Here's John Heyman's newest article on ESPN regarding his "no" vote on Bert Blyleven's hall of fame induction.
Just like all the rest of the Blyleven deniers, he talks out of both sides of his mouth. Numbers aren't important, except the number of wins. Never mind who the guy played for. And apparently durability isn't something to be considered...because we all know that all the 500 homer guys would've made their totals without being around for a while. Apparently "domination" during a short stretch is more important. Perhaps we should already examine Francisco Liriano for hall consideration? Never mind the fact that he's been absolutely TERRIBLE for all but one stretch in 2006. But hey...HE WAS UNHITTABLE for a year!!! Oh, and career Cy Youngs are now an important factor in making one's hall push...never mind the fact that the same moronic rationale is used to vote for the hall as is for the Cy Young (simplicity = wins). For an example, see AL 2005.
Heyman is just another fossil, clinging to the simpler dynamics in baseball like wins, runs, homers, MVP's, Cy Youngs. While he, like the rest of baseball's elder writers, shuns more informative statistics. I'm not sure why they do it. Perhaps one can't figure out WHIP or Zone Ratings with only 10 fingers? But whatever the reason...it's pathetic.
