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I may be the oldest of all of you. I watched Aaron, Mathews, Spahn, Buhl, Burdette, & Co. in Milwaukee in the 50s, and then the SFGiants from 1958 on. Unfortunately, the only AL clubs I could watch were the Yankees on the games shown on Portland TV in the spring and fall, and the 1959 Go-Go Sox when they played in the World Series. But I certainly see the connection Diderot is making - the classic Latin SS profile starting with Carrasquel, Aparicio, and on. I might throw Pagan of the 60s Giants in there as maybe closer to Marte's expected skill level - which is not bad; he had a decent career and got MVP votes in '62, but he wasn't the wizard Aparicio was.