Defensive Indifference

I wrote a piece for AOL today about Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame credentials, and though I deliberately tried to avoid comparing him directly to other pitchers up for election, the first two user comments on the story claimed that Schilling didn’t belong until Jack Morris was elected.

What is the fascination with Jack Morris as a Hall of Fame candidate? Can someone please explain it to me?

Schilling
216 W, 3.46 ERA, 3,116 K, 711 BB, 127 ERA+, 11 seasons with ERA+ above 130
Postseason: 11-2 record in 19 starts, 2.23 ERA, 120 K, 25 BB

Morris
254 W, 3.90 ERA, 2,478 K, 1,390 BB, 105 ERA+, 1 season with ERA+ above 130
Postseason: 7-4 record in 13 starts, 3.80 ERA, 64 K, 32 BB

Jack Morris can not carry Curt Schilling’s jock … ever … in any way … on a baseball diamond. Is there a more overrated pitcher than Morris? Save for one fantastic start in the World Series with the Twins, and what a start it was (taking nothing away from that), he was never a dominant pitcher. And for a supposed big-game pitcher, he was awfully ordinary in the postseason, especially compared to Curtis Montague Schilling.

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