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To: MythMan who wrote (213663)1/10/2003 11:38:28 AM
From: reaper  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 436258
 
thanks for that; Sheehan is a smart guy and helps write the Baseball Prospectus books (and web site) every year. of course, he's a stats geek which means he doesn't know what the f' he's talking about <g>

this is really the only thing you need to know about Santo:

"Santo is unique in baseball history, a third baseman who hit like a left fielder while playing excellent defense at the hot corner. "

this is precisely what made Joe Morgan such a valuable player. yeah, a lot of guys hit like Morgan, but NOBODY hit like Morgan while also contributing gold-glove caliber defense at an important defensive position. big bopping left fielders and first basemen are a dime a dozen; guys who can put up Morgan or Santo-like numbers and play gold-glove infield defense are upper-eschlon Hall of Famers.

Cheers