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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I read an article on the KC Star asking if Eric Hosmer was the best 1b in MLB.
Eric Hosmer is arguably the 4th best 1b in the AL Central, 5th best if you count Encarnacion.
That's what I mean. Hosmer is a fine baseball player who's made a single All-Star game in a year where he put up a WAR of 1.0. In that World Series you claim he kicked ass in he managed an OPS below .500.
I would say that Eric Hosmer is the modern day Mark Grace but that does Mark Grace a pretty massive disservice. He's the modern day Wally Joyner.
That's a good baseball player but c'mon, the hype the guy gets is unreal.
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He came up huge in a number of key spots two years in a row playoffs/World Series. Your comments above aren't wrong, but a guy with his charisma playing big in the most important spots is going to get additional credit.