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joe brennanThe curve is very good point. But the big difference is today with more teams and oppertunities the talent is watered down. Pitching is really watered down. When only a few teams were in the league only the very very best played .
Another thing to remember n the late 20's and 30's the depression made men find any kind of work they could. This lead to an influx of men playing sports that would have otherwise been business men. This is expecially true in the boxing game. Some great fighters came out in that era because jobs were scarce.
It's alot like the Latin American kids today. They eat, drink and sleep baseball because they know that's their ticket out of poverty.
In the meantime our kids are playing playstation on the couch.
People said it was a million dollar wound. But the government must keep that money, cause I ain't never seen a penny of it.