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Post by baseball101 on Jul 22, 2008 2:37:10 GMT -5
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Post by Zack Attack Troll on Jul 22, 2008 3:39:46 GMT -5
Some of the franchises have absurdly obvious answers yet they HAVE to give the eight options or whatever...  |
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Post by baseballcollector on Jul 22, 2008 8:18:57 GMT -5
I will vote
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Post by Fish Troll on Jul 22, 2008 10:48:29 GMT -5
Where Castillo, where Josh Beckett, where Gary Sheffield, Alou, Kevin Brown? Marlins don't have many choices because of ESPN being clueless. |
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Post by seaver41 on Jul 22, 2008 11:47:16 GMT -5
Cards: Stan Musial
Reds: Johnny Bench
White Sox: Luke Appling
Giants: Willie Mays
Blue Jays: Roberto Alomar
Astros: Jeff Bagwell
Expos: Andre Dawson
Cubs: Ernie Banks
Brewers: Robin Yount
D'backs: Randy Johnson
Padres: Tony Gwynn
Marlins: Mike Lowell
Royals: George Brett
Pirates: Roberto Clemente
Rays: Carl Crawford
Angels: Nolan Ryan
Twins: Walter Johnson (Kirby Puckett if just the Twins)
Indians: Bob Feller
Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr
Mets: Tom Seaver
Rockies: Todd Helton
A's: Rickie Henderson
Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr
Tigers: Ty Cobb
Rangers: Ivan Rodriguez
Braves: Hank Aaron
Phillies: Mike Schmidt
Red Sox: Ted Williams
Yankees: Babe Ruth
Dodgers: Duke Snider
Dodgers are tough. The choices are all excellent and it's hard to choose one. It'd be Koufax if the Dodgers were smart and just let him pitch 6 innings instead of making him pitch a CG after his injury.
A's have a lot of great players as well but I picked Rickey Henderson since, as Bill James said, if you split him in half you have two Hall of Famers.
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Post by baseball101 on Jul 22, 2008 15:49:03 GMT -5
It was a different game back then. If a pitcher didn't go 9 innings they'd walk off the field with their heads down in shame.
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Post by baseball101 on Jul 22, 2008 16:12:46 GMT -5
Cards*: Bob Gibson
Reds*: Frank Robinson
White Sox: Carlton Fisk
Giants*: Willie Mays
Blue Jays: Roy Halladay
Astros*: Craig Biggio
Expos: Pedro Martinez
Cubs: Ernie Banks
Brewers: Paul Molitor
D'backs: Randy Johnson
Padres: Jake Peavy
Marlins: Miguel Cabrera
Royals: George Brett
Pirates: Roberto Clemente
Rays: Scott Kazmir
Angels: Nolan Ryan
Twins: Johan Santana
Indians: Early Wynn
Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr
Mets: Tom Seaver
Rockies: Todd Helton
A's*: Rickey Henderson
Orioles*: Cal Ripken Jr
Tigers: Hank Greenberg
Rangers: Nolan Ryan
Braves*: Hank Aaron
Phillies: Mike Schmidt
Red Sox*: Ted Williams
Yankees: Babe Ruth
Dodgers*: Sandy Koufax
* Tough choices.
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Post by seaver41 on Jul 22, 2008 17:00:23 GMT -5
It was a different game back then. If a pitcher didn't go 9 innings they'd walk off the field with their heads down in shame. I know that but if they weren't so adamant he pitch complete games, his career would have lasted longer. BTW, Santana for the Twins? He's a good pitcher but how can you pick Santana over Walter Johnson or Kirby Puckett? |
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Post by baseball101 on Jul 22, 2008 18:08:31 GMT -5
When it comes to choosing between pitchers and hitters I tended to go with the pitcher, that's why I chose him over Puckett. As for choosing him over Johnson, Johan's one of the most dominating pitchers of our time and although Johnson may be one of the most dominating pitchers ever, I still gave it to Santana cause I believe he's one of the best LHPs ever to pitch along with guys like Koufax, Randy Johnson, Warren Spahn, Lefty Grove, and Tom Glavine. Elite LHPs are more rare than elite RHPs. Anyways, it's just my opinion.
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Post by diehardmetsfan on Jul 22, 2008 18:13:02 GMT -5
(i'm a little pitcher biased, being 1 and all...lol)
cardinals: bob gibson
reds: pete rose
white sox: he's not on the list, but i'm going with shoeless joe b/c he's my favorite non-pitcher of all time
giants: willie mays (best player of all time, IMO)
blue jays: i'm going with roy halladay b/c i think he'll end up being the best
astro's: craig biggio
nationals/expos: vlad
cubs: sammy sosa
brewers: paul molitor
dbacks: randy johnson
padres: tony gwynn
marlins: miggy
royals: george brett
pirates: roberto clemente
rays: carl crawford
angels: nolan ryan
twins: walter johnson
indians: bob feller
mariners: ken griffey jr.
mets: tom seaver (honorable mention mike piazza)
rockies: todd helton
A's: jimmie foxx
orioles: cal ripken jr.
tigers: ty cobb
rangers: juan gonzalez
braves: hank aaron
phillies: steve carlton
red sox: ted williams
yankees: babe ruth
dodgers: sandy koufax (my favorite baseball player of all-time)
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Post by seaver41 on Jul 22, 2008 21:02:30 GMT -5
How can you pick a guy who threw a WS?
How can you pick a juicer over Ernie Banks or even Ferguson Jenkins?
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Post by diehardmetsfan on Jul 22, 2008 21:26:39 GMT -5
How can you pick a guy who threw a WS? How can you pick a juicer over Ernie Banks or even Ferguson Jenkins? i didnt pick a guy that threw a world series and i dont care about roids b/c u still hafta hav the natural ability and there's no proof...90% of ppl that get caught using roids are minor leaguers...doesnt that tell u sumthin? |
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Post by seaver41 on Jul 22, 2008 21:32:44 GMT -5
i didnt pick a guy that threw a world series and i dont care about roids b/c u still hafta hav the natural ability and there's no proof...90% of ppl that get caught using roids are minor leaguers...doesnt that tell u sumthin? Yes you did, Shoeless Joe Jackson threw the WS along with several other White Sox. Sosa juiced. Everyone knows it. Even if he didn't, Ernie Banks was still a superior ball player. |
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Post by diehardmetsfan on Jul 22, 2008 22:03:12 GMT -5
i didnt pick a guy that threw a world series and i dont care about roids b/c u still hafta hav the natural ability and there's no proof...90% of ppl that get caught using roids are minor leaguers...doesnt that tell u sumthin? Yes you did, Shoeless Joe Jackson threw the WS along with several other White Sox. Sosa juiced. Everyone knows it. Even if he didn't, Ernie Banks was still a superior ball player. if shoeless joe threw the world series, he did a HORRIBLE job of it, seeing as how he batted .360, hit the only HR in the series and played a flawless OF...i could see the reasoning behind thinking he threw it though...?? thats ur opinion |
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Post by seaver41 on Jul 22, 2008 22:07:11 GMT -5
He didn't play a flawless OF. He let a lot of balls drops that he should have caught. His excuse was he didn't make an error. Christy Mathewson even pointed it out when he was watching the game.
If you really think Sosa is better than Banks, you need help.
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