Posted December 30, 200618 yr pick your lineup, manager, team name, and stadium. mine: CF Cobb SS Pesky DH Ruth 3B Williams RF Mantle LF Musial 1B Gehrig 2B Doerr/Robinson C Berra pitching: Bob Gibson/Sandy Koufax/Don Drysdale/Whitey Ford manager: Casey Stengel team: Red Sox stadium: the Polo Grounds edit: pick a lineup of the "players that make you feel warm inside" (as penguino puts it), who aren't neccesarily the best player at their position
December 30, 200618 yr 2B Joe Morgan DH Ted Williams CF Willie Mays LF Barry Bonds RF Babe Ruth 3B Mike Schmidt SS Alex Rodriguez C Ivan Rodriguez SP. Christy Mathewson SP. Walter Johnson SP. Roger Clemens RP. Mariano Rivera RP. Dennis Eckersley Man. John McGraw Team: Yankees Stadium: Wrigley Field
December 30, 200618 yr I like this one! Lf Ricky Henderson 2B Joe Morgan RF Roberto Clemente CF Willie Mays 1B Eddie Murray DH Mark McGwire 3B George Brett C Johnny Bench SS Ozzie Smith pitching: Tom Seaver Steve Carlton Roger Clemons JR Richards Luis Tiant Elroy Face Rick Gossage manager: Sparky Anderson team: Dodgers stadium: Fenway Park
December 30, 200618 yr CF Ty Cobb 2B Rogers Hornsby DH Babe Ruth LF Barry Bonds C Josh Gibson 1B Lou Gehrig SS Alex Rodriguez RF Hank Aaron 3B Mike Schmidt SP Sandy Koufax SP Bob Gibson SP Walter Johnson SP Pedro Martinez SP Roger Clemens RP Mariano Rivera RP Dennis Eckersley Manager: Connie Mack Team: NY Giants Stadium: Ebbets Field
December 31, 200618 yr CF Ty Cobb 2B Joe Morgan LF Barry Bonds DH Babe Ruth RF Hank Aaron 1B Lou Gherig SS Alex Rodriguez 3B Mike Schmidt C Ivan Rodriguez SP Walter Johnson Bob Gibson Roger Clemens Tom Seaver Sandy Koufax Manager Casey Stengel Team Marlins! Stadium Fenway
December 31, 200618 yr Author SS Pesky :blink: what? I like the guy. He might not be the best, but he's one of my fav's. he's not bad. He lead the American League in base hits three times (first three seasons in the majors). He collected over 200 hits each year and was among the top ten in on base percentage six times. He was an excellent bunter who led the league in sacrifice hits in 1942. He batted .307 in 1,270 games over ten seasons (1942; 1946-54). who's your SS?
December 31, 200618 yr 2b lazzeri ss jeter rf ruth 1b gehrig cf dimaggio dh winfield lf mantle c berra 3b nettles sp1 clemens sp2 ford sp3 gomez sp4 ruffing closer rivera all everything in the pen gossage manager torre name yankees home yankee stadium i'll put up another 'option' later.
December 31, 200618 yr 2b lazzeri ss jeter rf ruth 1b gehrig cf dimaggio dh winfield lf mantle c berra 3b nettles sp1 clemens sp2 ford sp3 gomez sp4 ruffing closer rivera all everything in the pen gossage manager torre name yankees home yankee stadium i'll put up another 'option' later. It's all MLB not all Yankee team
December 31, 200618 yr Author SS Pesky :blink: what? I like the guy. He might not be the best, but he's one of my fav's. he's not bad. He lead the American League in base hits three times (first three seasons in the majors). He collected over 200 hits each year and was among the top ten in on base percentage six times. He was an excellent bunter who led the league in sacrifice hits in 1942. He batted .307 in 1,270 games over ten seasons (1942; 1946-54). who's your SS? Just because you "like" him doesn't mean he is representative of the best for his position. I can think of oodles of SS who have had better careers than Pesky (and his career was extremely short, mind you): Ripken Rodriguez Jeter Wagner Appling Banks Larkin Vaughn and more If you count the Negro leagues, John Henry Llyod deserves consideration. Same for Willie Wells. Outside of Red Sox Nation hardly anyone even remembers Pesky nor associates him with the best all around SS in history. that's why the title says "your"all-time franchise..not "the" all-time franchise, otherwise why wouldn't they all be the same?
December 31, 200618 yr C Roy Campanella 1B George Scott 2B Luis Castillo 3B Eddie Matthews SS Alex Gonzalez LF Ted Williams CF Joe DiMaggio RF Hank Aaron SP Bob Gibson SP Nolan Ryan SP Roger Clemens SP Sandy Koufax SP Pedro Martinez CL Lee Smith RP Dick Radatz RP Hoyt Wilhelm RP Mariano Rivera RP Sparky Lyle RP Dennis Eckersley RP Tevor Hoffman In the "How Can You Make A List Like This Without... Department Willie Mays Babe Ruth Rollie Fingers Ernie Banks Luis Tiant Whitey Ford Mickey Vernon Luis Aparicio Bruce Sutter Juan Marchial Ted Kluszewski Jeff Bagwell Barry Bonds Tony Gwynn Gaylord Perry and at this point one starts wondering exactly how the universe was created :banghead Team: South Boston Red Marlins Manager: Yogi Berra
January 1, 200718 yr Author Nowhere did you imply that this had anything to do with favorites (players that make you feel warm inside). Yes, I understand the emphasis placed on the word "your" but my point is that if Pesky is your pick for the benchmark franchise shortstop without greater rationality then I'm afraid your knowledge of the game might be lacking. Oh and for your information, no, they most definitely would not all be the same. In fact, my pick for SS (Honus Wagner) was not on anyone's list yet. ok, I'll edit my first post to make it clear that this is about the players that make you feel warm inside. and then why haven't you argued with anyone else saying that wagner is better than the other shortstops, if wagner in your mind is the best SS in baseball history. do you have to argue about everything?
January 1, 200718 yr Author Because everyone else's picks were well in the realm of reason... And the fact that you tried to justify his inclusion with statistics proves your own indecisiveness on the point of this thread. I was just showing you he wasn't a bad ballplayer. Sorry I wasn't clear with the point of the title. chill out, this was supposed to be fun. happy new year. :thumbup
January 1, 200718 yr i wouldn't exactly say ty cobb makes me "feel warm inside" i was picking what i thought would be the best lineup, with a good combo of speed and power using the best players to fit their position. if it's just your favorite players at each position, my list would look like c josh gibson 1b lou gehrig 2b jackie robinson ss honus wagner 3b miguelito lf ted williams cf willie mays rf roberto clemente p walter johnson p christy mathewson p pedro martinez p sandy koufax rp rollie fingers rp trevor hoffman similar, but not identical
January 1, 200718 yr C Mike Piazza 1b Jimmie Fox 2b Rogers Hornsby SS Honus Wagner 3b Michael Jack Schmidt OF Barry Bonds OF Willy Mays OF Ted Williams DH Babe Ruth SP1 Christy Matthewson SP2 Randy Johnson SP3 Walter Johnson SP4 Roger Clemens SP5 Pedro Martinez Cl Mariano Rivera
January 1, 200718 yr All players chosen from my time on earth and my experience with baseball: C: Johnny Bench 1B: Todd Helton 2B: Pete Rose 3B: Mike Schmidt SS: Alex Rodriguez LF: Barry Bonds CF: Ken Griffey, Jr. RF: Vlad Guerrero SP: Nolan Ryan SP: Roger Clemens SP: Tom Seaver SP: Greg Maddux SP: Jose Rijo RP: Mariano Rivera RP: Rob Dibble RP: John Whetland RP: Trevor Hoffman RP: Dennis Eckersly Bench: Randy Velarde, Jim Leyritz, Tony Perez, Jose Oquendo Team: Marlins! Manager: Whitey Herzog Stadium: Wrigley Field
January 1, 200718 yr Because everyone else's picks were well in the realm of reason... And the fact that you tried to justify his inclusion with statistics proves your own indecisiveness on the point of this thread. Well I wouldn't call Alex Gonzalez within the realm of reason but we get your point
January 1, 200718 yr It should be pick your FAVORITE all time franchise...... edit it and move on....
January 1, 200718 yr Author It should be pick your FAVORITE all time franchise...... edit it and move on.... good idea
January 2, 200718 yr C- Johnny Bench 1B- Lou Gehrig 2B- Pete Rose SS- Alex Rodriguez 3B- Mike Schmidt LF- Barry Bonds CF- Joe Dimaggio RF- Ted Williams DH- Babe Ruth Bench Willie Mays Yogi Berra Jackie Robinson Eddy Murray Honus Wagner SP Roger Clemens Sandy Koufax Bob Gibson Walter Johnson Warren Spahn Bullpen Goose Gosage Mariano Rivera Dennis Eckersley Lee Smith Manager Joe Torre Team Yankees Stadium Yankee Stadium
January 2, 200718 yr C- Darren Daulton 1st - Andres Galarraga 2nd - Wally Blackman SS - Omar Vizquel 3rd - George Brett OF - Darryl Strawberry OF - Bobby Abreu OF - Paul Molitor SP - Nolan Ryan SP - Johan Santana SP - Randy Johnson SP - Dave Stewart SP - Dontrelle Willis SU - Mitch Williams / Mariano Rivera CL - Dennis Eckersley BENCH (if we have to call it that) Dave Parker Luis Sojo Miguel Cabrera Mark Kotsay Jose Canseco
January 3, 200718 yr Why no mention of Johnny Bench, he is easily the all-time best catcher the major leagues has seen!
January 3, 200718 yr C- Darren Daulton Darren Daulton is fruitloops now-a-days. He was on the Dan Patrick Show a few months back talking about how aliens took over his body during games. It had something to do with the number 11 or some crap. Best unintentional comedy ever ... he asked Dan if he masturbates.
January 3, 200718 yr Why no mention of Johnny Bench, he is easily the all-time best catcher the major leagues has seen! I would argue that if he played today, he would be the 3rd or 4th best. And I do not mean any disrespect.
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