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Originally Posted by Prodigal Son
Yeah, there's a good argument either way (longevity vs. peak). BUT, his peak numbers are as good as they get for the era (not Bondsian, but besides Ruth, what player's peak was?). Murph led the league in RC four times.
He's the Terrell Davis of the MLB I suppose. But it's a personal favorite choice, since I love how he played great D in CF and laced up for 162 games four straight years, then 160, then 159...which probably shortened his career and hurt his rate stats, but was very important towards helping a team that didn't have much else to sell to the fans.
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I love Murph. Back when I cut my baseball teeth watching lousy Braves teams play on TBS, his at-bats were the highlight of the game. His case, though, will always be borderline-out to me, though he would be one of the first (if not THE first) inducted into the
Hall of Very Good (Briefly Great) Players and Great, Great, Guys
Bottom line: I don't think
I could put him in the Hall of Fame today, but I wouldn't be
terribly upset if he were go somehow get in.