I think what it comes down to is that it's a bad list, and we could point out absurdities for months.
David Ortiz is #63, Carl Yastrzemski is #61. I love Big Papi, but he's nowhere close to Carl.
Satchel Paige, who has a case for greatest pitcher of all-time, is just one spot ahead of Nolan Ryan, who had a .526 winning percentage and 112 ERA+.
Lefty Grove, who also has a case for greatest pitcher of all-time, is #54.
How did Ryne Sandberg get in the top 100? Same with Jim Palmer.
As a Yankees fan, I love Whitey Ford, but there's no way he's #60.
And am I the only one who thinks their rating of Negro League players is ridiculously low? Take Oscar Charleston, for instance. They have him rated #53. He had a career OPS+ of 184. Even if you multiply that by .9, that's still 166. In his prime years, 1920-27, he had an OPS+ of 206. Even if you account for the Negro Leagues probably not being as good as the major leagues, that's amazing.
Same with Josh Gibson.
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