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Old 06-19-2017, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth View Post
Not really meaningful to compare a first baseman to shortstops. Try comparing with Pujols who ranks very close in the sabremetric analyses I have seen. Nobody disputes Gehrig is an elite all time great, but what's the point of putting down Jeter and Ripken?
Well Ripken is always compared to him because of the streak by casual baseball fans.
Jerek only because modern day Yankees fan think (erroneously) that he is the upper echelon of all time Yankee superstars.
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