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by Ted » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:27 pm
561 homers is a LOT. It's right around the what the idea of 500 homers is in real life. But unlike real life, we have a 561 homer guy who only hit 345 doubles. That's not realistic, and it's why Bunk's WAR is only 53.6. If we didn't have a video game cranking out very unlikely/borderline impossible players, Moreland would have 500 doubles to go with his 561 homers, and would easily have 60-65 WAR, and be a no brainer.
But he didn't have those doubles. So he was really not as good as what our brains are set to think of when we think "561 homers" or "500 homers" in the MLB scale of things. I wouldn't be too upset if he got in. but I also wouldn't mind if he didn't. I don't think I'll vote for him, but I could change my mind in the future.
Ted Schmidt
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