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Originally Posted by dwr11
I liked this thread so I thought I would bring it back to the front page. I hope that is okay. Anyway, here is a pretty difficult pennant of Tony Oliva.
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What a terrific pennant!
I put Oliva & Mattingly in the same boat. Lock Hall of Famers until their injuries put them down. IMO... these two players peak value was fantastic and I think that because both their careers were cut short, they are better candidates then players that had five great years, only to go along with fifteen mediocre ones.
I don't get it. If you're fortunate and don't get hurt, you are to be rewarded for that?
But if injury ended your career, especially if the injury isn't something that can be seen, like Campanella, or untimely death, like Joss and Puckett, then you have little or no chance at getting elected.
Alright, alright, I'll save the rest for a new thread.
A couple of oddball pieces I added to my collection in the last few months...
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