Re: I feel bad for Barry Bonds
 

You forgot Nate tha Great. I know sthief and Bison are both very intelligent about baseball.

Re: I feel bad for Barry Bonds
 

the minor leagues were smaller too. Much much smaller.

Re: I feel bad for Barry Bonds
 

oh [censored], nvm.

Nate is a G fo sho and he knows his [censored]. He hooked me up phat on an assignment, but you know he rarely posts in OOT, except for around playoff time.

third place is okay, I don't mind being the second loser.

Re: I feel bad for Barry Bonds
 

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What I'm saying is that the league, at 30 teams, is much smaller now in comparison to the talent pool than it was 80 years ago.

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......what leads you to believe that your above statement is correct?

Please expand/explain further.

Re: I feel bad for Barry Bonds
 

I've already stated them many times.

- The league has effectively doubled in size in terms of roster spots
- Integration alone has a huge effect on the talent pool.
- Population has boomed; easily more than doubled.
- Rich become richer / poor become poorer - MLB draws from the poor.
- Medical advances allow people to play who previously would not be able to - replace John Smoltz, Kerry Wood, and a multitude of other Tommy John surgery recepients with the best players in the minors. Do the same for hitters with torn ACL's... you get the idea.