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Baseball

True Dough

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1. Interesting

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2023, 01:58 PM

Feb 2023

But let me ask you this: Are you more impressed with Winfield's 22-year MLB career and superior stats or by Bo Jackson's 8-year MLB career (cut short by a serious hip injury) with numbers that fall well short of Winfield's but yet knowing that Jackson was also a standout NFL player?

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Dave Winfield [View all] Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 OP

Interesting True Dough Feb 2023 #1

I think each was impressive in his own right Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #2

Good answer BeyondGeography Feb 2023 #3

That's my thinking, as well Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #6

I respect that answer True Dough Feb 2023 #4

Jim Thorpe was just an amazing athlete. Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #5

Maybe you're thinking about Neon Deion playing baseball and football in the same day? True Dough Feb 2023 #7

You are correct True Dough Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #8

While I'm Not Disputing That... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #9