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Originally Posted by packs
Baseball Reference has Rick Reuschel ranked as the 32nd best starting pitcher of all time. I can accept that whatever mathematical parameters BR used to come to that conclusion. Parameters have to be applied the same way to everyone and the results are the results.
Jim Palmer is ranked 43rd by BR. Personally, I feel as though there is plenty of room to say I’d choose Palmer over him every time. But I guess you can’t if the rankings are rankings.
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Not at all. One can absolutely disagree with the rankings. There is certainly nothing sacred about Bill James' rankings. That was not at all my point.
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Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 10-31-2024 at 07:49 AM.
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