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To: The Freep who wrote (236154)	4/17/2003 10:19:52 AM
From: reaper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

of course it was, but not like Boone. Boone went from never having been even league average (and several seasons at 60-70% of league average) to playing at over 150% of league average; he was a replacement-level player who suddenly turned into an MVP candidate. plus he did it when he was 32. Brady Anderson on the other hand was a decent player, generally playing about 10% above league average, who suddenly turned in a season that was basically the equivalent of Boone (so about 155% of league average). so Boone is more surprising, as he sucked and then became great, whereas Brady was decent and became great. Norm Cash in 1961 was an excellent player that became other-worldly. he played at a very high level in 1960 (141% of league average) and 1962 (135%) but in 1961 he put up one of the single best individual seasons ever by somebody not named Bonds, Williams, Ruth or Hornsby. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Jimmie Foxx, Mike Schmidt -- none of those guys EVER in their careers had a year as good as Cash in 1961. Brady's season does stand up there in the top 5 or so, though. Cheers