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Originally Posted by oldjudge
I think it's a joke that Piazza got in. He was a liability behind the plate. The most important part of a catcher's game is on defense.
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A good article that points out that, while Piazza was poor at throwing out runners, he was a plus defender in addition to an all-time great offensive catcher: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/...han-a-big-bat/
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Collecting Canadian related baseball cards: N172, Obak, 1936 WWG.
Obaks: 33/40 (need 1910 Vancouver: Brown, James, and Jensen; 1911 Vancouver: Lewis; 1911 Victoria Million )
1936 WWG: 32/135
1952 Parkhurst: 59/100
Last edited by veloce; 01-06-2016 at 08:26 PM.
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