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Old 07-11-2004, 03:12 PM   #8
Big Train
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Denny McLain and Bret Saberhagen marginal Hall of Famers? According to who?

In real life many pitchers are in the hall of fame largely because they pitched for great teams and got good run support so racked up their win totals and the writers seem to think that number of wins is by far the most important factor in determining whether a player gets in to the Hall of Fame.

Personally, I would not hold it against him that he played on a great team but I would give a lot of weight to his ERA compared to the league ERA. if he has tons of wins but if his ERA is not significantly below the league ERA over his career he's not a Hall of Famer in my opinion.
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