I was wondering about this, you can find an easy pick for a certain position, then you get overflowed at another. Here's a start, but mainly off the top of my head:

C Bench (maybe Berra)

1B Gehrig

2B Morgan

SS Wagner

3B Brooks Robinson

OF Ruth

OF Mays

OF Williams/DiMaggio

SP Cy Young

SP Walter Johnson

SP Nolan Ryan

RP Rivera

RP Gagne

RP Hoffman

DH Thomas

2B Rogers Hornsby. Jackie Robinson. Frankie Frisch. Morgan is top 10

SP- Sandy Koufax/Walter Johnson/Christy Mathewson

C-Johnny Bench/Yogi Berra

1B-Lou Gehrig/Stan Musial/Jimmie Foxx

2B-Nap Lajoie/Rogers Hornsby/Eddie Collins

SS-Honus Wagner/Ernie Banks/

3B-Brooks Robinson/Mike Schmidt/George Brett

OF-Mickey Mantle/Babe Ruth/Hank Aaron/Al Simmons

OF-Barry Bonds/Ken Griffey Jr./Willie Mays/Reggie Jackson

OF-Ted Williams/Mel Ott/Tris Speaker/Joe DiMaggio

 

Too many good players to list them all. If I had to win 1 game I'd find a place for Pete Rose.

Too many to list. But even though he is hated, Barry Bonds was the most dominating player ever, unless you say Babe Ruth. I would hear the argument for The Babe.

I was wondering about this, you can find an easy pick for a certain position, then you get overflowed at another. Here's a start, but mainly off the top of my head:

C Bench (maybe Berra)

1B Gehrig

2B Morgan

SS Wagner

3B Brooks Robinson

OF Ruth

OF Mays

OF Williams/DiMaggio

SP Cy Young

SP Walter Johnson

SP Nolan Ryan

RP Rivera

RP Gagne

RP Hoffman

DH Thomas

 

I'd scratch Gagne and maybe put Schmidt at 3rd...but otherwise I like your thinking.

I'd throw Jeter at Short.

I was wondering about this, you can find an easy pick for a certain position, then you get overflowed at another. Here's a start, but mainly off the top of my head:

C Bench (maybe Berra)

1B Gehrig

2B Morgan

SS Wagner

3B Brooks Robinson

OF Ruth

OF Mays

OF Williams/DiMaggio

SP Cy Young

SP Walter Johnson

SP Nolan Ryan

RP Rivera

RP Gagne

RP Hoffman

DH Thomas

 

Great list. Schmidt at 3rd, Mantle or Bonds over Williams/DiMaggio. Sp is toughest. Ryan one of my all time favs but Maddux, Seaver were more consistent and R. Johnson just as dominant. One game I think I may take Gibson.

I read article few years back where Bench said Ryan was unhittable when he had curve working but said it was never a consistent pitch for him. I would have liked to have had his fastball to fall back on though!!

Griffey in his prime at CF.

I was wondering about this, you can find an easy pick for a certain position, then you get overflowed at another. Here's a start, but mainly off the top of my head:

C Bench (maybe Berra)

1B Gehrig

2B Morgan

SS Wagner

3B Brooks Robinson

OF Ruth

OF Mays

OF Williams/DiMaggio

SP Cy Young

SP Walter Johnson

SP Nolan Ryan

RP Rivera

RP Gagne

RP Hoffman

DH Thomas

 

With the remaining players, I'll go:

 

C: Pudge (If Bench and Berra are gone)

1B: Pujols

2B: Hornsby

SS: Banks

3B: Schmidt

OF: Bonds

OF: Griffey Jr.

OF: Musial

DH: Miggy

 

SP: Koufax

SP: Gibson

SP: Randy J.

 

RP: Eckersley

RP: Fingers

RP: Sutter

 

Fun topic, I love talking about this stuff. Give me Koufax in his prime over any pitcher in the history of the game.

C: Bench

1B: Gehrig

2B: Hornsby

SS: Wagner

3B: Schmidt

OF: Ruth

OF: Mays

OF: Bonds

DH: Williams

Utility: Rose

 

SP: Koufax

SP: Gibson

SP: Maddox

SP: W. Johnson

SP: Mathewson

 

Closer: River

RP: Wagner

RP: Eckersley

RP: Hoffman

Everyone is forgetting about one of the purest hitters ever. Tony Gynn.

I often wonder how players from back in the day, would fair now, with 95 + mph fastballs and such.

I often wonder how players from back in the day, would fair now, with 95 + mph fastballs and such.

 

And I wonder how today's hitters would fair riding trains all over the place, playing under half-lit fields, and without all the "luxuries" that today's players enjoy.

I often wonder how players from back in the day, would fair now, with 95 + mph fastballs and such.

 

I wish I could've seen Musial and Williams play today. Those are two hitters that could probably perform greatly I'm today's game.

I often wonder how players from back in the day, would fair now, with 95 + mph fastballs and such.

 

Comparing the different eras is so interesting to me. Old time players had to deal with the much more difficult travel conditions, worse lighting the few times they played at night, a ball that wasn't thrown out of play every time it touched the dirt, etc. Newer players have to deal with relief pitcher specialists. Instead of washed up starters coming in to relieve in the 7th -9th innings, every team has 3 or more missile throwing studs to pitch the last 3 innings of the game.