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Originally posted by EagleFan
dola: Just looked at his all-time list. If he can put Pete Rose and Nolan Ryan on a list of all-time over-rated players than he is really showing that he has no clue and is all about just trying to get himself talked about.
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Pete Rose is overrated. He made the All-Century team as an outfielder. Barry Bonds did not make the team. Case Closed.
Nolan Ryan is Overrated. He made the All-Century team. Greg Maddux didn't, IIRC. Case Closed.
People get enamored with gaudy records that don't mean a whole lot. Nolan Ryan was not a great pitcher. He was an amazing pitcher. But he spent most of his career in parks that were favorable to pitchers. He never won the CY Young and never really came close.
He might be the best number two pitcher in history. But he wasn't an all-time ace.
As For Rose, he was great. If not for all the off the field nonsense he'd have deservedly been a unanimous first pick Hall of Famer. But he's not on the top tier of Hall of Famers.