Sentence:  The two top talents of the time , Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays , have hit the ball harder and <WSD>more</WSD> successfully so far this early season than at any period in careers which , to be frank about it , never have quite reached expectations . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree