09-18-2023, 01:01 PM
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Peter Spaeth
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by G1911
Creightons significance is his that he is primarily responsible for changing the game into a contest centered around the pitcher versus the batter rather than the batter versus the fielders. This is a titanic shift, the game could have developed very differently. The question is significance, not fame or likes or superstars. I would amend my list to include Doc Adams over Rickey, that was a great choice.
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https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Creighton
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