Who Is The Greatest Living Hitter?

DaveKingman posted 7/7/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com [flag]

I hate to agree, but it has to be Bonds, steroids or no steroids. Maybe Pujols can take the title away from him someday. [link]

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Dugout Central: Who Is The Greatest Living Hitter?
Published 7/7/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dugout Central: Who Is The Greatest Living Hitter? We asked our staff who the greatest living hitter is. We received five articles, with three votes going to Barry Bonds and one each to Stan Musial and George Brett. George Brett? Ok, carry on. Jeff Parker: GEORGE BRETT My extreme Royal bias probably is affecting me, but I think George Brett is the greatest living hitter. While his career line of .305/.369/.487 is less impressive due to the offensive explosion of the last ten years, he was one of the best in his era. He won the 1980 MVP and could have won in 1976 and 1979 – ...

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