I'd say the general public doesn't have a clue about all-time greats.
They might hear names on TV, maybe in a magazine or newspaper article, perhaps see a few common short names in crossword puzzles (Mel Ott is a crossword puzzle legend!!), etc.
If you don't know the game well enough, you can't really offer a meaningful opinion on who were the greatest.
Thought this was funny, was on the phone with an ebay rep today about an issue and he saw I buy baseball cards. He had an accept, not sure buy possible latin American, and he pulled Sandy Koufax out of his butt, but said he knows of no other baseball player? Where does that one come from? Good pick, but does he just know that one name???
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Originally Posted by maniac_73
I agree they consider him an Alltime great but I don't think the casual fan ever puts him up in the conversation as the greatest. We forget that this board has more knowledgeable fans than the general public and we rate him higher here(justifiably so)
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