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Originally posted by Eckstein 4 Prez
3) Baseball exploded in popularity right around the turn of the century, so guys like Sam Crawford and Christy Mathewson are remembered, and guys like George Van Haltren and Kid Nichols are forgotten.
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Kid Nichols was awesome. It's a shame he didn't have Cy Young's longevity, because the first 10 years that they were contemporaries he was generally a better pitcher.
Jason
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