Thread: Where Have All the .400 Hitters Gone ?
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Old 09-14-2005, 01:06 PM
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Default Where Have All the .400 Hitters Gone ?
Posted By: Chad

I would agree with that, but at the time everybody was hitting .400, not all the great players were allowed to compete so the depth of talent was diluted. Just imagine baseball in the 60's without Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Bob Gibson, Willie Mac, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson and on and on. The league just isn't as good and it would be easier for a great player to dominate. They're still great, tho. I think Hans Wagner would be a stud if we could put him in today's game. But he wouldn't be twice as good as everyone else.

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