Friday, January 6, 2017

Mussina v. Schilling, which should make the Hall?

There's talk that poor, unappreciated Curt Schilling will be snubbed for Cooperstown because of his right-wing political beliefs, and a few casual, hilarious retweets about hanging journalists from trees. Comparatively, Mike Mussina's case for the Hall seems to be getting overlooked. Let's compare the two careers...

WINS: Mussina 270, Schilling 216

WON-LOSS %: Mussina: .638, Schilling: .587
ERA: Mussina 3.68, Schilling 3.46.
INNINGS: Mussina 3,562, Schilling 3,261
STRIKEOUTS: Mussina 2,813, Schilling 3,116
SHUTOUTS: Mussina 23, Schilling 20
GOLD GLOVES: Mussina 7, Schilling 0
WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT*: Mussina 83.0, Schilling 80.7 
WIN PROBABILITY ADDED*: Mussina 40.6, Schilling 35.2 
ERA v. YANKEES: Mussina 3.38, Schilling 4.71
POST-SEASON: Mussina 7-8, 3.42, Schilling 11-2, 2,23

*I have no idea how this is computed, but it's supposed to be relevant.
VERDICT:
I cannot rip Hall of Fame voters for the hypocrisy of their excluding Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens on ethical grounds, and then self-righteously argue that Schilling should be denied because he is an ignorant gasbag. He is certainly not on the same plane as Bonds or Clemens, but there is a case to be made on his behalf.

But, but, BUT... If Schilling gets in, Mussina had better get in, too.
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6 comments:

  1. Local Bargain JerkJanuary 6, 2017 at 8:24 AM


    Every time Schilling tweets on this subject, every reader of IIH needs to reply to the tweet with a link to this post.

    For example:

        Mike Mussina, who has better numbers, is also not in the HOF. #PutACorkInItCurt #GasBag


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  2. I'm Bill WhiteJanuary 6, 2017 at 8:25 AM

    This was one of the best games that I watched in downtown Syracuse.

    Mussina belongs in the Hall.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/03/sports/baseball-mussina-misses-yankees-4th-perfect-game-by-one-pitch.html

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  3. JMJanuary 6, 2017 at 9:54 AM

    That was an amazing game, Mr. White.

    LBJ, that is an amazing tweet reply.

    I have an amazingly bad hangover.

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  4. KDJanuary 6, 2017 at 10:33 AM

    anyone recall the post season game agianst the redsocks when Moose came in as a relief pitcher, stemmed the bleeding, and we eventually won? It's visible in my brain through the fog but I can't recall much else. All I remember was how awesome and sly Moose was. and his last season where all the regulars played in a meaningless game just to get Moose win number 20, the only 20 win season in his career.

    what a great teammate he was. No bullshit. If Moose had ever had a bloody sock, that would have been REAL blood there, folks.

    MOOSE FOR THE HALL!!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2017 at 12:27 PM

    KD,

    That was Game 7 of the 2003 ALDS -- the Aaron Boone game.

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