August 13, 200818 yr BDSS just had a show on the All-Time starting line up in the history of baseball. Let's try that on BGP. Name ONE position player for each position and ONE starter and One reliever from History, (You DID NOT have to see them play). Here is my Team: 1B Lou Gehrig 2B Joe Morgan SS Cal Ripken Jr. 3B Mike Schmidt C Johnny Bench RF Babe Ruth CF Willie Mays LF Ted Williams SP Walter Johnson RP Mariano Rivera
August 13, 200818 yr BDSS just had a show on the All-Time starting line up in the history of baseball. Let's try that on BGP. Name ONE position player for each position and ONE starter and One reliever from History, (You DID NOT have to see them play). Here is my Team: 1B Lou Gehrig 2B Joe Morgan SS Cal Ripken Jr. 3B Mike Schmidt C Johnny Bench RF Babe Ruth CF Willie Mays LF Ted Williams SP Walter Johnson RP Mariano Rivera I totally agree with your team. I saw on Foxsports last night where they did their show. The differences were that Hank Aaron was in right field instead of Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez was at shortstop. At pitcher was Clemens (I believe) and Dennis Eckersly (spelling?)
August 13, 200818 yr C Johnny Bench 1B Lou Gehrig 2B Jackie Robinson SS Ozzie Smith 3B Mike Schmidt LF Kirby Puckett (I know he was cf but I was Kirb on my team ) CF Willie Mays RF Hank Aaron SP Bob Gibson SU Rollie Fingers C Mariano Rivera Reserves OF Reggie Jackson OF Ricky Henderson (pinch hitting threat, and quality pinch runner) IF Cal Ripken Jr. 3B Brooks Robinson IF Ernie Banks SP Nolan Ryan SP Roger Clemens SP Gaylord Perry SP Juan Marichal RP Dennis Eckersley RP Trevor Hoffman RP John Franco RP Rod Beck (the mullet will live on!!!!!) These are the guys I would bring to the park and play with anybody who wanted to play.
August 13, 200818 yr 1 - Ty Cobb (CF) 2 - Honus Wagner (SS) 3 - Ted Williams (LF) 4 - Babe Ruth (RF) 5 - Lou Gehrig (1B) 6 - Rogers Hornsby (2B) 7 - Mike Schmidt (3B) 8 - Johnny Bench © SP - Sandy Koufax RP - Mariono Rivera
August 13, 200818 yr I would want to add the position of utility player and put Pete Rose on the team somewhere.
August 13, 200818 yr 1 - Ty Cobb (CF) 2 - Honus Wagner (SS) 3 - Ted Williams (LF) 4 - Babe Ruth (RF) 5 - Lou Gehrig (1B) 6 - Rogers Hornsby (2B) 7 - Mike Schmidt (3B) 8 - Johnny Bench © SP - Sandy Koufax RP - Mariono Rivera I like it, but throw in Mickey Mantle somewhere for me. Let's make this RBI Baseball, and I'll put Ty Cobb at 2nd and The Mick in Center.
August 13, 200818 yr Thank you 5wide. Before I saw yours I was going to ask how anyone in their right mind could not have Ty Cobb on there.
August 13, 200818 yr Come on now no Barry Bonds! How can you make an all time team and not have Bonds. You might not like him and think he is a steroid machine, but he was one of the best ever.
August 13, 200818 yr Author Thank you 5wide. Before I saw yours I was going to ask how anyone in their right mind could not have Ty Cobb on there. As far as Cobb goes, that was the toughest decision either him or Mays. Come on now no Barry Bonds! How can you make an all time team and not have Bonds. You might not like him and think he is a steroid machine, but he was one of the best ever. I had Williams in the leftfield, he may be the greatest hitter to ever live and IMO is better than Bonds. Bonds is one of the best ever, he just isn't the BEST left fielder of All-Time.
August 13, 200818 yr As far as Cobb goes, that was the toughest decision either him or Mays. I had Williams in the leftfield, he may be the greatest hitter to ever live and IMO is better than Bonds. Bonds is one of the best ever, he just isn't the BEST left fielder of All-Time. I agree with you about Williams and your outfield was pretty solid, hard to argue about those three, but I think Bonds was a little better than Kirby Puckett.:lol:
August 13, 200818 yr Author I agree with you about Williams and your outfield was pretty solid, hard to argue about those three, but I think Bonds was a little better than Kirby Puckett.:lol: I agree.....RIP Puck.
August 13, 200818 yr I like it, but throw in Mickey Mantle somewhere for me. Let's make this RBI Baseball, and I'll put Ty Cobb at 2nd and The Mick in Center. I wanted terribly to get Mantle and Willie Mays on there, but it wasn't possible. I had to have the "splendid splinter" and Babe Ruth...it came down to Cobb, Mantle and Mays for CF. I went with Cobb for several reasons, but here's a couple...1) he's widely considered to be the best player of the dead ball era and 2) I wanted a lead-off hitter on my team. And, as cool as the names Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays are...Ty Cobb is that much cooler.
August 13, 200818 yr Thank you 5wide. Before I saw yours I was going to ask how anyone in their right mind could not have Ty Cobb on there. You're welcome. Guys like Cobb and Wagner get overlooked because players weren't blasting homers on a regular basis when they played. But, their stats are pretty amazing, IMO. Like I said, I'd have liked to find a way to get Mays and Mantle on my teams, but couldn't justify them over Ted Williams or Babe Ruth. I mean seriously, you gotta have the Babe on any all-time team.
August 13, 200818 yr Come on now no Barry Bonds! How can you make an all time team and not have Bonds. You might not like him and think he is a steroid machine, but he was one of the best ever. I've always been a Bonds fan and wouldn't have a problem if someone wanted to pick him. But, I chose not to consider cheaters for my all-time team...that eliminated Bonds, McGwire and Clemens.
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