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but an entirely irrelevant in the real world, because it is an impossibility of actually happening.

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That makes a lot of things totally worthless then, no?

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Only if you define irrelevant and worthless the same.

But no, I would not take 25 players of Eckstein's statistical profile over 25 players of A-Rod's statistical profile. However, 25 players of A-Rod's personality would seem to have as much a chance of personality dysfunctionality keeping them from winning a World Series, as the talent level of those 25 players would have of getting to that point in the first place.

I'm not the only one who considers A-Rod subtraction by addition, either.

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Quality sample size to judge A-Rod's personality.

Matter of fact, what correlation is there to personality wrt baseball skill?

I'd sure want A-Rod's personality every time if it gives me that much ability.