Mark McGwire

[LkwdSteve]

I would also venture the following proposal:

The nations best athletes in the middle of last century were by-and-large electing to play baseball. That is no longer the case.

Agree or disagree?

[Snackem]

I would also venture the following proposal:

The nations best athletes in the middle of last century were by-and-large electing to play baseball. That is no longer the case.

Agree or disagree?

I agree but look at what an "average" athlete was compared to what it is now.

[ODH]

I would also venture the following proposal:

The nations best athletes in the middle of last century were by-and-large electing to play baseball. That is no longer the case.

Agree or disagree?

Many of the nation's best white athletes were electing to play baseball.
Access to black athletes was limited. Access to Latin American athletes was non-existant until mid 1960's(?).