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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
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Subject: Re: Cobb's records
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 08:09:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 08:09:57 1985
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> ................................................................ Diluted
> is probably the wrong word, in retrospect; but what has happened, and
> was intended in the first message, is that there have been several 
> expansions in recent times that have concentrated copious amounts of
> under-skilled ballplayers in one park for many years in a row, and
> many teams and players have feasted on them.......................

> Pete Cottrell, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Dept.

I disagree. Concentrations of under-skilled players on one team for
extended periods of time have been LESS of a problem since expansion,
and will probably become a non-problem due to the institution of the
amateur draft.  While there will be horror stories ala Cubs with
regard to winning pennants or even titles (after all, very few teams
win a pennant in a given year...), there have not been the prolonged
periods of absolutely horrible play for any one team since 1961 that
plagued teams such as the Browns and Phillies for decades at a time.

					David Rubin
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