Name your 9 favorite baseball players (by position)

[Buccaneer]

Name your favorite baseball players by position

C-
1B-
2B-
3B-
SS-
LF-
CF-
RF-
SP-

[Coffee Warlord]

Active or retired or both?

[Buccaneer]

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Mark McGwire
2B- Joe Morgan
3B- Mike Schmidt
SS- Dave Concepcion
LF- Pete Rose
CF- Willie Mays
RF- Tony Gwynn
SP- Tom Seaver

[Buccaneer]

Active or retired or both?
Both

[Danny]

C- Pudge Rodriguez
1B- Shawn Green
2B- Marcus Giles
3B- Scott Rolen
SS- Barry Larkin
LF- Lance Berkman
CF- Andruw Jones
RF- Vladimir Guerrero
SP- Mark Prior
RP- Eric Gagne

[Danny]

Doh, I'll come up with my all time list in a bit.

[kingfc22]

Do you want players that I've seen or just anybody in general?

For example, I could name Mays for CF, but I never saw him play.

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

I was going to name 9 white sox players, but I figured I would spare everyone.
I love watching great defense so here is my list.

C: Carlton Fisk
1b: Frank Thomas (Best fielding DH there is!)
2b: Roberto Alomar in his prime
SS: Luis Aparicio
3B: Brooks Robinson (His range and quickness. I still can't believe some of the plays he pulled off)
LF: Bo Jackson (Some of the throws he made were unreal. UNREAL!)
CF: Torri Hunter (I hate this motherf'er, steals at least one hr from the white sox every series, the guy can play some serious defense)
RF: Sammy Sosa (We traded him for George Bell. GEORGE BELL)
SP: Pedro Martinez (His early years with the Red Sox you felt like he could throw a no hitter at any time)
RP: MR. ZERO!!

[Draft Dodger]

C - Mike Piazza
1B - Fred McGriff
2B - Jackie Robinson
3B -
SS -
LF - Rickey Henderson (just edging out Bonds and Albert Belle, btw)
CF -
RF - Hank Aaron
SP - Orel Hershiser

still trying to decide on the rest.

[General Mike]

Here's my list, i think its pretty close

C- Todd Hundley
1B- Mike Piazza
2B- Jose Reyes
3B- Howard Johnson
SS- Miguel Tejada
LF- Darin Erstad
CF- Vernon Wells
RF- Jose Canseco
SP- Tim Hudson

[vtbub]

c-Carlton Fisk

Fiercly independent, a clutch gamer, and if it wasn't for the dumbass Red Sox management, a lifer at Fenway(they neglected to mail him his contract in time making him a free agent). He ranks behind Bench and I-Rod for defense, and his bat was not as good as Piazza's, but he, like his arch-enemy Thurman Munson (RIP), wanted to win any all costs.

1b-Mark McGwire

The summer of '98 was magicial. What he and Sosa did that year was incredible. Bringing Roger Maris' family to Saint Louis so they could celebrate what the New York press would not let Maris do when he broke Ruth's record was a class act all the way. Picking up his son and saying "I love you." as he touched home plate after he hit 62...well it's getting dusty in here. My great uncle was a lifelong Cards fan and we talked about him quite a bit that summer. I'm glad he was alive to see that. I got married that summer(it really was magicial) and McGwire hit #46 that day. No bottle of Andro can undo what he meant that summer.

2b-Ryne Sandberg

He just loved to play ball. Great glove, exceptional bat. Truly appreciated in Chicago.


ss-Nomar Garciaparra

Ten years ago, Nomah stays a Sox forever. It's too bad that it's such a big business now. I don't think any Boston player since Yaz retired captured the love and respect that #5 did when he emerged. He seems to take that direct lineage that started with Ted Williams and ran with it. I hope he finds the peace he's looking for next season either in Boston or Los Angeles.

3b-Greg Nettles

The vaunted enemy 3rd baseman for the hated Yankees, man could he field. Watch Game 3 of the '78 Series sometime on ESPN Classic. Saved five runs. Incredible.

lf-Jim Rice

Without question, my all time favorite player. There was not anything he could not do. He replaced Yaz in left. He would have hit the game winning home run in Game 6 if Stanley could have found home plate in 1986{edit: baseball-refrence says that he didn't hit any homers in that series.}. Probably if he had played in New York he would have been compared to Willie Mays, good glove, excellent power, hit for average, and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. His skills dropped way to quick after '86.

cf-Kirby Puckett

An infectous enthusiasm for playing ball in an era of folks that played for money. He willed the Twins to two World Series. I carry his baseball card in my wallet. So he's a bit nasty at home, no one's perfect.

rf-Hank Aaron

Quite possibly the most underrated player ever to play baseball. If you look up class in the dictionary, his picture is next to it. My first hero.


sp-Nolan Ryan

Never the greatest in a season, if you asked hitters from 1970 to 1990 who they feared most on the mound, it would be him. I loved watching him pitch. His best season may have been in '87, 270k's and an ERA of 2.76, but with the Astros crappy offense, he went 8-16. Take some more Advil and give Robin Ventura some more noogies, we need you for another nine inings.

[MikeVic]

I'm only including players I saw play, and I can't place a name to most of the positions yet.

C-
1B- Jeff Bagwell
2B- Roberto Alomar
3B-
SS-
LF- Rickey Henderson
CF- Ken Griffey Jr.
RF-
SP- Greg Maddux
RP- Tom Henke

Where can I put Paul Molitor? :( There is no DH spot...

[JonInMiddleGA]

C - Steve Yeager
1B - Fred McGriff
2B - Jeff Treadway
SS - Open
3B - Brooks Robinson
OF - Open
OF - Dale Murphy
OF - Carl Furillo
SP - Greg Maddux
And although you didn't ask, I'll add
RP - Gene Garber

[Bearcat729]

The people I have seen play

C- Mike Piazza
1B- Pete Rose
2B- Roberto Alomar
3B- Scott Rolen
SS- Barry Larkin
LF- Eric Davis
CF- Ken Griffey Jr
RF- Kirk Gibson
SP- Jose Rijo

[Travis]

C: Ivan Rodriguez

The arm, it's all about the arm. If this guy hit .120 I'd still take him just to throw runners out all day long.

1B: Carlos Delgado

Been a fan of this guy's since he was a catcher. Suffered through the growing pains of left field, and now enjoying watching him become a fairly good fielder at first base. Going to be a sad, sad day when he leaves the Jays.

2B: Roberto Alomar

Grew up watching this guy make amazing plays in places he shouldn't have been able to get to. No matter how stupid he can be (sigh), I'm not sure I've seen anybody make more highlight plays on such a regular basis.

3B: Matt Williams

Class. Don't think he ever saw one of his home runs clear the fence, he was too busy legging it out to first to notice. Great leather at the hot corner and a cannon across the infield. Like the Expo's, had a chance at something special until the strike hit, and over 162 game spread when the next season started, he broke the HR record.

SS: Ozzie Smith

I'd love to say Tony Fernandez here, but Ozzie holds the all time single best play in my opinion. The drive up the middle that changes direction while he's fully laid out, only to snatch it out of the air with his bare-hand, then make the play. Defence up the middle is key, and to see these two in their prime together would be amazing.

LF: Rickey Henderson

For all the attitude, still the best leadoff hitter of all time. How many guys can say that they've stolen more bases in a year than any team might this season? Might carry a defensive replacement on the bench, but hey, it's only left field ;)

CF: Devon White

Yes, another homer pick, but a guy who was feared in the field, at the plate and on the basepaths. In a few years I'd probably take Vernon Wells here, but Devo set the tone during the WS years in Toronto.

RF: Vladimir Guerrero

Love watching him at the dish, a guy who holds absolutely nothing back and is absolutely fearless. Arm like a cannon, and always like seeing those loafers get thrown out at first by an alert right fielder. (honorable mention: Junior Felix, always fun watching those throws to home, Joe Carter for THE home run).

SP: Juan Guzman

One of the hardest luck pitchers I've ever seen. Some great ERA's over the years, but so many no decisions and probably the worst run support for the majority of his career that he'll never be considered anything above mediocre. Him and Williams were far and away my favorite players growing up.

CL: Tom Henke

8th inning in Toronto, and it was Ward and Henke time, hard to remember a time when that wasn't automatic. While we may have hated Ecks whenever we had to play the A's, still had more confidence that we'd do something against him before they'd ever touch the Terminator.

Yeah, I know, a lot of Jays from the glory years, but that was a team that I think could match up against many of the greatest teams from any era and give them a run for their money.

[Chief Rum]

C- Brian Downing
1B- Steve Garvey
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Doug DeCinces
SS- David Eckstein
LF- Garrett Anderson
CF- Jim Edmonds
RF- Tim Salmon
SP- Chuck Finley

CR

[Draft Dodger]

Chief, I'm guessing you've spent some time in SoCal?

:)

[Swaggs]

C- Jason Kendall
1B- Don Mattingly
2B- Johnny Ray
3B- Bill Madlock
SS- Nomar Garciaparra
LF- Barry Bonds
CF- Eric Davis
RF- Roberto Clemente
SP- Doug Drabek


I'm just wondering how hard Chief thought about putting Earl Lindsey at 3B. :)

Now, when Sean comes in, it won't be a matter of Xavier Nady being on the team, just what position.

[kurtism]

C: Johnny Bench, still one of my heroes
1B: Sean Casey (not the best player, but maybe the best guy in baseball)
2B: Joe Morgan, yes he can drone on in the booth - but one of the alltime greats at his position
3B: Mike Schmidt, class act and porn stache - the killer combo
SS: Barry Larkin, Mr. Red. Nice to see him doing well in '04.
LF: Adam Dunn, this kid can slam it. I think he'll show the naysayers why he is more Harmon Killebrew than Greg Luzinski.
CF: Ken Griffey Jr., man, I wish he could stay healthy. A fragile body has thrown stumbling blocks in a path to the Hall.
RF: Vlad Guerrero
SP: Kerry Wood

A very Reds-heavy list as Cincy has always been my team. Notable exceptions include Schmidt (who just edged out Hoosier Scott Rolen), Vlad Guerrero (who is a flat-out stud), and Kerry Wood. Ever since I watched him K 20 Astros as a kid, I have thought the world of Kerry. He doesn't seem to be the same pitcher he was then, but is still pretty fun to watch.

[EagleFan]

C: Carlton Fisk
1B: Mark McGwire
2B: Manny Trillo
3B: Mike Schmidt
SS: Ozzie Smith
LF: Jim Rice
CF: Lenny Dykstra
RF: Dwight Evans
SP: Steve Carlton
RP: Dennis Eckersley

[Chief Rum]

Chief, I'm guessing you've spent some time in SoCal?

:)

lol...where dat? :)

Too bad there isn't enough room on this team. I would also like to include Ron Cey, Kirk Gibson, Orel Hershiser, Mike Piazza and Fernando Valenzuela from the Dodgers, and Rod Carew, Darin Erstad, Wally Joyner, Vladimir Guerrero, Troy Percival, Chili Davis and Jim Abbott from the Angels.

CR

[VPI97]

C - Johnny Bench
1B - Sean Casey
2B - Joe Morgan
3B - Chris Sabo
SS - Barry Larkin
LF - Dave Justice
CF - Dale Murphy
RF - Tony Gwynn
SP - Tom Seaver (I had a Reds #41 uniform when I was a tyke)

[Chief Rum]

I'm just wondering how hard Chief thought about putting Earl Lindsey at 3B. :)

Naw, I haven't quite lost my grip on reality yet. ;)

CR

[clintl]

C - Johnny Bench
1B - Willie McCovey
2B - Joe Morgan
3B - Matt Williams
SS - Ozzie Smith
LF - Lou Brock
CF - Willie Mays
RF - Bobby Bonds
SP - Juan Marichal

[Franklinnoble]

Man, no love for Cal Ripken, Jr.

For shame.

[Marmel]

C- Jorge Posadai
1B- Jason Giambi
2B- Miguel Cairo
3B- ARod
SS- Derek Jeter
LF- Hideki Matsui
CF- Bernie Williams
RF- Gary Sheffield
SP- Mike Mussina


That should get the Yankee haters talking. :)

[Suicane75]

C- Brian Harper
1B- Wally Joyner
2B- Jeff Treadway
3B- Mike Schmidt
SS- Joe Millete
LF- Kevin Mitchell
CF- Lenny Dykstra
RF- Ottis Nixon (Yeah, i cheated, but i have no favorite RF and 2 favorite CF)
SP- Steve Carlton

[Chief Rum]

My most hated team:

C Allen Iverson (I couldn't think of a C for this list)
1B Mo Vaughn
2B Scott Stevens (like Iverson, my hate for him transcends sports)
3B Eric Chavez
SS Miguel Tejada
LF Barry Bonds
CF Carl Everett
RF Edgar Martinez
SP Randy Johnson
RP Jeff Nelson

CR

[Schmidty]

C- Lance Parrish
1B- Cecil Fielder
2B- Lou Whitaker
3B- George Kell (Grew up listening to him broadcast too)
SS- Alan Trammell
OF- Chet Lemon
OF- Kirk Gibson
OF- Al Kaline
SP- Frank Tanana (The Junk-Ball Version, not the Fastball Version)

[JeeberD]

C- Craig Biggio
1B- Jeff Bagwell/Glenn Davis
2B- Craig Biggio :)
3B- Jeff Cirillo
SS- Mike Lamb
LF- Lance Berkman
CF- Steve Finley
RF- Troy O'Leary
SP- Mike Scott

[ntndeacon]

C- Gary Carter Montreal Expos Always thought he was a stud. He hustled more than anybody I saw.
1B- I guess Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Cuz of the Pride of the Yankees. Never really developed a big favorite here
2B- tie Rod Carew California Angels, Glen Hubbard Atlanta Braves
Carew was the star, and could swing the bat . Hubbard was the home town hero to me... better than Horner, better than Neikro, better than Murphy.
3B- George Brett Kansas City Royals He was the best player in Baseball... course the Pine tar incident was funny at the time and still funny today
SS- Rabbit Maranville Boston Braves I remember reading about him as a kid. Course the name helped stick him in my memory. One of the early defensive stars.
LF- Carl Yaztrymski Boston Red Sox I have never been an American League Guy, but he seemed special.
CF- Dale Murphy Atlanta Braves Nice guys can finish first.
RF- Hammerin' Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves nothing needs to be said here
SP- Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies I was so routing for him to win the stikeout race with Ryan. Go Lefties.

[Terps]

May as well call this my favorite 9 Orioles, while there are great players around the majors I wouldn't call any of of them a favorite.

C- Chris Hoiles
1B- Rafael Palmeiro
2B- Roberto Alomar
3B- Can't think of any that I've seen play. Otherwise it'd be Brooks.. Can I put Cal here too? ;)
SS- Cal Ripken Jr.
OF- Brady Anderson
OF- Mike Devereaux
OF- Jay Gibbons
SP- If Mussina stayed this would've been a much easier decision, but he went to the Evil Empire and I can't stand him. So I'll go with current favorite Dan Cabrera.<!-- / message -->

[mckerney]

C- Joe Mauer - #1 on the list, regardless of position
1B- John Kruk
2B- Ryne Sandberg
3B- George Brett
SS- Ozzie Smith
LF- Shannon Stewart
CF- Torii Hunter
RF- Tony Oliva - Only one on this list I've met
SP- Bert Blyleven - What does he have to do to get into the Hall?

[pennywisesb]

C-Irod (yes, eventhough he played for Texas, hits for average, steals bases, has pop, and also plays awesome D)

1B-McGwire (He looked much better in Oakland green and gold rather than St. Louis Red!)

2B-Alomar (Grew up watching him play spring training ball in Arizona for the Padres, and liked him ever since)

SS-Ripken (Great player, even a greater guy)

3B-Chavez (The best all around third basemen in the bigs right now IMO)

RF-Gwynn (The way he hit was just amazing, I also grew up watching him play in AZ as a kid)

CF-Griffey (Yes, eventhough he was a Mariner, just amazing to watch him roam around center field in his hay day)

LF-Ricky Henderson (The most exciting player IMO on the basepaths)

SP-Dave Stewart/Tim Hudson (Davey led us to the 1989 WS Championship as well as the WS before and after that, as for Tim, for a guy who is like 5'10'', 175lbs, he's amazing with the way he pitches and refuses to back down)

RP-Eckersley (his BB to K ratio was ridiculous, also a huge part of our 3 consecutive WS appearances, when he came in, it was game over [except for stupid Kirk Gibson :mad: ])

[Sweed]

c: Johnny Bench
1b: Harmon Killebrew
2b: Ryne Sandberg
ss: Ozzie Smith (even though I'm a Cubs fan)
3b: Sal Bando (Hard nose player who's fielding was a little under appreciated since he played at the same time as Brooks and Nettles)
lf: Pete Rose
cf: Wille Mays
rf: Sammy Sosa

[nfg22]

thanks for the Mauer representation mckerney too bad the twins are sucking at the moment...just give Joe a prosthetic leg and lets win some games.

[mckerney]

thanks for the Mauer representation mckerney too bad the twins are sucking at the moment...just give Joe a prosthetic leg and lets win some games.

A healthy Stewart should help, and brining Morneau up wouldn't be a bad idea.

[pennywisesb]

C- Brian Downing
1B- Steve Garvey
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Doug DeCinces
SS- David Eckstein
LF- Garrett Anderson
CF- Jim Edmonds
RF- Tim Salmon
SP- Chuck Finley

CR
Angels fan? ;)

Downing was awesome back when the Angels had their elastic waistband unis. Man were those ugly.

[nfg22]

yeah...I love Koskie...but we gotta make a run this year...trade him for someone....a number 5 pitcher pls....mullholland is good but cant stay in too long....Mornou can learn 3rd...it isnt that hard....and now what do we do with 4 good outfielders? I say ford hunter and Jones are the best fielders...stewart just never struck me better than an average fielder

[pennywisesb]

Dola: my most hated all-time team(s):

C- Jorge Posadai/Bengie Molina
1B- Jason Giambi/Darin Erstad
2B- Miguel Cairo/Adam Kennedy
3B- ARod/Troy Glaus
SS- Derek Jeter/David Eckstein
LF- Hideki Matsui/Jose Guillen
CF- Bernie Williams/Garrett Anderson
RF- Gary Sheffield/Vladimir Guerrero
SP- Mike Mussina/Jarrod Washburn
RP-Mariano Rivera/Tory Percival

PS, just kidding with the angels players CR and Mr. Bug :p

[Chief Rum]

Dola: my most hated all-time team(s):

C- Jorge Posadai/Bengie Molina
1B- Jason Giambi/Darin Erstad
2B- Miguel Cairo/Adam Kennedy
3B- ARod/Troy Glaus
SS- Derek Jeter/David Eckstein
LF- Hideki Matsui/Jose Guillen
CF- Bernie Williams/Garrett Anderson
RF- Gary Sheffield/Vladimir Guerrero
SP- Mike Mussina/Jarrod Washburn
RP-Mariano Rivera/Tory Percival

PS, just kidding with the angels players CR and Mr. Bug :p

haha, good stuff.

I thought about doing the Yankees one after Marmel posted. ;)

CR

[Raven]

definitely a late eighties/early nineties influence here, with an Orioles bias

C - Benito Santiago (what a rocket of an arm)
1B - Eddie Murray
2B - Ryne Sandberg
SS - Cal Ripken (and though I hate the yankees, Jeter is #2 on my list here)
3B - Wade Boggs
OF - Bo Jackson
OF - Ken Griffey Jr.
OF - Kirby Puckett
P - Roger Clemens/Nolan Ryan

[TazFTW]

C- Mike Sciosia
1B- Fred McGriff
2B- Fernando Vina
3B- Chipper Jones
SS- Ozzie Smith
LF- Hideki Matsui
CF- Andruw Jones
RF- David Justice
SP- Greg Maddux

[timmynausea]

C: Jason Kendall
I guess just cause he's been one of the better Pirates for a while now. I could imagine I-Rod taking this spot now that he's a Tiger and easier to root for.

1B: Cecil Fielder/Sid Bream
I'm not necessarily a Tigers fan, but being about ten years old and living in Michigan when he hit 51 home runs made him the biggest deal around school. A wide array of pronunciations of "Cecil" had been uttered in the halls of Mauck Elementary, to be sure.
Sid Bream qualifies for a tie as he spent significant time with my two favorite teams, the braves and pirates.

2B: Jeff Blauser
It seems like he was in Atlanta forever.

3B: Bob Horner
This is from when I was a toddler watching the braves with my dad.

SS: Chipper Jones
He really didn't play much Shortstop in the majors, but I still remember his #1 draft pick topps card and it said SS. My favorite of the current Braves, although he's having a rough season.

LF: Ron Gant
I could've put Bonds here as he was my favorite when he was a Pirate, but now that he's a confirmed nutcase/asshole I won't. Ron Gant and Tom Glavine were my favorite Braves in the 90's.

CF: Dale Murphy
He was my favorite player when I was really really young. He was MVP when I was 2 and 3. I called him "Murphy Mart" as that was a store in the town we lived in at the time. It might've been a chain of stores back then, I'm not really sure. I was 2.

RF: Brian Giles
He has basically been the best Pirate since Bonds and probably one of the most underrated players in baseball over the past 5 or so years. I always end up with him on my fantasy team as well, so I've just stayed a fan since he left the Bucs.

SP: Tom Glavine
My favorite thing about Glavine and the Braves of the late 80's and early 90's was watching them develop into a good team over night. For some reason this was always best summed up to me with the story about Glavine suddenly discovering a grip to a new and good pitch (I can't recall what type of pitch it was, as it's been like 14 years or so) while fielding a grounder. It felt like a microcosm of the whole thing.

[Sharpieman]

C-Ivan Rodriguez (Classy player, plays his heart out each day)
1B-Will Clark (Class act, played very hard, solid 1b)
2B-Robby Thompson (good 2b, loved watching him field)
3B-Matt Williams (Power hitter with the G-men for years, great player)
SS-Jeter (I hate the Yankees, but he's a great SS and hard worker)
LF-Barry Bonds (Most misunderstood player in baseball and greatest)
CF-Ken jr. (Too bad he's injured AGAIN, but he's a wonderful player and great fielder)
RF-Tony Gwynn (Great batter of course, but also a classy guy)
SP-Jason Schimdt (Best pitcher in the NL right now and a very nice guy)
RP- Rod Beck (Doesn't look like he ever should have had a ML career, but somehow has had a long successful one)

[Sun Tzu]

C- Chris Hoiles (Dempsey #2)
1B- Eddie Murray (Boog #2)
2B- Roberto Alomar
3B- Brooks Robinson
SS- Cal Ripken
LF- Ken Singleton (BJ # 2)
CF- Brady Anderson (Bumbry #2)
RF- Frank Robinson
SP- Jim Palmer (McNally #2)

[perez24]

C Ted Simmons/Eddie Taubensee
1b Hal Morris
2b Joe Morgan/Manny Trillo
SS Dave Concepcion
3B Tony Perez (he started out here)
LF Luis Melendez (don't ask me why)
CF Cesar Geronimo
RF Sammy Sosa
P Bob Gibson

Favorite pinch-hitter Roger Freed

[andy m]

C- barry bonds
1B- barry bonds
2B- barry bonds
3B- barry bonds
SS- barry bonds
LF- barry bonds
CF- barry bonds
RF- barry bonds
SP- some guy too scared to pitch to barry bonds

[Ksyrup]

My only two favorite players when I was growing up were Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt. Once they retired and I grew up, I stopped having favorite players. In fact, I barely have a real allegiance to my favorite teams in most sports these days - at least, not the same kind of "do or die with every game" mentality I used to have.

I'm moreso a fan of the games of baseball, football, etc., these days, rather than the players or teams. I'm not sure if that's because of free agency, player attitudes/lifestyles, or just simply the reality of being 32 years old and having a hard time "looking up" to someone who is about my age or even younger.

Whatever it is, I really can't answer this question fully. If you ask me about favorite teams in particular seasons (i.e., 84 Tigers, 80 Phillies, 91 Braves), that might be an easier question to answer.

[HornedFrog Purple]

C- Pudge
1B- Pete O Brien
2B- Julio Franco
3B- Dean Palmer
SS- Curtis Wilkerson
LF- Pete Incaviglia
CF- Oddibe McDowell
RF- Ruben Sierra
SP- Charlie Hough

[Huckleberry]

I saw play:

C- Ivan Rodriguez
1B- Jeff Bagwell
2B- Craig Biggio
3B- Ken Caminiti
SS- Alex Rodriguez
LF- Jose Cruz
CF- Eric Davis
RF- Lance Berkman
SP- Nolan Ryan

All-time:

C- Josh Gibson
1B- Lou Gehrig
2B- Joe Morgan
3B- Mike Schmidt
SS- Alex Rodriguez
LF- Ted Williams
CF- Willie Mays
RF- Babe Ruth
SP- Walter Johnson

[cuervo72]

C - Craig Biggio (Uecker deserves a mention here)
1B - Will Clark
2B - Paul Molitor (I had to put him somewhere; apologies to Joe Morgan)
3B - Mike Schmidt (I just have to as a Phillies fan)
SS - Robin Yount
LF - Rickey Henderson
CF - Andy Van Slyke
RF - Tony Gwynn
SP - Curt Schilling
RP - Dennis Eckersley (ok, there's 10)

Ok, the majority of these guys comprised my 87-88 MicroLeague teams...but so what.

[Subby]

C - Thurman Munson
1B - Don Mattingly
2B - Rogers Hornsby
3B - Brooks Robinson
SS - Ozzie Smith
OF - Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Barry Bonds
SP - Sandy Koufax

Tough to leave off Gehrig and Rickey and Clemente - they would definitely be on my bench. Boggs, too...

I really love Koufax. I wish I could have seen Hornsby play.

[DukeRulesMAB]

C - Mike Piazza
1B - Jason Giambi (A's version before the Yankees surgically removed his personality)
2B - Joe Morgan
3B - Eric Chavez
SS - Robin Yount
LF - Barry Bonds
CF - Ken Griffey, Jr.
RF - Darryl Strawberry
SP - Randy Johnson

Until a couple years ago, Puckett would have been my CF and all-time favorite player. Kinda sad to see childhood heros go down in flames.

[Daimyo]

C - Barton Emrich
1B - Andrew Stafford
2B - Guadalupe Hensler
3B - Bill Gallegos
SS - Wendell Styles
LF - Rodger Whisenant
CF - Charles Dorazio
RF - Daniel Berman
SP - Henry Cansler

[TRO]

Certainly some Royals flavor here, kept it to players I have memory of.

C - Ivan Rodriguez
1B - George Brett (He played enough here to let me take some creative license :))
2B - Frank White
3B - Mike Schmidt
SS - Ozzie Smith
LF - Bo Jackson - The most exciting player I've ever seen play baseball
CF - Ken Griffey Jr
RF - Tony Gwynn
SP - Nolan Ryan (Randy a very close second, he didn't beat up Ventura though :))
RP - Dan Quisenberry

[kurtism]

C - Barton Emrich
1B - Andrew Stafford
2B - Guadalupe Hensler
3B - Bill Gallegos
SS - Wendell Styles
LF - Rodger Whisenant
CF - Charles Dorazio
RF - Daniel Berman
SP - Henry Cansler

How can you possibly pick Pig over Robi!?!

[Daimyo]

Because its not about who's good, its about who you like. :)

[Radii]

good topic.

C: Benito Santiago - No cubs worth putting here, and I loved watching him when he first came up
1B: Leon Durham - I liked him better than Grace
2B: Ryne Sandberg - My favorite baseball player ever
3B: Mike Schmidt - another favorite growing up
SS: Shawon Dunston
OF: Andre Dawson
OF: Sammy Sosa
OF: Vince Coleman (I dunno, I can't think of a 3rd but I loved watching him when he was such a great basestealer in the 80s for a few years).

SP: Rick Sutcliffe/Nolan Ryan - Sut was my favorite pitcher growing up but I *loved* watching Nolan Ryan whenever I could.

RP: Lee Smith - More than anyone the Cubs ever gave up, including Maddux and Palmeiro, I hated it when Lee Smith left the Cubs.

[clintl]

Man, no love for Cal Ripken, Jr.

For shame.

Cal would probably be #2 on my SS list, although I could see myself giving the nod to Robin Yount or Ernie Banks as well.

[clintl]

1B-Will Clark (Class act, played very hard, solid 1b)


It was hard to leave him off my list. I would check the box score every day to see how he did, and there hasn't been another player since that I have done that with. He just had the misfortune of playing the same position as my all-time favorite player at any position (McCovey). But he's right there with McCovey, Mays, and Marichal in my book.

[clintl]

C - Barton Emrich
1B - Andrew Stafford
2B - Guadalupe Hensler
3B - Bill Gallegos
SS - Wendell Styles
LF - Rodger Whisenant
CF - Charles Dorazio
RF - Daniel Berman
SP - Henry Cansler

No Sea Lions? :(

[nfg22]

C-Joe Mauer
1B-Kent Hrbeck
2B-Randy Bush
3B-Gary Gaetti
SS-Greg Gagne
OF-Puckett,Lew Ford, Griffey Jr.
SP-Bert Blyeven
RP-Eddie Guardado

Yeah so what...all my fav players are my fav because I have been watching them since I was born in 85

[perez24]

[QUOTE=Radii]good topic.

C: Benito Santiago - No cubs worth putting here, and I loved watching him when he first came up


Admittedly, I didn't list a Cub as my favorite catcher, but I almost stuck George Mitterwald at that position.

[Sun Tzu]

C- barry bonds
1B- barry bonds
2B- barry bonds
3B- barry bonds
SS- barry bonds
LF- barry bonds
CF- barry bonds
RF- barry bonds
SP- some guy too scared to pitch to barry bonds

This also happened to be andy m's 666th post. Coincidence? I think not.

[sterlingice]

C - Craig Biggio: Sure, I prefer him at 2B but that spot's taken
1B - Mark Grace: It pains me to not have room for both Gracie and Bagwell but when push comes to shove, I've gotta go with the guy who fields better (what can I say, I'm a sucker for defense); Grace got hosed on so many Gold Gloves it's not even funny *kicks JT Snow in the shins*
2B - Ryne Sandberg: Favorite player, period; Such a beautiful fielder and carried a pretty good stick, too
SS - Cal Ripken: He was the best SS in the game hands down when I was growing up and later on; Unfortunately neither of my teams could get anything remotely resembling a SS at the time as Rafael "Mendoza" Ramirez played for the Astros and Shawn "thank god I have Mark Grace at 1st to clean up my errors and, oh, don't throw it to me low and away because I'll swing every time" Dunston was on the Cubs
3B - Ken Caminiti: It killed me that he got his MVP year in San Diego and then his tragic drug problem...
OF - Lance Berkman: I've loved him ever since the 'stros drafted him out of Rice and I knew from day 1 he was going to be good
OF - Sammy Sosa: Say what you will about the guy but he loves to play the game and he tries to be a good ambassador for it
OF - Andre Dawson: Along with Ryno and eventually Grace, he was leading the team when I was growing up and would come home and watch WGN every afternoon
OF - Tony Gwynn: Sure, this makes four outfielders, but who cares? I had absolutely no rooting interest in his team but I loved how sweet his swing was and that you could tell he worked so hard and was just a student of the game; I have no idea how anyone could not like him
SP - There were lots; Mike Scott was fun for the Astros but I could never really get behind him like a lot of fans. I followed Greg Maddux to Atlanta after he left the Cubs and he's still one of my favorite pitchers. And despite Fox's attempts to singlehandedly overexpose the guy at every Cubs game they show, I really like watching Kerry Wood pitch ("Oh, and there's Kerry Wood in the dugout" "There's Kerry Wood heading to the locker room to use the urinal" "There's Kerry Wood's wife picking her nose"). You know, I'm kindof drawing a blank here which is odd. If I had some baseball cards here in front of me, I'd be reeling off tons of names.
RP - Say what you will about this being an invented position but I love what goes with it: the rock music, the pressure, and the guy that almost always has crazy hair and a crazy look in his eyes. I've got a special place in my heart for Billy Wagner. You knew when he was in the game it was over and to get it up to 100 on the gun (and then develop that filthy slider after Randy Johnson came to town), well, damn he's just good. I always thought Mitch Williams was the most fun: always an adventure. I remember one game with him in either 88 or 89, he walks a guy, gives up a single, and hits a guy to load the bases with no outs in the 9th then proceeds to strike out the heart of the Phils lineup including Mike Schmidt. Same with last year's Royals closer Mike MacDougal- he has issues with finding the plate (and is, unfortunately, a mechanical mess so he's got some arm troubles) and that made things interesting. As for guys outside my teams, I've always liked watching Robb Nen and Trevor Hoffman pitch.

SI

[Kodos]

Curt Schilling seems to be the only player that I actively like.

[Radii]

he was leading the team when I was growing up and would come home and watch WGN every afternoon


Glad to know I'm not the only one :) God damn lights. I'd get home at 3:30'ish, dad would get home at 4:30ish and I'd work on my homework in the living room and we'd watch the Cubs, I probably saw 100 Cubs games a year or more in the 80s. Great memories, and the main reason i'm the big baseball fan that I am.

[Ksyrup]

1984 is one of my favorite baseball years ever. One, because of the Tigers. But also, because that was the year we first got cable and I spent the summer following the Cubs' almost-magical season and listening to Harry Caray on WGN every afternoon. Good times.

[sterlingice]

Glad to know I'm not the only one :) God damn lights. I'd get home at 3:30'ish, dad would get home at 4:30ish and I'd work on my homework in the living room and we'd watch the Cubs, I probably saw 100 Cubs games a year or more in the 80s. Great memories, and the main reason i'm the big baseball fan that I am.
Same here. You can't beat coming home from school every day and watching a game. There's just nothing better.

The Royals deal since they took the broadcasts in house is pretty nice these days in that they have a good 140 games on a year so you get pretty much one day a week when you don't see the games but the others are like clockwork. Actually, they just don't broadcast some of the west coast games and then one every couple of weeks. The down side being that they're almost all night games except on weekends :(

SI

[korme]

c- jason larue - i love his defense man
1b- dmitri young - he's full of personality and was quickly a fan favorite in cincinnati
2b- pete rose - i love watching replays of him, he was an inspiration to all
3b- aaron boone - he was also a fan favorite to many and he loved cincinnati and was truely sad to leave (cried in press conference trade to ny)
ss- BARRY LARKIN - my favorite player, i liked him as soon as i started watching baseball
lf- adam dunn - sure he strikes out a ton, but he's the best power hitter i have seen on the reds
cf- brady anderson - i started rooting for the orioles in the mid 90's and his sideburns were the shit
rf- ichiro -he's the reason i am the bluewave in the jbl, knew about him pre-MLB, and his quiet but 'cool' personality is pretty neat. and who can hate the arm that he has?



i have always wished that i could have watched baseball in the '60's and '70's.. so many great players.

[Buzzbee]

1b: Frank Thomas (Best fielding DH there is!)


Ok, I can't BELIEVE it went this long without comment.

I also think LWSFS believes Dennis Eckersly was a great power hitter, too.

[Ksyrup]

I've seen Frank Thomas snag a couple of balls bare-handed while his ass was planted on the pine, so I'd have to agree with LWSFS.

[MIJB#19]

C- Johnny Balentina
1B- Percy Isenia
2B- Ralph Milliard
3B- Evert-Jan 't Hoen
SS- Robert Eenhoorn
LF- Hensley Meulens
CF- Rikkert Faneyte
RF- Dick van 't Klooster
SP- Ken Brauckmiller

With this line of nine, I had to leave out Sharnol Adriana, Jeffrey Cranston, Reily Legito and Remy Maduro


I have to show respect to the first team that ever beat Cuba at the Olympic Games. Too bad that a bunch of US American's pulled the same trick 7 days later in the gold medal game...

[korme]

He has always made me wonder, 'does Frank Thomas even need a glove when playing 1B?" Truely one of a kind.

[Buzzbee]

C - Gary Carter
1B - Jeff Bagwell (Lou Gehrig a close 2nd)
2B - Glenn Hubbard (No one really stands out for me so I'll go with a childhood favorite)
SS - Ozzie Smith
3B - Cal Ripken Jr.
OF - Tony Gwynn
OF - Dale Murphy
OF - Kirby Puckett
SP - Greg Maddux
RP - Rollie Fingers

[Silver Owl]

I saw play:

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Mark McGwire
2B- Joe Morgan
3B- Pete Rose
SS- Ozzie Smith
OF- Barry Bonds
OF- Hank Aaron
OF- Willie Mays (yeh, i'm old)
SP- Nolan Ryan

All-time:

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Lou Gehrig
2B- Rogers Hornsby
3B- Doug DeCinces
SS- Honus Wagner
OF- Ty Cobb
OF- (Shoeless) Joe Jackson
OF- Babe Ruth
SP- Nolan Ryan

[Neuqua]

C - Yogi (Never saw him play but the guy cracks me up)
1B - Mark Grace
2B - Ryne Sandberg
SS - NoMAH
3B - Rolen
LF -
CF - Corey Patterson (Its all about speed, even being a marginal player, I love watchign him)
RF - Sammy (Although I love Vlad)
SP - Kerry Wood (I still remember the jitters I had watching his 20k game against Houston)
MR -

[Axxon]

C - Johnny Bench
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Joe Morgan
3B - Mike Schmidt
SS - Ozzie Smith
LF - Rickey Henderson
CF - Robin Yount
RF - Babe Ruth
SP - Satchel Paige
SP - Nolan Ryan
CLoser - Al Hraboski

[Karlifornia]

CF- Rikkert Faneyte




Go Giants! It's pronounced "Fuh-nigh-tuh" Right?


C-Kirt Manwaring Just a solid Giants catcher while I was growing up.

1B-Andres Galarraga Never have seen a big guy who could field like the big cat

2B-Jeff Kent Most Giants fans (including myself) were dissapointed in the Mtt Williams trade, but Kent was one of the few who could cash in when Barry was pitched around

3B-Matt Williams Just seemed class all the way around.

SS-Rich Aurilia Was the Giants SS in the World Series year. Had one great year, but it was the greatest year for any Giants SS.

LF-Rikkert Faneyte....errr Barry Bonds The greatest playey of all-time

CF-Darren Lewis

RF-Ellis Burks...or Glenallen Hill, who could homer, strike out 3 times, and drop 3 routine flyballs in any given game.

SP- Kirk Rueter Has found to a way to be solid every year despite having very average stuff.

[Philliesfan980]

Well, I'm going to need some time to make up my favorite team of all time, but here's my favorite Phillies team of all time (from 1985-present, the time when I started to watch the Phillies). It should be a pretty weak team to the rest of you, since the Phillies have been essentially terrible since then.

C - Darren Daulton... Mike Lieberthal is better, but his attitude turns me off. Daulton really knew how to play a crowd, and hit some big home runs in the 93 season

1B - Thome .. Von Hayes was better than alot of people gave him credit for, I think too many people had unrealistic expectations for him.

2B - Juan Samuel. Man could fly on the bases. Was having a really good career until he got traded to the Mets for Dykstra.

3B - Rolen. I know. Most people are saying how could you pick him over Schmidt. To be honest, Schmidt had a crap attitude most of the time he was here. What about Rolen you ask, he essentially wrote his own ticket out of town? HE WAS RIGHT!! The Phillies were ripping their fans off , claiming they were a small market team. He didn't like the direction they were going, and got out. It wasn't anything personal with the fans. Best defensive 3b ever.

SS - Kevin Stocker - Pretty close race with Jimmy Rollins here. Stocker really saved the 93 club with his glove and solid bat. Its a shame that his career ended so soon.

LF - Pat Burrell by default. Pete Incavilea (sp) second.

CF - Dykstra. Left everything he had out on the field, and around the tree the night him and Daulton were caught DUIing.

RF - Abreu. One of the most underappeciated guys the last 5 years. Just now is he beginning to realize if he works hard, he can truely be one of the games "Great" players instead of mearly an above avg player.

SP - Schilling - Pitched some HUGE games. Still might be the best big game pitcher out there.

CP - Mesa. Had a rough last year, but for the most part was very solid during his career here. Underrated. Lets bad outings stay in his head for too long.

[McSweeny]

C - Tony Pena
1B - Mo Vaughn
2B - Mark Bellhorn
3B - John Valentin
SS - Nomar
LF - Ted Williams
CF - Freddie Lynn
RF - Tony Conigliaro
DH - Manny Ramirez
SP - Pedro Martinez
RP - Derek Lowe - back when he was closing for the Red Sox he was so much fun to watch. It seemed like everyone was always down 0-2 and he had the greatest windup

and Jim Rice has to be on there somewhere. And i'm torn on Clemens. I loved him growing up. Hated him with the rest of New England. Now I don't mind him so much.

[ISiddiqui]

C- Gary Carter
1B- John Olerud
2B- Craig Biggio
3B- Scott Rolen
SS- Cal Ripken, Jr.
LF- Barry Bonds
CF- Jim Edmonds
RF- Tony Gwynn
SP- Greg Maddux

[k0ruptr]

C - Miguel Olivo
1B - Paul Konerko
2B - Joey Cora
3B - Robin Ventura
SS - Arod
LF - Barry Bonds
CF - Jim Edmonds
RF - Magglio Ordonez
DH - the one, the only FRANK THOMAS

and SP - Mark Buehrle

[oykib]

C - Josh Gibson
1B - Don Mattingly
2B - Willie Randolph
3B - Greg Nettles
SS - Derek Jeter
LF - Rickey Henderson
CF - Oscar Charleston
RF - Babe Ruth
SP - Andy Pettitte
RP - Mariano Rivera

[SackAttack]

C- barry bonds
1B- barry bonds
2B- barry bonds
3B- barry bonds
SS- barry bonds
LF- barry bonds
CF- barry bonds
RF- barry bonds
SP- some guy too scared to pitch to barry bonds

I hereby decree that until Barry Bonds grows a pair of balls and tries to crowd the plate without the damn armor he plasters himself with, neither he, nor any Barry Bonds sycophant, are allowed to call pitchers scared for walking him.

That is all.

[kingfc22]

Favorite Players I've seen

C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Will Clark
2B - Craig Biggio
3B - Matt Williams
SS - Cal Ripken Jr.
LF - Barry Bonds
CF - Ken Griffey Jr.
RF - Tony Gwynn
SP - Pedro Martinez
RP - Rod Beck

All-Time Favorites

C - Josh Gibson
1B - Willie McCovey
2B - Jackie Robinson
3B - Brooks Robinson
SS - Cal Ripken Jr.
LF - Barry Bonds
CF - Willie Mays
RF - Roberto Clemente
SP - Nolan Ryan
RP - Rod Beck - just love that arm swing

[lynchjm24]

Name your favorite baseball players by position

C- Bob Geren
1B- Carlos Delgado
2B- Orlando Hudson
3B- Scott Brosius
SS- Alvaro Espinoza
LF- Ruben Sierra (has to move to left for O'Neill
CF- Lew Ford (he played CF in the minors)
RF- Paul O'Neill
SP- Roy Halladay
RP - Dave Righetti

[Buddy Grant]

C- Bob Stinson
1B- Harmon Killebrew
2B- Davey Johnson
3B- George Brett
SS- Mark Belanger
LF- Dave Kingman
CF- Bill North
RF- Reggie Smith
RP- Mike Marshall
SP- Bob Gibson

[clintl]

LF- Dave Kingman


You are a sick man, Buddy. I'll mail you a dead rat, since you are obviously into that sort of thing.