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Originally Posted by MDF3530
He's as good defensively as half the SSs in the league. And half the SSs in the league are serviceable.
Like I've said before, most of the guys my age grew up watching Ozzie Smith, so he's our gold standard at SS defensively.
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Absolutely and rightfully so. Ozzie is a player I happen to personally admire a lot. When I was first REALLLLY getting into baseball he was winding down his career, but nonetheless he is as brilliant a defensive player as there ever was. But shooting a player's abilities down because he doesnt match up to Ozzie Smith is just flat out unfair. Not too many people can play shortstop like the Wizard.