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GenaroI actualy voted for Cy Young but I am also making a case for Joe Jackson for the 37 Class. I wouldn’t put him in the same class as Pete Rose.
1st off there was more collusion by the owners and they were cheated the previous year of there bonuses. These guys worked second jobs in the off season just to make ends meet. If Joe Jackson was making Wade Boggs money there would have never been a Black Sox Scandal to start with. I also from all the articles I read Joe was not the sharpest pencil in the box. I think the climate between the owners and players during those times especially Charles Comiskey need to be considered before judging Jackson too harshly.
Just an option I could be wrong.