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It's actually infuriating that Joe Morgan hates on the stats that made him one of the best second basemen to play the game.

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Bill James says Morgan is the best 2b of all time and that it's not close.

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kyle's original statement is actually sort of infuriating. I get what he's saying, it just sounds awful and wrong when written that way.. probably because it is wrong. That stats don't make Joe awesome, Joe being awesome at baseball makes Joe awesome.. the stats are just evidence after the fact.

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He meant that Joe is the greatest 2B ever only when viewed through the lens of the stats he is criticizing. From a lot of other (inferior, stupid) perspectives, Morgan is in the top tier but probably not the best. Like, say, from Morgan's perspective.