August 13, 200818 yr Every team should have Willie Mays on it. He may be the best all-around player to play the game.
August 13, 200818 yr 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. Yes you do. Maybe sneak him in as a starting pitcher. 94-46 (.671 win pct.), lifetime ERA of 2.28.
August 13, 200818 yr Yes you do. Maybe sneak him in as a starting pitcher. 94-46 (.671 win pct.), lifetime ERA of 2.28. I thought about that...then I could have thrown Mays or Mantle in my OF, with a solid pitcher who might be the best hitter on the team. I might change my team. :lol:
August 13, 200818 yr :DToo hard to do You're right about that, just too many great players to pick from.:thumb:
August 14, 200818 yr C - Johnny Bench 1B - Jimmie Foxx 2B - Ryne Sandberg SS - Cal Ripken JR 3B - Brooks Robinson LF - Rickey Henderson CF - Mickey Mantle RF - Roberto Clemente SP - Cy Young RP - Dennis Eckersley
August 14, 200818 yr C- Biff Pocoroba 1b- Nick Esasky 2B- Julio Cruz ss- Ivan Dejesus 3b- Toby Harrah LF- Paul Householder CF- Oscar Gamble RF- Reggie Smith Pitcher Rick Honeycutt Just kidding. C- Johnny Bench 1b- Steve Garvey 2b- Ryne Sandberg SS- Cal Ripken Jr 3B-Mike Schmidt LF- Rickey Henderson CF- Ken Griffey JR RF- Babe Ruth
August 14, 200818 yr C- Biff Pocoroba 1b- Nick Esasky 2B- Julio Cruz ss- Ivan Dejesus 3b- Toby Harrah LF- Paul Householder CF- Oscar Gamble RF- Reggie Smith Pitcher Rick Honeycutt I'm going to have to lobby for Manny Trillo at 2B on this one.
August 14, 200818 yr 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. I agree and I think I like Tommy Lee Jones even better.
August 14, 200818 yr I think that Ryne Sandberg was a great player but no way the best 2B of all time.
August 14, 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. Easy, Bonds would have never had the stats he has now if he played in that era.
August 14, 200818 yr Easy, Bonds would have never had the stats he has now if he played in that era. Didn't they have steroids back then. :lol: No really, I think he might have had about 1000 HR's if he would have played in that era.
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