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Posted By: Nick

Jay,
I gotta go against ya on this one. Give the guy his due.

I have chosen 5 of the top first baseman who have played within the span of his carrer. You will see his numbers are better than his competition in most cases, certainly in the top 5.

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/stats_historical/mlb_historical_player_stats.jsp?section1=null&sortByStat=HR&statType=1&timeFrame=3&timeSubFrame=0&baseballScope=mlb&prevPage1=1&readBoxes=true&sitSplit=&venueID=&teamPosCode=3&HS=true&HS=true&compare.y=2&HS=true&compare.x=&box1=XXXX118743XXXX&box2=XXXX120191XXXX&box3=XXXX118730XXXX&box4=XXXX114526XXXX&box5=XXXX124326XXXX&statSet1=1


The stat the sticks out the most for me is the games played. In the game of baseball, showing up and playing is what leaders do.

He has without a doubt been one of the best to play his position in the last 15 years. Although McGwire or Bagwell would be a good arguement.

If he played in New York or another major market through out his carrer, he would garner more attention. He would certainly be on Sports Center more often.

Nick