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Baseball's Talent Distribution

Baseball's Talent Distribution

And the Monotony of 1970s Baseball

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Paul White
Aug 14, 2023
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I’m a child of the 1970s, as well as a baseball fan. As such, I grew up knowing that it was going to be damned hard for my favorite team, the Boston Red Sox, to ever become really dominant.

Credit: Fenwayparkdiaries.com

Take a look around Major League Baseball in that decade.

In the American League, the decade dawned with the Orioles making two straight W…

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