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But beyond all that, Allen was also lacking in the traditional counting numbers that drove Hall of Fame voting for decades.—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2025 There’s no counting number between seven and eight.—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025 But once we’re empowered to ignore the counting numbers, then whatever.—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 But Seager has put together a monstrous offensive season despite his two stints on the injured list and may have been the outright frontrunner for the AL MVP award if his counting numbers hadn’t taken a hit due to missed games.—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023 The problem itself may sound quite straightforward, because the counting numbers and the study of mathematics are thousands of years old.—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
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