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Posted By: Howard

I agree w/the Pirates fan that Stargell has been underrated. In addition to the reasons already stated I think the perception of him in his later years as a fat, immobile player has stuck in people's minds even though he was still a great hitter at the time. When he was younger, however, he was in pretty good shape and was actually a decent outfielder.



I believe he had a good claim to be voted the MVP in the NL in both 1971 and 1973 although he did win an undeserved one in my opinion in 1979.