Talk:David Cone, Dwight Gooden, and the Hall of Fame/@comment-24.90.128.73-20060408132112

I was the "anoymous fanatic" who wrote the comment suggesting Cone over Gooden that prompted this analysis (I finally registered today). To clarify: I don&quot;t think Cone deserves to be in, either. As the article mentioned, that would mean a whole slew of underqualified candidates such as Orel Hershiser and Kevin Brown getting inducted. But at least it&quot;s not a complete waste of time to discuss the possibility like it would with Gooden.

So Cone&quot;s out. What about Mussina (when he retires)? Most say no b/c of his subdued personality and supposed lack of abililty in the clutch. But his numbers suggest he has a strong case (125 ERA+, 224 wins, 35th all-time in strikeouts) and he has at least another two or three years to pad them. Other interesting guys: Schilling (probably yes b/c of the bloody sock); Smoltz (probably yes b/c of postseason success); Chipper Jones (questionable) and Gary Sheffield (yes, except writers hate him/steroids rumors).