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Originally Posted by HistoricNewspapers
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The guys today are physically bigger, run faster, throw the ball better, and catch it better...yet somehow not as good as guys from 1950?
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You have to factor in being a product of the time. The elite talent today would still probably be elite 70+ years ago. But every other player is a crap shoot. They weren't surrounded by trainers, physicians, tech geeks with statcast, nutritionists, etc. Back then, think about how many team-paid doctors told players to play thru possible career ending arm injuries? How many of today's average players would be able to survive in a different era? A lot of retired players make comments that today's players are babied. If they aren't being babied, would they be as good?
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Last edited by todeen; 08-26-2020 at 11:29 AM.
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