All-Timers Teams

[MysterioMan007]

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That's not the Giants roster, but it is pretty close. I have two guys left for the D-Backs, but will have them done today. Sorry for the delay. Personal issues have had me unfocused and pretty drained. The Colorado Rockies shouldn't take long (I know I've said that before) are next:

SP Ubaldo Jimenez
SP Aaron Cook
SP Jorge de la Rosa
SP Jeff Francis
SP Pedro Astacio
RP Bruce Ruffin
RP Manuel Corpas
RP Jose Jimenez
RP Curt Leskanic
CP Brian Fuentes

C Joe Girardi
C Miguel Olivo
1B Andres Galarraga
1B Todd Helton
2B Eric Young (Sr.)
2B Clint Barmes
SS Troy Tulowitski
SS Neifi Perez
3B Vinny Castilla
OF Larry Walker
OF Dante Bichette
OF Matt Holliday
OF Ellis Burks
OF Carlos Gonzalez
OF Brad Hawpe

[JordanC]

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Man, that rockies team is really gonna be able to smack the ball.

[JH823Opsport]

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Have you gotten to the Dodgers, Padres, and Giants yet? I'm anxious to see the finished product for this All-Timers Team roster set.

[MysterioMan007]

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I've been having a rough time personally, so real life has pretty much sapped any motivation I've had lately. Each day is getting a little better, so I'm hoping to at least finish the Rockies today, but it might be late as I might go out and see a movie or two later on. Sorry this has been stalled so long.

[MysterioMan007]

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Only 3 guys to go for the Rockies and then the Los Angeles Dodgers team is next:

SP Sandy Koufax
SP Don Drysdale
SP Fernando Valenzuela
SP Orel Hershiser
SP Burleigh Grimes
RP Don Sutton
RP Dazzy Vance
RP Don Newcombe
RP Hideo Nomo
CP Eric Gagne

C Roy Campanella
C Paul Lo Duca
1B Gil Hodges
1B Steve Garvey
2B Jackie Robinson
2B Steve Sax
SS Pee Wee Reese
SS Maury Wills
3B Adrian Beltre
3B Ron Cey
OF Zack Wheat
OF Pedro Guerrero
OF Duke Snider
OF Babe Herman
OF Raul Mondesi

[Joey]

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I'd hate to meet that rotation in a best of 5!

Only 3 guys to go for the Rockies and then the Los Angeles Dodgers team is next:

SP Sandy Koufax
SP Don Drysdale
SP Fernando Valenzuela
SP Orel Hershiser
SP Burleigh Grimes
RP Don Sutton
RP Dazzy Vance
RP Don Newcombe
RP Hideo Nomo
CP Eric Gagne

C Roy Campanella
C Paul Lo Duca
1B Gil Hodges
1B Steve Garvey
2B Jackie Robinson
2B Steve Sax
SS Pee Wee Reese
SS Maury Wills
3B Adrian Beltre
3B Ron Cey
OF Zack Wheat
OF Pedro Guerrero
OF Duke Snider
OF Babe Herman
OF Raul Mondesi

[HGH_whocares]

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I've been having a rough time personally, so real life has pretty much sapped any motivation I've had lately. Each day is getting a little better, so I'm hoping to at least finish the Rockies today, but it might be late as I might go out and see a movie or two later on. Sorry this has been stalled so long.

This is just a game, real life is much more important, wish you the best Man!

[bamawaz]

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Hey Mysterio,

Absolutely love that you are doing these rosters. Absolutely hate that you are having any difficulties in your personal life. Hang in there.

Now, for the dodgers roster. I know how difficult it is to pick between one player and another as I have created personal All-Time Dodgers teams for myself in the past.

Steve Sax & his brother Dave played for my dad in the minors at Vero Beach so needless to say, I love Steve and how hard he always played. Personally though, I would go with Dave Lopes. He was one of the best best base stealers of his time, if not in quantity then in quality(not often thrown out). He also hit as many as 28 HR's in a single season. I don't think defense is that much of a difference to outweigh Lopes offensive contributions. I know Sax had higher batting averages and could steal a base on occasion,but generally a singles hitter.

Also, I would love to have seen Tommy Davis on this team. He had what I would consider the greatest season in LA Dodger history in 1962. He would be talked about a lot more as one of the great hitters of his time if not for the terrible ankle injury he suffered.

I'm probably in the minority, but I would like to see more true relievers in these rosters rather than loading them up with starters for the most part. For instance, Ron Perranoski, Jim Brewer, Jay Howell and others for the Dodgers.

Sorry for the length of the post, it in no way indicates my displeasure with your choices. I just love my Dodgers and love talking about them. In my opinion, baseball in the '50's to '70's was the greatest time to be a fan

Hope all comes out well for you, and I really do love what you are doing.

Waz

[MysterioMan007]

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Thanks for your comments. Sax was a personal choice because he was my favorite player as a kid. Just loved his hustle and the way he played. I knew that Lopes should probably go on before him, but it was my sentimental choice that got him onto the team. Lopes is a shoe-in for the 40-Man Rosters, which will also feature more middle relievers.

The problem is that middle relievers don't get the recognition they deserve and are often overlooked, so I'll admit to not being as educated on them as much as starters and closers. I do plan on doing the necessary research for the 40-man rosters, but right now, I wanted to concentrate on getting the best of the best out there and worry about the details I'm less educated on later. I can't imagine having this roster going without the possibility of someone like Tom Neidenfuer coming in to blow a big game.

That said, I can't believe that it's taken me the entire season to get to the end. Oh, well

[bamawaz]

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Like fine wine, quality rosters can't be rushed.(G) Do what you have to do, when you want to do it.

Yeah, Sax obviously was a personal favorite of mine as well.

Thanks,

Waz

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Mysterio Quick question. Can we franchise with these rosters? i ask this because currently the best legends rosters in the vault are pretty much unusable due to the fact that mostly everyone's potential is a D or F

[arsenal123gunners]

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Mysterio Quick question. Can we franchise with these rosters? i ask this because currently the best legends rosters in the vault are pretty much unusable due to the fact that mostly everyone's potential is a D or F

It's more for playing and enjoying them, instead of going through 10 seasons with them

[Joey]

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When dealing with an all-time roster such as this one, I believe it would be near impossible to match everyone up with their potential - there just aren't enough A's and B's to go around for something like that. I'm not complaining about it, either, because obviously you don't want a league full of players with A or B potential (with normal rosters). Although if you could change a players potential...

[MysterioMan007]

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Mysterio Quick question. Can we franchise with these rosters? i ask this because currently the best legends rosters in the vault are pretty much unusable due to the fact that mostly everyone's potential is a D or F

Like Joey said, there's not enough A or B or even C potentials to go around and make everyone's potential accurate. These rosters aren't specifically made to play in franchise mode, but it would be interesting to try.

I plan on doing a Season mode where I play every game for every team. Probably will never finish the season, but any time I want to play with All-Time rosters, I'll just pop this roster in and play. My personal life is somewhat back to normal (or as normal as it will be from here on), so hopefully the Dodgers will get done today and I can make some progress on the Padres. Having a tough time filling out their roster at the moment.

[JH823Opsport]

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For the Expos/Nationals, I would've went with Nick Johnson over Adam Dunn at 1B.