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Originally Posted by the 'stache
Allen is 18th all-time in OPS+. His name appears directly before Willie Mays and Hank Aaron on the list.
This whole “he was difficult, he didn’t get along with the media” narrative is utter crap. Ted Williams didn’t either, but he was voted in immediately. It bothers me to think that some of the voters would hold Allen out because he was a difficult black man. But I wouldn’t doubt it.
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The guy I want in was also a “difficult black man.” Yes, he took steroids but probably so did Piazza, Pudge and Bagwell. Many HOF voters are sanctimonious hypocrites.
