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Originally Posted by packs
But none of those things are relevant. This isn't mass induction into the HOF. It's mass recognition of playing at the highest level available to these players. You cannot simultaneously argue that every Negro League player shouldn't be recognized because not all of them would have played in the majors and say that everyone who did play in the majors belonged there.
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Recognize them for what they did, but don't water down the statistical integrity of those who actually competed at the ML level.