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Posted By: runscott

Most of Niekro's career you barely noticed he was there. Same with Sutton - he was a hard thrower for a few years, then learned to "pitch" just to hang around for a long career, never dominating anything.

I followed baseball as a kid very closely during the '60s and '70s - Niekro and Sutton were not baseball cards I cared about pulling. I would have much rather had a Sam McDowell or Frank Howard.