Best player to build a team around

[Jason_19]

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It's ridiculous to be anointing a player who is yet to even play a full season as one of the best defenders in the history of the game.

It's not ridiculous in any way. I am simply talking about his skill set. Does the fact that Josh Gibson never played in the Major Leagues take away the fact that he was the greatest home run hitter of all-time? My point is that some people will say yes and some people will say no.

[ochonflcinco85]

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It's not ridiculous in any way. I am simply talking about his skill set. Does the fact that Josh Gibson didn't play in the Major Leagues take away the fact that he was the greatest home run hitter of all-time? Some people will say yes and some people will say no.

haha,dude what are you talking about,now you are saying josh gibson is the greatest home-run hitter off all time?your way off here!

[Jason_19]

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haha,dude what are you talking about,now you are saying josh gibson is the greatest home-run hitter off all time?your way off here!

I never said that is my opinion. I said that because he holds the record for the most home runs in a career. In this instance, I was speaking in terms of stats because Mike was speaking in terms of what a player has done at the Major League level. I simply used that as an example to show what I was trying to convey. I was trying to show the difference in what I was saying compared to what he was saying.

Once again, since you brought it up, you can not say that I'm way off because the stats indicate that he is the greatest home run hitter of ll-time. Besides the stats, I have heard the majority of people from that era, who watched him play, say that Josh Gibson was the greatest power hitter to ever play the game. You're reaction indicated that you think this is absurd and that it's something that I came up with on my own. I'm basing this example off of the fact that, when it comes to this specific type of debate, this is one of the most debated things in the history of baseball.

Another example is Steven Strasburg. If he never throws a pitch in the majors, does that mean that he did not have one of the greatest fastballs in the history of baseball. (Note: I said "baseball" and not "Major League Baseball".)

[MikeIsGood]

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It's not ridiculous in any way. I am simply talking about his skill set. Does the fact that Josh Gibson never played in the Major Leagues take away the fact that he was the greatest home run hitter of all-time? My point is that some people will say yes and some people will say no.

To each their own I guess. I don't care if a guy can do it for a little while. To be great in my mind, when you're talking about something so general as all-time defense (as opposed to, for example, talking about the greatest single-season hitter or the single-season steals record), you better sustain. And that is proven over a career.

Again, completely regardless of the rest of the point of this thread. I think Longoria would be a great choice.

[ltw0303cavs]

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differnece between wright and longoria, longoria is clutch ,and he has already been to a world series. Wright is a great player no doubt, but ill take Longoria for the intangibles

[ochonflcinco85]

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yeah but like i said,my number 1 guy i would choose would be m.cabrera,thiers no dought hes better then even is

[jetercanoturn2]

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Put me on the Evan Longoria "love train". Dude is just a stud, I get to see him on a regular basis seeing as I live in Florida, He's just an amazing young player, You don't see many players like him that just come up with that kind of swagger and veteran like presence.

He has such a feel for the game, and is just a wizard at third base. His rbi total right now is just ridiculous!! So in short I'd build my team around this young phenom.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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yeah but like i said,my number 1 guy i would choose would be m.cabrera,thiers no dought hes better then even is

Yeah Cabrera is a solid player for sure and is only going to get better, and Longoria is great too but I prefer Cabrera no knock agianst Longoria but Cabrera is a beast.

[GOS79]

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Cabrera is a great player. So is Longoria. But being a Marlins fan, I have seen many games were Cabrera was switched around the diamond and outfield to hide his glove. 2 way players get my thumbs up. Longoria wins this one for me. But i still like Hanley better

[BZito75]

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in the show i built my team around josh hamilton and evan longoria for my hitters, and scott kazmir and trevor cahill for my starters

[ltw0303cavs]

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anybody riding the Strasburg train ?

[cienfuegos]

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anybody riding the Strasburg train ?

Yeah! I think it would be a great idea to build a franchise around a player that has not thrown a single major league pitch. How about waiting until he actually plays before people already induct him into the hall of fame

[ltw0303cavs]

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just a question bro geez

[Jason_19]

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anybody riding the Strasburg train ?

I would like to, but I'm not because he has horrible arm action. He learned how to pitch from Tom House and what Tom House teaches no longer has any place in baseball at any level.

Now, Strasburg could be a physical freak (I pray that he is), but most people with that type of arm action blow out their elbows or shoulders, and sometimes a combination of both, in high school or college. He could strike out all 27 batters and I wouldn't enjoy it because his arm action is disgusting. It causes me to think about injuries, instead of what I'm actually watching.

[N51_rob]

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My Orioles team is built around Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Matt Weiters, Brian Matuz, Jeremy Guthrie, and Montanez. It's a slow precess 10-22 right now, and Matuz and Weiters aren't even in the majors yet, but they are coming. This is the most fun that I've had with a non-football game in a while.