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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I think maybe Garvey initially suffered because of his personal baggage and now it's pretty easy to make the No case based on advanced metrics. But there's no denying that in the day, the consensus was that he was an elite player, and there is certainly support for that perception, including 6 straight 200 hit seasons.
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Exactly. I was born in ‘77, but even as a fairly little kid in mid-80’s, I knew who Steve Garvey was.
In fact, he was a main part of the sub-theme (baseball, and baseball cards) in the movie “Mask” with Cher and Eric Stolz. I vividly remember a ‘74 Topps Garvey in that movie, and of course the ‘55 and ‘56 Brooklyn Dodger cards that Rocky had up on his wall in his room. By the time I saw this movie, I was already buying Topps packs, but I’m sure it did quite a lot to aid in my burgeoning interest in vintage cards.
It’s always interesting when someone is superstar good for a period of time, but in some way falls short on their career. I hope Steve gets in one day.
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