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What would you rather be, the big bad homerun hitter, the amazing pitcher, or the shortstop with the amazing glove? No purpose to this post just kinda wanted to see what people like most.

I'd want to be the amazing pitcher being a pitcher myself and respecting the position so much for how hard it is.
"Man this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking...n just have fun." ~Benny Rodriguez~Sandlot
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This may sound odd, but I wouldn't call Aaron a "natural slugger". I used to talk to my son about the difference between a great power hitter, and a great hitter with power. A great power hitter would be someone like McGuire -- big slugger, tape-measure shots, the works (with or without steroids or creatin or whatever). But Aaron was a great hitter who also had power. Remember, Aaron has more hits than any other right-handed hitter in MLB history. Obviously he has the HR record, but he never hit 50 or more in any one season. People forget what a complete ball player he was. The HR record is a function of him playing at the highest level for 20+ years.

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