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jay behrensI hate polls like that because they are always slanted towards current players, and ignorant fans vote for players they've seen rather than who is the best. All you have to do is look at the ridiculous results from similar type polls on ESPN and other places.
I don't know when Mattingly hurt his back, but he didn't add any black ink (league leader) to his career after 1986 and no grey ink (top 10 finish) after 1989. Also, During Mattingly's peak years the player he was most similar to was Will Clark, and no one ismistaking Will Clark for a HOFer.
I'll say it again, if he wasn't Yankee, no one would be giving him serious consideration for the HOF.
Jay