Orlando, Fla. — Who knew?
Who knew the thing Jack Morris took the most pride in as a major-league pitcher, the very thing he built his legacy on would end up being the thing that delayed and delayed and delayed his acceptance into the Hall of Fame?
“There is a whole world of analytics and sabermetrics in the game now that weren’t part of the baseball world that I played in,” said Morris, who along with Tigers teammate Alan Trammell will finally be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 29. “Now I am being analyzed by a bunch of numbers that didn’t even exist when I played.