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Originally Posted by Svabinsky78
What about Whitaker, Schilling, Lofton, Hernandez instead of these two?
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Whether one likes the answer or not, it's that "character" part that sunk Schilling on the main ballot and partially on the Contemporary Ballot.
"Voting: Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
Having a group of his peers on the Contemporary Ballot committee voting on his merit didn't help either because the dude went out of his way for a long time to piss off his peers that had nothing to do with his off-field activities. He got hit by 2 sides on that one, though he probably got hit on 2 sides by the BBWAA vote pissing off reporters, too. It's a bit rare to see a guy so publicly dragged by his ex-teammates and peers without worrying about pissing off the rest of the boy's club...