Exhibitman- Now that's more along the lines of what you normally write
No doubt, pitchers are a different breed for sure, apples to oranges with
position players.
Someone above stated there's more than being the "greatest" than stats.
That's a wise comment. Seems like these men who have been widely viewed
(not exclusively, widely) as the greatest, are almost viewed as an
ambassador of sorts. Ambassador isn't to be taken literally, but it's the
closest I can get and still make a point. Musial, Mantle, Williams, Aaron,
Mays come to mind- not perfect people, but the standard isn't perfection.
Instead, they come to embody the sport in the minds of many. This is why
the HGH/PED guys don't cut it. Are many of those guys controversial and
talented? Yep? Are any the greatest? Nope. All the parsing in the world
(greenies vs HGH, etc) doesn't remove the patina of sleaze that surrounds
some of those mentioned, and sleaze doesn't equate to greatness- period.
Trent King