Schilling Retires

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=24885:date=Mar 25 2009, 12:40 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 25 2009, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=24857:date=Mar 25 2009, 09:41 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 25 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=24831:date=Mar 25 2009, 07:11 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 25 2009, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->again, i agree with kb. to me he's a first ballot hall of famer.

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Schilling is a first ballot HOFer, but Koufax doesn't belong? C'mon, dude.
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butch, did you read my reasoning? koufax may be the greatest pitcher of all time, BUT HE DID IT FOR 4 YEARS. i never said he sucked. i never said he was a bad pitcher. to me, unless you die at a young age or have some kind of disease, longevity counts. he just didn't do it for long enough. plus, he quit in his prime, because he just didn't like baseball.


i understand my stance is an umpopular one thats fine. i don't lose sleep because koufax is in the hall of fame, but at least understand why i feel they way i do.

schilling - in
koufax - out
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I get your reasoning, tom. I don't agree with it, but I understand where you're coming from.

People like you are the reason Biggio will get in to the HOF, but Santo won't.

But that's OK. We can still be friends.