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Old 04-15-2016, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by bbcard1 View Post
I think in terms of peak value, Robinson was right up there. In addition to excellent stats during his best years, he was a disruptive force like few others. I don't see any problem with having him in the hall. I think (and this is pretty subjective) I'd rally only prefer Hornsby (though a cancer of a player) and Morgan on the field at their best over Robinson as an all-round player. He would probably not be in the top 10 for career value. I can live with that relative weakness with other factors considered.
A couple of guys named Collins and Lajoie were pretty good at that position too.
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