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Paul STo me, it has always seemed a combination of arbitrary timing and circumstances when picking a specific decade that would have to start and end with the same number 50-59, 60-69, etc. This seems to penalize players -- and hence those who put these teams together (when playing these types of fun all-star teams lineups) who may have come into the majors in the middle of a decade, give or take a few years. Why not pick any ten-year stretch of years? Then we can compare those teams to each other. This treats players like Mize and J. Robinson much more equally. It's not Mize's fault that WWII, ergo, post-war, happens to be in the middle of a decade. (Hey, let's all blame the Christian calendar! Let use the Aztec or Jewish calendars instead!) Essentially we are eliminating some great playing years and players. So, pick your best 10-year stretch. I'd expect to see some killer lineups.