fine career...but on balance, by no means is he a first-ballot HOFer and IMO has numbers that leave him just beyond consideration for cooperstown...
think about it...this is jack morris's final year on the ballot, and jack with a pretty impressive portfolio of work in his favor (254 Ws, 4 world series titles, considered best pitcher of the 80s) has in 14 tries received no more than 66 per cent of the vote...
halladay's numbers in my view place him a notch below true greatness...
at his best, yes, he was a dominant performer but you can say that about a number of guys who would make the grade if it was known as the Hall of Very Good...
take mickey lolich for instance: 2-time 20-game winner, 12 straight years in double-figures for wins, world series mvp, durable (worked 200+ innings 12 straight years and had 4 straight 300+ IP years)...
i was a fan of halladay but i don't think his case holds up
fine career...but on balance, by no means is he a first-ballot HOFer and IMO has numbers that leave him just beyond consideration for cooperstown...
think about it...this is jack morris's final year on the ballot, and jack with a pretty impressive portfolio of work in his favor (254 Ws, 4 world series titles, considered best pitcher of the 80s) has in 14 tries received no more than 66 per cent of the vote...
halladay's numbers in my view place him a notch below true greatness...
at his best, yes, he was a dominant performer but you can say that about a number of guys who would make the grade if it was known as the Hall of Very Good...
take mickey lolich for instance: 2-time 20-game winner, 12 straight years in double-figures for wins, world series mvp, durable (worked 200+ innings 12 straight years and had 4 straight 300+ IP years)...
i was a fan of halladay but i don't think his case holds up
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