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Originally Posted by bnorth
As to (B) Just because someone plays a sport does not mean they follow it. I boxed amateur for 4 years and won 3 state titles. Besides Ali I couldn't name more than a couple champions from any era.
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Ben- I have to disagree with that statement.
Baseball players definitely are more in touch with the past players because they are constantly being compared to them and/or they are always approaching various statistical levels which are used, either justifiably or not, to gauge their standings in comparison to those same past players.
More is written and discussed about Baseball's past than any other sport...and it's not even close. There is no net54boxing or net54golfing, etc.
Players, especially great ones, are keenly aware of their place in the Game's history and who is there with them.
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Last edited by clydepepper; 12-31-2016 at 12:23 AM.
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