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Old 07-19-2011, 11:44 PM   #243
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Ok yeah Killebrew has far better stats then Puckett and yes Puckett probably wasnt the better person but i am shocked that Killebrew won easily and Puckett finished 3rd.
Yes, that struck me too. When I have seen that kind of thing happen in this series, it raises my respect for whoever is voting because it shows that the most recent star is not always the automatic choice. The star from yesteryear is not forgotten.
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I forgot who said this, but it was something like "If Puckett played in NY they would have erected a statue to him in Times Square"

That may not be the exact quote but it was something to that effect.
It's in the game (no pun intended, and no plug for EA Sports, either):
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"If he were playing in New York, there'd be a 5'8 statue of him in Times Square." (Andy MacPhail, on Kirby Puckett)
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