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Originally Posted by glynparson
I have to laugh when some
Seem to think vintage players were better than the modern stars. Sure in every sport they got better except baseball. It’s undebatable in track, and other sports that compete against a clock or a measurable distance we have improved tremendously. Yet baseball fans still cling to the notion thy somehow the vintage players were better than those of today. Honestly it is a laughable notion. Now I prefer vintage cards but I would never believe any vintage star is truly a better athlete or player than the modern stars. . Trout would have crushed even Ruth’s numbers if they were playing in the same era.
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By the same token, modern players would collapse in the vintage era without modern medicine, training, nutrition, transportation, and off season rest.
There will never be an honest apples to apples comparison because the variables can't be controlled from era to era.