass significant counting stat totals, similar pitchers listed include a number of borderline HOF candidates or non-candidates, part of four ALCS losing teams and two World Series losing teams, arguably never the best pitcher in the league in any season

I'd vote him in.

06-14-2005, 11:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,822	HOF: Mike Mussina? Mike Mussina Is this an automatic, or are there doubts? From what I consider to be the typical voter's perspective (meaning I don't necessarily subscribe to each of the pros and/or cons): Pros: Very strong ERA+, great K/BB ratio (ninth best all-time), fantastic winning percentage, six Gold Gloves, eight times in the top six of Cy Young voting, very high profile pitcher, lots of grey ink (top 10 leaderboard appearances) Cons: almost never led the league in anything, zero Cy Young awards, no 20-win seasons, not many complete games, allows a lot of hits and homeruns, not a great personality, career not long enough to amass significant counting stat totals, similar pitchers listed include a number of borderline HOF candidates or non-candidates, part of four ALCS losing teams and two World Series losing teams, arguably never the best pitcher in the league in any season I'd vote him in. __________________ "Read books, get brain."