What are the best vintage, investment-type players in your opinion?

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's interesting only one person mentioned Aaron. If future generations reject Bonds' record, the all time HR leader is going to be Aaron, as the likelihood of anyone surpassing him has to be pretty low.

Or if MLB decides the Indianapolis Clowns were a major league team and they add his 8 Negro League HRs to his 755 giving him 763 total.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

Or if MLB decides the Indianapolis Clowns were a major league team and they add his 8 Negro League HRs to his 755 giving him 763 total.

Why did they not get counted when all of Josh Gibson's stats were merged?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why did they not get counted when all of Josh Gibson's stats were merged?

Because Aaron's were after December 31, 1948.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Because Aaron's were after December 31, 1948.

So once MLB was nominally integrated, the Negro Leagues were minor leagues.

[Touch'EmAll]

So, from January 1, 1949 until the end of the Negro Leagues no stats are recognized officially toward a players true lifetime accumulated stats and averages. Doesn't seem quite right and fair. Like the powers that be are doing their own picking and choosing what counts and what doesn't count.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So once MLB was nominally integrated, the Negro Leagues were minor leagues.

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

So, from January 1, 1949 until the end of the Negro Leagues no stats are recognized officially toward a players true lifetime accumulated stats and averages. Doesn't seem quite right and fair. Like the powers that be are doing their own picking and choosing what counts and what doesn't count.

Rewriting/denying history to suit an obvious contemporary political purpose is not usually concerned with consistency or logic or sensibility. That was not on the agenda.