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Originally Posted by Triple B
Baseball pre war was full of players that were mediocre to bad. There were no bullpens or pitch counts. Ty Cobb was hitting off of pitchers who got no rest or were forced workhorses. Asking if Josh Gibson could do anything in a fantasy situation is lame only because he was forced to play in a league made up for black players because of segregation.
Throwing it back, how many MLB players in that era would never have sniffed the majors if black players were allowed to play? MLB diluted their own product.
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A lot considering black people have always made up a small percentage of MLB players. The high was 18.7% in 1981. Saying Gibson’s stats would’ve remained the same playing against better and deeper talent pools makes no sense and reeks of chasing a pat on the back.
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