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Originally Posted by Smarti5051
I am sure this has been discussed before, but I am curious why Ted Williams always gets left off the list of most important "vintage" ballplayers...
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While pondering the thought experiment, I put together a "top ten" list. There were three players on that list whom I did not include in my post above. Those three were Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson, and Honus Wagner.
In Williams' case, I left him off due to his lack of a World Series ring. He was a great player and an otherworldly hitter; however, Williams never got to the top of the mountain.
I have similar feelings regarding every perennial All-Star with barren fingers. There are posters who will likely attack this point of view and cite numerous reasons why "championships don't matter" in baseball. Ultimately, though, winning the World Series
does matter...as it pertains to being an upper-echelon, top-tier player.