Perception of pre war baseball players vs other sports

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01-08-2023, 07:33 PM

nwobhm

Chris Eberhart

Join Date: Apr 2020

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

All very true. Guys today live a pampered existence that could not have been imagined by prewar players. How about Negro league players driving all night, sleeping on a bus, and then playing two game the following day.

I wasn’t thinking pampered…. More like sterile.

Ever see a pool hustler work? They play with house cues on bad tables and still hustle well. Point being… great players adapt to their environment.

Modern players have adapted to their sterile environment. Not a good thing IMHO.

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