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Originally Posted by MorseMoose
Because I'm a homer, Blyleven would be my #1 pick. Rose has a reason he isn't there, whether valid or not. Blyleven has no reason he isn't there.
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Let me play the devil's advocate
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Pete Rose is being kept out "artificially" - that is, not based on his performance.
Blyleven, on the other hand, as much as he'd deserve to be in based on his performance, is being kept out based on nothing but his performance. Blyleven fails the test - Rose didn't even take the test.