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Originally Posted by BayAreaYankeeFan
So I guess Alou and Franco are great?
Look I think theres just too many SS out right now that are just way better than Ripken was.
I guess he led the renaissance of the taller, stronger and faster shortstops. We have so many SS now that do things better than Cal did. Other than the streak he's not better than a handful of SS out today.
He's just a fan favorite in my eyes and maybe this is why he is held in such high regards.
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I said play at a high level, not take up space for 20 years.
Aslo, you can't compare players who play today with players of the 80's. The ball is juiced, the players are juiced, the ballparks are tiny, the pitching talent is thinned out, training methods are improved,etc. A shortstop hitting 20 HRs in 1984 is like one hitting 45 these days.