Junior would have absolutely been knee deep in the conversation for greatest offensive player of All-Time. However, I'll say this, one of the greatest offensive players of all-time stopped playing a few years ago and no one would think to mention him in the conversation -- a shame. :sssh:

 

SportzAddict, I assume you meant he was All-Century in his 20's....not all Decade. Right?

However, I'll say this, one of the greatest offensive players of all-time stopped playing a few years ago and no one would think to mention him in the conversation -- a shame. :sssh:

 

 

 

 

I'll mention him. Eddie Murray :thumb:

I'll mention him. Eddie Murray :thumb:

 

Great, great player. But......not who I was thinking of. Think BETTER all-around offensive player.

 

CSHS -- you are ineligible from adding to this conversation because we just talked about him at lunch. And yes, while I know you hate the guy, I also know you tip your faded UK hat in his direction as far as greatness.

Ricky?

Great, great player. But......not who I was thinking of. Think BETTER all-around offensive player.

 

CSHS -- you are ineligible from adding to this conversation because we just talked about him at lunch. And yes, while I know you hate the guy, I also know you tip your faded UK hat in his direction as far as greatness.

 

 

 

It's awfully hard to find a much Better all-around offensive player than Murray. The only twoI can think of that I would even consider would be Mr. Padre, or the tall one from Minnesota.

Rickey?

 

 

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Tell that to Bonds, Sosa, McGuire, all of which hit their prime very late in. I'd say it's not that far fetched, but with the injuries it's irrellavent.

 

See, I chose not to lump the Kid in with 3 guys who went the wrong way in order to enhance their numbers. I wouldn't call it "hitting their prime" but , rather, "juicing."

Great, great player. But......not who I was thinking of. Think BETTER all-around offensive player.

 

CSHS -- you are ineligible from adding to this conversation because we just talked about him at lunch. And yes, while I know you hate the guy, I also know you tip your faded UK hat in his direction as far as greatness.

 

I have no hate for anyone. Well, almost anyone.

 

Big fan of Ricky. Where'd this "hate" stuff come from?

Big fan of Ricky. Where'd this "hate" stuff come from?

 

I could have sworn you weren't a big fan of Rickey -- his 3rd person speech and such. Glad I was mistaken....

I could have sworn you weren't a big fan of Rickey -- his 3rd person speech and such. Glad I was mistaken....

 

Hey - Ricky be Ricky. CSHS be OK with that.

I would say 800+ homeruns with an average just above .300

I would say 800+ homeruns with an average just above .300

 

:eek:

I took a different approach. Projecting his career averages over his 19 years assuming that he played in all 162 games his totals at the end of this season would be as follows:

 

2010 Runs (10th), 3623 Hits (5th), 614 2B (11th), 48 3B ( 500+), 774 HR (1st), 2207 RBI (3rd), 1493 BB (18th), 241 SB (228th).

 

Perhaps using 162 games per year is a bit unrealistic, but he has lost 4 1/2 years worth of games over his career due to injury. A healthy Griffey would compare favorablly to anyone.

 

You and UKMF have two completely different things. You all are seperated by almost 700 or more hits. That's crazy. I would think that the other projection is more realistic but I dunno.

There was also this guy named Willie Mays who was a pretty amazing offensive player. Hung around a few years too long and cost himself a few percentages in his final career BA, but in his prime, not sure there would be many, if any, better.

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That's what I figured, I was actually just looking at some of his numbers yesterday, for no reason, he had so many sreasons with an OBP of .400+ it's sick. Add on almost 300 HR's and a million SB's. Oh and over 3000 hits.

 

Freak.