Getting a little ridiculous!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

But Cooper was the superior defender.

If you are going to take Texiera over Bagwell by calling into question the era in which Bagwell put up his numbers, shouldnt we then give more credit to guys like Cooper who put up big numbers in a dead ball era?

Have you seen Texiera play? You keep calling these guys superior to him in the field and I have no idea how you come to that conclusion. He is a superior defender. Cooper really only had 4 season where he was at the top of the league offensively regardless of era's. Tex iera came into the league as a starter and has hit at the highest levels from the start.