Originally Posted by
Youk Of The Nation
Unfortunately, HOF voting is done by people, and people will not vote impartially. I may not agree with most of what Schilling says outside of baseball-related topics, but I still believe he belongs in the HOF. Other people are unable to separate their disagreements with someone's political or social views and their performance as a player. It sucks, but that's what happens. It's also ridiculous. Given the eras some people played in, the HOF is chock full of virulent racists, drunks, misogynists, homophobes, and probably some outright criminals. (As some of you may recall, Monte Irvin once beat up my great-grandfather. I still think he belongs in the HOF, though!) Schilling has every right as a person to express whatever opinions he wants, and HOF voters should not take that into account. In a perfect world, they wouldn't. However, this is the real world, so they did.