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Post by oujour76 on May 27, 2017 19:52:32 GMT -5
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Post by AlaCowboy on May 27, 2017 20:08:46 GMT -5
He should have made the Hall of Fame on merit, rather than having to depend on the Veterans committee. Nine time all Star, a perfect game, and a no hitter in each league.
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Post by oujour76 on May 27, 2017 20:34:27 GMT -5
He should have made the Hall of Fame on merit, rather than having to depend on the Veterans committee. Nine time all Star, a perfect game, and a no hitter in each league. Agree with that. At the time of his retirement he was top 20 in all time wins (modern era) and #2 in all time strikeouts.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 20:51:18 GMT -5
60's baseball was king and Mr. Bunning was a king in baseball. RIP
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Post by Walter on May 28, 2017 17:51:28 GMT -5
He should have made the Hall of Fame on merit, rather than having to depend on the Veterans committee. Nine time all Star, a perfect game, and a no hitter in each league. Agree with that. At the time of his retirement he was top 20 in all time wins (modern era) and #2 in all time strikeouts. I think Bunning suffered a bit because he happened to pitch in probably the greatest era of pitchers in the history of the game. A lot of HOFrs to choose from in those years, and as a result, though he was consistently good, he never had a year that transcended those around him and defined him as HOF material. He only won 20 games once in his career but won 19 four times. That's classic bridesmaid's stats. In that regard, he reminds me of Don Sutton, a guy who had similar stats to Bunning's but was called "Little Don" here in Los Angeles and never quite got out from under that shadow. He probably wouldn't have made the HOF had he not pitched 52 years, or whatever it was. Add to that Bunning's apparently bad relationship with the baseball writers and you get an idea of "the rest of the story".
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