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RobI don't buy the argument that Ruth was better than Cobb because "Cobb was not a winner". Ted Williams never won a championship, so I guess he wasn't a winner either. Ernie Banks ... not a winner. Arod, Killebrew, McCovey? Charles Barkley? Elgin Baylor? Stockton/Malone? Barry Sanders? Marino? Nope none of them are/were winners.
Its a team sport - 9 vs 9. I don't think you're a "winner" because you win a championship, nor are you NOT a winner because you don't win one. Even with the incredible stats that Barry Bonds put up - better than RUTH! - he still didn't win. Is it cuz he's not a winner? Or maybe cuz the other 8 guys on the field just weren't as good as the opposing 9 players. If Bonds was on a team w/great pitching and they won a championship we wouldn't necessarily be calling him a winner, we'd still be calling him a cheater.
why does today still feel like a monday?
Rob
