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114. Chuck Finley

Sadly, as our Notinhalloffame entry for Whitesnake brings to mind Tawny Kitaen, our Chuck Finley Baseball entry conjures the same image, though not her straddling a sports car but hitting a Pitcher over the head with a stiletto. 

The second Mr. Kitaen is Chuck Finley, a powerful southpaw with 200 career wins. Finley spent many years as the ace for the subpar Angels, and as such, remained largely under the radar despite being a valuable commodity as a left-handed power pitcher. With an armament of fastballs, slurves, and an especially devastating forkball, Chuck Finley managed to rack up a lot of strikeouts and set many Angels pitching records. 

Finley did not receive a lot (or really any) support for the Hall of Fame when he was eligible in 2008, but with a career WAR of 55.0 and his status as an innings eater on bad teams, he should have received a better look than he did.



Should Chuck Finley be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 37.3%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 25.4%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 18.6%
No opinion. - 1.7%
No way! - 16.9%
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