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Old 07-07-2024, 10:26 AM
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WAR is a flawed tool that is overused. Steve Garvey's war is only 38 while Willie Randolph's is 65. Does that really tell you the story? Who was the more impactful player? To me, its Garvey by a mile.
Then again, long before the new metrics, Garvey got little love for the Hall despite all the counting stats.
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