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i think only his stats in the major leagues should count for the major leagues. You dont count the stats that major league players put up in japan. If this was a world baseball league then i could see it but since they are 2 different leagues, let the stats for the majors count for only the majors leagues and let japaneses stats count for the japanese league. Im not sure if sstats should only count when the major leaguies actually became the major leagues with the AL & NL. Maybe the National League of 1876-1900 should just be separate since there was a different set of rules. But i dont think 3,000 hits should make or break Ichiro's chance at the hall.
Oh and what about stats for players in minor leagues back in early part of the 20th century? Since they were more or less the same as the japanese league maybe even better. Lefty Grove certainly didnt stay in the minors for 5 years because he wasnt ready. Babe Ruth may have stayed with Baltimore since they werent thinking of molding players for the major leagues back then. Not the same as minor leagues today so should those stats count? I see the japanese league in the same light as those leagues.
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