I wouldn't worry too much about it. This definitely was an issue generations back, but we've got too many interviews with old players for it to be an issue anymore. Pick up a copy of the 5-disc "Glory of Their Times" set - you will feel much more assured of this after listening.
One of the things I found very interesting about those interviews was one of the 't206-era players' describing what babies "today's" players are (meaning players in the early '60s), compared to the early nineteenth century players. And of course, we think the players of Koufax' day were much tougher than today's.
Can you imagine what men who were part of the 10-player teams of the mid-1800s would have thought of the wimps wearing gloves in the early 1900's? Those guys knew that if they left the game due to something as minor as a twisted ankle or broken toe, they might likely lose their spot to the 10th player.
As far as today's history buffs, it's obvious from conversing with guys on this board that those qualities begin at a very early age. My kids had no interest in baseball, and believe me - I tried to get them into it. But they do remember me taking them to see Nolan Ryan when they were around 4.
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