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This statement is very telling:


Said Tom Seaver: "It's sad if people allowed their personal feelings to override the historical importance and the magnitude of Marvin and the impact he had on the game."


Love him or hate him. He had a very big impact on the game. Intelligence wise, I thought he was head and shoulders above the owners who gave into arbitration that led to changing the face of baseball.

I am conflicted as I loved when the game was all about the competion and score rather than listening to the legal jargon in contracts affecting the issues of the game. It's sad when players problems dominate the news coverage more than the games themselves.