All of the guys being mentioned are great candidates but for my money the guy that needs to get in is Tony Mullane. He was a 30+ game winner every season from 1882-1887, except 1885 when he was "suspended" for the entire season by the American Association for completely underhanded reasons.
Had he played even to 50% of his ability through that season he would have ended with 300+ wins (instead of the 284 he currently has) and would already be a HOFer. IMO it is a total joke that he didn't get in instead of his teammate Bid McPhee. There has been a distinct bias against AA players (for the same reason Jay mentioned earlier with Browning) for way too long.
-Rhett
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