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tbobTony Oliva the most overrated player?????
That's just nuts. If he had played anywhere else but Minnesota he'd be in the Hall. Even with all the injuries he was better than Kirby Puckett, who's in.
Scott you need to listen to Jim Palmer, Whitey Ford, and the other great pitchers of the era who almost to a man said that Tony O. was the best hitter in baseball in the 60's. Oliva was fast, had a rifle arm and was to the American League what Clemente was to the National League. Put him on the Yankees and he would have been an easy HOF pick, even with the crippling injuries which shortened his career. I saw you also had Blyleven listed as overrated. I guess you forgot about Carew and Killebrew or you could have dissed the whole Twins team of the 60's.