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Gilbert MainesJay: your statements provide testimony regarding how underpublicized McGuire's performance is.
Specifically, McGuire averaged over 60 HRs per year during the course of a four year interval. Bonds has averaged 60 HR.yr. for "only" two consecutive seasons, while Sosa equalled McGuire's mark (but did it with less total homeruns.
In general, the average baseball fan has not heard of this accomplishment (in terms of consecutive average 60+ HR years). Additionally, the average baseball fan is not aware that McGuire has hit homeruns at a greater rate that anyone else has.
But actually, I was tempted to say that the cards of the Crime Dog are the most underrated. But to be so, he'd have to come back and get the 7 he needs to make 500. And I'm not sure he will.