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You Gotta Consider the Source

by Rob Neyer

Near the end of an MVP discussion, Richard Griffin writes:

↵↵As for my view on the new generation of baseball statistics, I will just quote from the legendary R&B and soul icon Edwin Starr and his hit song for the Temptations: “War, huh, good God. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Listen to me.”

↵↵With all due respect to my fellow BBWAA member, it’s worth recalling that this is the same writer who once expressed with some great confidence the opinion that sabermetricians have no use for players like Rickey Henderson.

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