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Yankees: David Cone Deserved More Than “One And Done”

Former Yankees pitcher David Cone and current analyst for the YES network, fell victim to the overall “lack of numbers” thing that seems to matter so much for election to the Hall of Fame. Like the fate of Jorge Posada this year (probably, Cone was eliminated from future consideration the first year he appeared on the ballot, garnering only 3.9% of the tallied votes.

Apparently, the writers went by the book that says you need to have X amount of wins as a pitcher or Y number of career strikeouts. And generally speaking, that usually a good guide.