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Originally Posted by joshuanip
But that wasn’t his style. He would have still “hit em where you ain’t” if he had played in the 30’s.
Look at Ted, he pulled the ball even after the Williams shift. Imagine how many seasons above 400 he would have been had he gone the other way.
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An indicator of power potential in a young player is the amount of doubles they hit early on in their minor league career. Cobb was a doubles machine behind only Speaker really. I think the two of them would have mashed even if they weren't trying to hit home runs.