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Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh
Hi John- yes, Ozzie was a wonderful one-dimensional player (okay, I'll give another 1/2 dimension for being a steady but not monstrous stolen base guy). I actually "like" him, but again the term "overrated" is key. Why isn't Dave Concepcion in the Hall, by the way? Eerily similar offensive stats, same position, GREAT defensive player, led the 76 Reds in Game Winnings RBIs, similar tenure in MLB, on 2 WS winners. Concepcion is a wonderful player who is not "overrated". And don't get me started on Phil Rizzuto being in the Hall...
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I consider 580 career stolen bases monstrous. Sure Ozzie didn’t have power and that hurts his OPS. But he was a VERY good hitter for a 5+ year period and finished with 2,460 hits. He got on base. And one of the best defensive players ever. My dad used to say “hit it to Ozzie” when they were in a tough spot. Invariably they would and he would bail them out of a tough situation. Long live the Wizard!