This is one person's list of the greatest players by state, with honorable mentions -- from the Score
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Please ... the answer is Herb WashingtonMS-Ellis Burks over Dave Parker
These kinds of lists always forget someone.Please ... the answer is Herb Washington
Fisk lived and grew up in Charlestown NH but his parents drove across the river into Bellows Falls VT to give birth. Less than a twenty minute drive.Using place of birth as a criteria over where a player actually grew up is really stupid.
Derek Jeter is from Michigan, not New Jersey. A-Rod grew up in Miami, not New York. Bob Stanley left Maine when he was 2. According to Peter Gammons, Carlton Fisk used to correct reporters who called him a Vermonter. Jeff Bagwell moved to Connecticut at the age of 1. Curt Schilling was an Army brat and considers Pittsburgh to be his hometown. Literally none of the Alaskan players are actually Alaskans by upbringing (Chad Brentz is the best Alaskan player I could find). George Brett is from Southern California, not West Virginia.
That kind of mistake is all over the list and it's inexcusable because all that info is on BB-Ref, Wikipedia or SABR.
Ty Cobb wasn't actually the racist cartoon villain he's often made out to be, many of the negative stories about him were fabricated by his biographer, noted con man Al Stump, in order to sell more copies of his book. Cobb actually donated his wealth to a number of philanthropic causes such as providing the needy with access to healthcare and education.Whatever a&&hole had Cobb over Jackie in Georgia clearly didn't take intangibles into play.
If Jackie had grown up in rural Georgia, instead of Southern California, I doubt if he would have been the one to break the color line.Whatever a&&hole had Cobb over Jackie in Georgia clearly didn't take intangibles into play.
You missed Bonger's point completely. That he was born in VT only means that's where he was brought into the world. It isn't where he was raised and isn't what he considers himself to be. Making the list using this type of technicality is silly.Fisk lived and grew up in Charlestown NH but his parents drove across the river into Bellows Falls VT to give birth. Less than a twenty minute drive.
We had a whole thread on this a while back. It's over here if anyone's interested in the gory details.Ty Cobb wasn't actually the racist cartoon villain he's often made out to be, many of the negative stories about him were fabricated by his biographer, noted con man Al Stump, in order to sell more copies of his book. Cobb actually donated his wealth to a number of philanthropic causes such as providing the needy with access to healthcare and education.