data.3news-bydate.train.rec.sport.baseball.105063 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
Organization: University of Notre Dame - Office of Univ. Computing
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Subject: Re: Jack Morris
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Roger Maynard) says:
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>To say that one player is better than another is to be able to say ab-
>solutely that player A's team would have played better with player B
>in their lineup. Sheer speculation. Impossible to ascertain.
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to take this to its, er, "logical" conclusion, it is impossible to
ascertain whether or not i am a better hitter than roberto alomar,
or a better pitcher than juan guzman, or a better center fielder than
devon white. after all, if i were on the blue jays, can you really
prove that they wouldn't have won the world series in both 1991 AND
1992?
while i thank you, mister maynard, for your faith in my atheletic
prowess, i can assure you that your faith is misplaced.
bob vesterman.