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06-10-2016, 04:17 PM
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I probably did not do a good job of conveying my opinion clearly pertaining Yaz. Of course he should be a HOFer. But I do put him in the category of other players like Brooks Robinson and Phil Niekro. All three of these guys deserve to be in, but there are question marks pertaining each one of them. As Peter posted previously, Yaz only hit .260 on the road for his career. The real point I was trying to make on the original post of the thread, is it's baffling as to why his rookie card commands the price it does in extremely high grade. The mystique of playing in Boston and Fenway for almost a quarter of a century has to play a huge part in it.
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06-10-2016, 06:55 PM
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Yaz
Yaz stats were inflated in Fenway for a couple of reasons. Obviously, the park is great for left-handed hitters AND managers in those days were reluctant to pitch left-handers in Fenway (which is not very smart, but whatever) which meant Yaz faced a majority of right-handed pitching. His splits were vastly superior against right-handed pitching and he faced them 75% of the time. Compare that to someone like Reggie Jackson who faced right-handers only 65% of the time.
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG vs RHP 8973 1459 2684 537 38 374 1413 1499 .299 .398 .492 vs LHP 3015 357 735 109 21 78 431 346 .244 .321 .371 You have to weigh the Fenway Park stats with the fact the era he played in favoured pitchers and reach a conclusion. Obviously, enough voters ignored the Fenway Park factor and felt he was an obvious Hall of Famer. He compiled over 3000 hits and 400 homeruns in an era when that meant something. His RC probably commands a high price because he is a HOFer and he played for a popular team. Really, there are very few HOF RC's from the 50's and 60's that do not command a high price.
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#4
06-10-2016, 07:07 PM
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check out psa 7 yaz rc's completed on ebay
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06-10-2016, 07:22 PM
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He has become an investment-type card it seems.
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