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maddash wrote:Tough one. Aaron was the model of consistency, Hornsby had a 10 year peak better than anyone not named Ruth or Williams.

Using the 'Jim' method:

I missed that first time through. You have gone to the dark side.

jim wrote:

maddash wrote:Tough one. Aaron was the model of consistency, Hornsby had a 10 year peak better than anyone not named Ruth or Williams.

Using the 'Jim' method:

I missed that first time through. You have gone to the dark side.

I am but a young padawan to the great jedi masters on this board.

maddash wrote:

jim wrote:

maddash wrote:Tough one. Aaron was the model of consistency, Hornsby had a 10 year peak better than anyone not named Ruth or Williams.

Using the 'Jim' method:

I missed that first time through. You have gone to the dark side.

I am but a young padawan to the great jedi masters on this board.

Hustler!

It's ironic that it's Aaron against a noted racist.

UK wrote:It's ironic that it's Aaron against a noted racist.

It is an interesting match-up.

Of course, racism was as prevalent in Hornsby's day as amphetamine usage was in Aaron's day. I just wonder if Hornsby's off-field racism should hold as much weight as Aaron's on-field greeny usage*.

*while there's no proof that Aaron took greenies, you have to assume that with the rampant post-war usage of amphetamines in baseball, that he was a user as well. I mean, was Jim Bouton the ONLY player in baseball popping dextroamphetamine pills? There are plenty of ex-players that would like us to believe that, but I just don't buy it.

Aaron it is.