I heard somebody say once that you should really look at whether or not that player was among the elite players (either overall or at his position) for a significant portion of his career. The way players are compiling stats nowadays, I think it's wrong to say that Rafael Palmeiro was a better player than Mickey Mantle because he hit more home runs. Was Palmeiro ever MVP? How many MVP votes did he even receive during his career? How many All-Star games did a player play in? Palmeiro was never even the best at his position. During his career that honor would probably have had to go to Don Mattingly, Mark McGuire, Frank Thomas, and Albert Pujols. What do you think? (see my answer re: most underrated and overrated as well).
2006-07-27
05:56:55
·
6 answers
·
asked by
mayorofsteveville2002
3