jmb@nvuxh.UUCP (J M Bennett) (12/31/85)
Although I felt that the price was kind of steep ($25), I felt compelled to get the Historical Abstract. I don't feel cheated. The Historical Abstract is probably the all-time great bathroom book for baseball fans. As a Phillies' fan, I especially enjoyed James' highly favorable evaluation of Mike Schmidt: 1) All-time greatest third baseman 2) Highest all-time offensive winning percentage 3) 13th greatest player of all-time. I hope John Felske takes note of this analysis before demoting Schmidt to 5th in the batting order.
bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan) (01/04/86)
>As a Phillies' fan, I especially enjoyed James' highly favorable >evaluation of Mike Schmidt: > 1) All-time greatest third baseman > 2) Highest all-time offensive winning percentage > 3) 13th greatest player of all-time. What does number 2 above mean when evaluating an individual player? -- Bernie Dougan CONCURRENT Computer Corp (a Perkin-Elmer Company) Southern Development Center 2486 Sand Lake Road Orlando, Florida 32809 (305)850-1040