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Originally Posted by clydepepper
I couldn't even get past the cover (well, the back cover) without finding an obvious error albeit by George Will who forwarded the book.
Quoting from the forward by George F. Will:
'Willie McCovey did something that neither Babe Ruth nor Lou Gehrig nor Barry Bonds did - hit .300, score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and walk 100 times in seven consecutive seasons.'
That feat was accomplished by Frank Thomas.
The book publishing business fails the game of Baseball once again.
If anyone would like to run their final drafts by me, I'll be glad to help.
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Ummmmmmm.......that is't any kind of an error on George Will or Joe Posnanski's part if the quote is exactly as you printed it. All it says is McCovey did something that Ruth, Gehrig, and Bonds did not do, which is 100% true. As I'm reading it, nothing is stated that says no one else like Frank Thomas ever did it, just that those three didn't. Is there more to the quote that you didn't put in your post that would prove/show Will made an erroneous statement??? If not, you may need to rethink your original accusation.