Trout v. Legendary cards

[Exhibitman]

Brett hit .390 in 1980, but everyone seems to forget it. No one will forget this though:

https://youtu.be/i-TMV8Yz9wo

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Brett hit .390 in 1980, but everyone seems to forget it. No one will forget this though:

https://youtu.be/i-TMV8Yz9wo

Since Brett is pictured with Marine, Rod Carew, you had better be careful not to offend anyone as I have. Just don't mention that Carew thought that his service in the Marines gave him the discipline to be the player he was. He obviously fails in comparison to Trout. He was only a 3000 hit club member and has a batting title named after him. Fire it up boys! Let's hear how Trout is better than Brett and Carew too.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Since Brett is pictured with Marine, Rod Carew, you had better be careful not to offend anyone as I have. Just don't mention that Carew thought that his service in the Marines gave him the discipline to be the player he was. He obviously fails in comparison to Trout. He was only a 3000 hit club member and has a batting title named after him. Fire it up boys! Let's hear how Trout is better than Brett and Carew too.

Hmm...the guy who gets on base 41.7% of the time - with power - while playing a premium defensive position or the guy who gets on base on base 39.3% of the time with no power while playing the easiest defensive position...

[etsmith]

It's impossible to compare hitters across such a wide span of time. Baseball in 1900 was completely different than 1950, and baseball in 1950 was completely different than in 2019. It's a great discussion to have but impossible to come to any kind of real agreement.
I don't think it's at all surprising that more people are moving to football and basketball, same type salaries or higher and much shorter schedules. Playing fewer games for the same money or more money seems like the smart thing to do I imagine.

[Shoeless Moe]

Anybody know the most paid for an Ohtani card a few years ago, and what that same card is going for these days, now that he may be a bust? Or at least not the Babe Ruth "they" were saying he was going to be?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Brett hit .390 in 1980, but everyone seems to forget it. No one will forget this though:

https://youtu.be/i-TMV8Yz9wo

Sorry, I was born in 1986. But thanks for supporting my point that modern players can come close to .400!