Man, what did Ted Williams ever do to deserve all of this bad mojo?

Moose - I suspect JH is a wee bit further down from where Ted may be looking.

Enough already, when are they gonna clone his ass so we can finally end the debate about the greatness of ballplayers in generations past.  Clone him now and stick him in LF for the Red Sox and see how he does when he has to face 3 different relief pitchers late in every game of a 3 game series (instead of Jimmy Junkballer working on his 7th straight complete game and 140th pitch of the afternoon).

Clone him now and stick him in LF for the Red Sox and see how he does when he has to face 3 different relief pitchers late in every game of a 3 game series (instead of Jimmy Junkballer working on his 7th straight complete game and 140th pitch of the afternoon).

Do we get to give him access to modern nutritional and exercise advances as well?  Can he take roids and greenies, to balance out the roids and greenies today’s pitchers take?  Does he get to face the ‘09 version of Dontrelle Willis, or just the ‘03 one?  Can he hit in the Great American Smallpark?  Face pitchers on a lower mound?  Hit with today’s juiced balls?  DH?

Comparing him in terms of absolute skill doesn’t make sense, given that every player is, to a degree, the product of their environment.  Williams was one of the most dominant hitters relative to the environment he played in.

Jack - You make very valid points and Ted certainly was a better ballplayer and friend than he was a father, a fault lots of very successful men share.
Maybe his being remember for his greatness as a player and his faults as a father is poetic justice.