>Yup, you went A, C, B...and that's my opinion. I think Schilling was an absolute gamer. He was certainly "as good" as Glavine and Maddux, and in some ways better.
>
>That post-season mark of 11-2 is beyond stellar. He was every bit as intense a competitor as Bob Gibson.
>
>People don't realize that Schilling (and his wife) did a great deal of community work.
>
>If someone wanted to pick Maddux over Schilling, I wouldn't debate much. Maddux was fantastic. But I'd argue that Schilling is no worse than #2 of the three. Glavine had control problems his entire career. Glavine was certainly a class guy...but for him to get into the Hall and for Schilling to have such a low vote % isn't right.
>
>As for "off the field" stuff, I wonder if Schilling's failed business venture with the bad video games had anything to do with the low vote.
>
>I did read that Schilling will be the lead ESPN baseball analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball telecasts.

Since you said you wouldn't debate it much, we don't need to ;-) Greg Maddux was one of the top handful of starting pitchers in the history of the game. In this case I think the HOF voters definitely knew what they were doing.

Of course, the Cubs had him and let him get away as a free agent after two seasons ;-( He promptly won the next three Cy Young awards for Atlanta and went on from there. What is miraculous is that he did it without an overpowering arm. I don't think he ever threw a 90 mph fastball. What he was, probably more so than any elite pitcher ever, was crafty. He was a master of moving the ball around, putting it exactly where he wanted to, knowing the hitters and their tendencies, that kind of thing.

The Cubs did something classy for once and took out a full page ad in today's Tribune (and probably the Some-Times as well) in tribute to Maddux. Pitching in a Cubs uniform, of course. The Sox ran a full page ad for Frank Thomas.