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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Yeah I mean... I'm torn on putting Gibson at #1 but at the same time don't feel sorry for cobb being put at #2. Even if negro league talent on average wasn't as good, if you took the top negro league pitchers it would bump up the quality of pitching cobb saw. I mean Japanese leagues are way worse than MLB but imagine what a loss it would be not have ohtani be a part of it. Someone else would've cleaned up those mvps.
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Except Cobb might have hit those pitchers. Some hall of famers slammed other hall of famers while struggling against journeymen and vice versa. Pete Rose had an interview with Colin Cowherd about that. It is a great listen.
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