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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Did you also learn that Joe DiMaggio was an ass, not to mention overrated (probably due to the abundance of italian-american sportswriters and NY baseball fans).
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Nah -- I already heard that he was an ass (although there are conflicting reports about that). Learned more about the possibility that he took money from the Mob thingy.
As for being overrated ... um, not sure that I will go with you there. As a player, he was the whole package -- defense, speed, hit for average and power, etc. I would guess that if you compared his numbers to his contemporaries, they are better than "good." (Although I haven't checked, and I could be wrong.)As bilmore always says, you have to judge someone's talent in the context of his times. Who among the players of his era would you have rather had than Joltin Joe? Teddy Ballgame? Who, bilmore, who?
Plus, since this is the FB, he looked smashing in a suit.
