My initial reaction . . .
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. . . is a bunch of phooey, but personally, I give far more consideration to the ballplayer who performs batting within a weak order, and for a less talented team, than the individual who benefits from playing with a team laden with talent, and batting with equally or better hitting ballplayers around them.
Bob Meusel was a very talented ballplayer, but how noteworthy would his batting statistics been hitting in Kiner's Pittsburgh line-up, and would Meusel's presence made the Pirates a much better (successful ?) team ?
Without the talent playing with him, I doubt it. And without the talent around him in the batting order, I don't think he gets the stats he did with the Yankees.
Thanks.
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