August 05, 2022

Jack Morris revisited

 

The following is an updated version of an article I first wrote in 2013 and was published on an earlier version of the “Hall of Very Good” site.








Jack Morris is widely considered to be the greatest pitcher of the 1980s, and no one will ever forget his Game 7 complete game in theWorld Series. He was very durable and consistent. Yet, he was on the Hall of Fame ballot for 15 years (2000 – 2014) without getting elected, and it took a Veteran’s Committee (VC) vote in 2018 to get him inducted.  Why is that?