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I've never been to Wrigley so I can't tell...but Fenway's such a unique design and then you look at the same place where

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Apr 16 '12, 10:52

Babe Ruth pitched, Ted Williams fielded.....

in Wrigley, you have the ivy but as a park itself, there isn't a Green Monster uniqueness, nor is there that huge history of players truly.

No one goes, oooooh, Home Run Baker played there. The closest they have is Ernie Banks and as much as he's a great player, he's about 2 notches below Ted Williams.

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Greg Maddux pitched there. That's better than Ted Wililams playing there. - David Apr 16, 11:03 5
- Read the "how" on that -- it's a fan vote. It's somewhat in the vein of "Okay" but taking it as gospel is a fools errand. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:06 4
  - Obviously, it's not a perfect system or he'd be #1. - David Apr 16, 11:10 3
    - I ain't saying he's not top 5-8, I just can't say #3. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:15 2
      - He's the best. The other guys were pitching in the dark ages. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:17 1
        
        Hell, at their peak, I'm not sure you don't take Unit. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:29

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