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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

I'm sorry you don't respect people who have studied the game tirelessly and it is also unfortunate that you have such a low standard for the accuracy of a work that calls itself a recording of history.

Stop being so damn sensitive.

It is a sport; it is not solving world peace. There are billions of people all over the world (and millions in this country) that could give a darn who was the best player in MLB history.

The thing about history it is always told by the people that write the story. Those stories always have a point of view and a slant to them. And you have said nothing here that suggests that Burns is any different than your so-called "experts."

Peace

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Stop being so damn sensitive.

It is a sport; it is not solving world peace. There are billions of people all over the world (and millions in this country) that could give a darn who was the best player in MLB history.

The thing about history it is always told by the people that write the story. Those stories always have a point of view and a slant to them. And you have said nothing here that suggests that Burns is any different than your so-called "experts."

Peace

I'm being sensitive??

No, I'm being informative, and debunking loosely based assertions. If you choose not to be informed, that's fine. Perhaps others appreciate the need to record baseball's history responsibly out of respect for the game's founders.

I happen to agree about the place of baseball in the world order, but I also respect the game tremendously and love it to a high degree.

And you should back up your elementary statement about Ruth's not facing blacks and Latins. It was a bold statement that you have not
A) backed up with any reasonable contentions or assertions,
or
B) backed away from due to its being a specious, unsupportable statement.

You made the statement and ignored my challenge to it. It does matter.