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Posted By: jay behrens

Hmmmm...sounds like Will Clark without speed. Sweetest swing in the game since Ted Williams by all accounts. That still doesn't get you to be the greatest. You have to perform and perserver. This is a HUGE reason I will never consider Koufax among the all-time great pitchers.

We can also start playing the what-if game with Barry Bonds now that it looks like this season is lost. Or how about Ellis Valintine. Possibly the greatest outfield arm ever in the game. When assessing the greatest, you cannot consider the what-if. You only what the actualities of their career to work with and this what leaves players like Koufax and other with abreviated careers out of the discussion for all-time greatest.

Jay

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