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Old 06-15-2005, 02:29 AM   #40 (permalink)
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See, look at the voting here. And generally speaking, this board is more knowledgeable than the typical voter. Thus, he's going to have a tough time due to voter stupidity. (Or "voter lack of education," I suppose.)

About 6-9 months ago, I did a little study comparing 20-win seasons from the 1970s to 17-win seasons from the 1990s - they were exactly comparable. So, if the voters were more educated, instead of talking about Mussina's zero 20-win seasons, we'd be talking about his seven 17-win seasons. Not that wins are really that important of a stat anyway, but we all know how the voters like them.

Anyway, while I agree that Blyleven is better than Mussina, there's no question that Mussina belongs in the Hall. Sure, Blyleven and Santo are the biggest injustices, but Mussina should be a no-brainer.
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