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Ted Williams, one of baseball's most revered players, ranks his 25 best hitters of all time, along with naming the "almost-made-its" and the "should-have-beens". Using statistics and his personal expertise, Williams provides insight into not only the actual facts of these players' careers but their discipline and devotion to the game.
Ted Williams' Hit List, with accompanying rationale, includes such expected names as Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, DiMaggio, Cobb, Musial and Shoeless Joe -- but it also includes a few surprises about some players who made the list and other favorites that didn't make Ted's cut. With the eye of a skilled and practiced hitter, Williams ranks players on the aspects that make baseball great -- sheer talent and raw desire for the game.
Promising "up-and-comers" are also discussed, as Ted lists which current players -- such as Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey, Jr. -- rank among the top twenty-five impact players of the future. All players and their respective contributions to the game are discussed with the educated perspective of a man who is one of only three baseball veterans to play the game in four consecutive decades.
Ted Williams' Hit List is an authoritative look at the art of hitting by the man often called an "Einstein at Bat."
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