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The criminally underrated

storrsroars said:
I'm gonna go obscure here: Anthony Young. Should've been at least a .500 pitcher for the Mets, probably better. Instead, he was 5-35 during his 3 years in NY, including a 22-game losing streak (yet still had a positive bWAR!). 3.82 ERA and 3.73 FIP for his career with Mets. His teammates did him wrong. While many of those losses were in relief, for the 16 starts he made during that 22 game losing streak, he received an average of 1.75 run support.
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So many current MLB players can be on this list. There are a bunch of great players in the mlb right now that nobody has ever heard of:

Your boy Bryan Reynolds
Luis Arraez
1/2 the Orioles lineup
Yandy Diaz
E. De la Cruz
Etc etc.
 
I'm biased, but I'll go with David Wright. Should have won the MVP in 2007 and without the debilitating back injury he suffered he would've been a Hall of Famer.
 
Always felt like Bernie Williams got a bit overshadowed during his career and then after his career the "Core 4" kind of further marginalized him.

If anything he was the first guy to break in with those early 90s Yankees that was a mainstay through the dynasty.
 
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Donovan McNabb’s Eagle career.
Rick Waters Eagles career.
Brian Westbrook’s Eagle career.
UConn 2014 Men’s championship run.
Uncle Cliffs pro career and impact.
 
Shaq- 3 Finals mvps in a row and yes he would dominate today.

Tim Duncan- 5 chips, won 3 without the Admiral

Chuck Knoblauch- an inning from winning 4 rings in 4 years with the Yankees. Wasn’t what he was in Minnesota but was always clutch especially in the postseason

Anchovy pizza with pepper flakes- get out of here with Hawaiian pizza.
 
Criminally underrated?

Dennis Rader

Ed Gein
 
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Scoe said:
Green tea and Red Bean ice cream.
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Jaydumo20 said:
I'm interpreting it as the most underappreciated by the general public and forgotten in the overall narrative of nba legends. Who talks about Moses Malone? Or Alex English?
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I see where you're coming from, but that's just being a victim of time. A lot of great players will eventually not be talked about all that much. Only the best of the best stay in our consciousness. I was thinking the question was more of an underrated in their time, based mostly on the examples you gave. Regardless, it's a good off season topic. Good call.
 
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Nick Chubb. He may never fully be healthy again but the entire stadium knows he is going to get the ball and he still moves the chains.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
They vilified Lance until it became known that cheating at the Tour was institutionalized
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What?! Lance was part of vilifying his own teammates and lots of others on the tour, he portrayed himself and was perceived as a total anomaly in a sport rife with cheating until the house of cards finally collapsed. He actually cheated better than everyone else and controlled all involved better. One of the ways he was eventually caught was EVERYONE on the leaderboards were known juicers and it was simply statistically impossible that he wasn't- everyone else's admissions came first though. He popularized cycling, sold books and truly helped fight cancer, but he doesn't belong in this thread at all.

My vote is Mike Schmidt, baseball fans revere him but I think commonly he's faded and George Brett's pinetar hysterics and flirtation with .400 give him a higher Q rating, but Schmidt the slightly better player.
 
Chasm64 said:
As a Yankee fan I’d have to say Dwight Evans of the Red Sox.
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This is my answer. Dewey should be in Cooperstown. Gold glove defense in the toughest outfield position in MLB (RF at Fenway), incredible arm and really strong, consistent offensive numbers.

I know this may seem weird, but Dan Marino. I think people forgot just how good he was, because he never won a superbowl. He was the best QB of his era and maybe the best passer all time. Revolutionized the game.
 
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Matthew Stafford - no look twenty yard pass into the middle of the field on the winning drive of the Super Bowl. With all of his receivers injured except the one he was throwing it too Kupp.

Quarterback to arguably the two best wide receiver seasons in history Megatron and Kupp.
 
Dogdeacon said:
What?! Lance was part of vilifying his own teammates and lots of others on the tour, he portrayed himself and was perceived as a total anomaly in a sport rife with cheating until the house of cards finally collapsed. He actually cheated better than everyone else and controlled all involved better. One of the ways he was eventually caught was EVERYONE on the leaderboards were known juicers and it was simply statistically impossible that he wasn't- everyone else's admissions came first though. He popularized cycling, sold books and truly helped fight cancer, but he doesn't belong in this thread at all.

My vote is Mike Schmidt, baseball fans revere him but I think commonly he's faded and George Brett's pinetar hysterics and flirtation with .400 give him a higher Q rating, but Schmidt the slightly better player.
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Good call on Schmidt. Back to back mvps. Historic numbers. I think, and this may sound weird, but guys like him and Eddie Murray, even though they put up great numbers just looked so unathletic. I never remembered anybody saying Schmidt was their favorite player growing up. Rickey Henderson, Ozzie Smith, Mattingly, Yaz, Sandberg had their legions of fans but Schmidt- who had way better numbers than all of them- just had hemorrhoids. (George too, of course)
 
To me, Greg Maddux is somehow underrated. That guy should be on everyone’s top 3 list, especially people under 60.

I’m a Braves fan, so sue me. His 92-95 is the greatest 4 year stretch I’ve ever seen.

His stuff wasn’t electric but his dominance AND consistency were insane.
 
Dogdeacon said:
hat?! Lance was part of vilifying his own teammates and lots of others on the tour, he portrayed himself and was perceived as a total anomaly in a sport rife with cheating until the house of cards finally collapsed. He actually cheated better than everyone else and controlled all involved better. One of the ways he was eventually caught was EVERYONE on the leaderboards were known juicers and it was simply statistically impossible that he wasn't- everyone else's admissions came first though. He popularized cycling, sold books and truly helped fight cancer, but he doesn't belong in this thread at all.
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I contend that winning 7 consecutive Tours of France is one of the most difficult accomplishments in sports.

147 days of racing, in all sorts of weather, against the best in the world, descending some of the most difficult technical mountain roads in the world, and Lance never made a mistake*. The mental discipline he had was key to his success.

I recall one difficult mountain descent when the rider in front of him slid out and Lance, probably going 40+mph had to swerve his bike off the road and continued riding. (We need a better writer than me to describe the difficultly of his move).

When I ask young people who the best bicyclists are, few mention Lance. And if I ask almost anyone who the most accomplished, amazing multi-year athletes were, no one would mention Lance.

Lance is the most underrated athlete in American sports.

*he was protected by George Hincapie, the best domestique in Tour history. Lance helped make George the best.
 
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