The Overrated Debate

By Jethro Weisenberg, WTFDetroit.com
June 7, 2007

The term, overrated, is thrown around from time to time by media and fans to describe an athlete, coach, or team in either a current or historical setting. Often the use of this term sparks some pretty heated debate. The cause for the debate is that it’s really based on one person’s opinion. There is no true objective measure for a player being overrated or underrated. In other words, this will always be a topic of debate. Recently the term had a strong showing on WTFDetroit.com as users debated whether or not Reggie Bush was overrated. Shortly after that was brought up again, ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark published his first book which lists the most overrated baseball players of all time at each position. This list includes first-ballot Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers such as Sandy Koufax, Lou Brock, and Andruw Jones, who beat out Joe DiMaggio for most overrated center fielder ever.

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