80s players

[fugazi]

I was born in 1979, and was wondering just how players in the mid 80s to early 90s would fare now...

I think Ryne Sandberg would be the best 2b in the game today . . . Alomar looked flashy, but Ryno played his position better by being in position. Grass helped.

Rickey Henderson in the 80s would either be the best leadoff guy in the game or undervalued due to the decrease in SBs currently.

Eric Davis would be a star . . .

Chris Sabo would probably not wear the rec-specs

Kent Hrbek would be too fat . . .

Puckett would be amazing for a fat guy.


others...?

[glucklich]

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Vince Coleman would be lethal with his speed.

Brett Butler is another guy who could find a niche as a small ball maestro.

George Brett would be a Yankee.

Keith Hernandez and Dave Parker would dabble in more ecstacy and less coke.

Jody Davis would be a star and hit the ball far.

Honestly too though, I know a lot of people attribute an increase in power hitting to steroids and that may be true to a degree but if you look at the players of the 80s, they werent exactly dedicated in the weight room. Theyd have to lift weights to compete.

[SPTO]

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Interesting topic,

Dave Stieb would either be wildly successful or one of the most vilified pitchers in MLB. The guy was so intense and such a perfectionist that he could antagonze his own teamates. He might be labeled a bit of a choke since he had like 6-7 No Hitter opportunities but only got one in his career.

Tony Fernandez would have webgems just about every night and would be right up there as the best defensive SS in the league.

Dave Winfield would probably have a few 40 HR seasons if he were in his prime today.

Tom Henke would be mentioned in the same breath as Mariano Rivera as he was just about automatic throughout the 80s.

[fugazi]

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[quote=glucklich]Vince Coleman would be lethal with his speed.

Brett Butler is another guy who could find a niche as a small ball maestro.

George Brett would be a Yankee.

Jody Davis would be a star and hit the ball far.

quote]

Good points...I though about mentioning Davis as a joke...
Right about Coleman and Butler
Probably about Brett, too ...but did he hit enough HRs to be a yankee?

It's neat to hear some of these names again...I though about Fernandez...I remember Steib...

[Happy29]

Re: 80s players

I was born in 1979, and was wondering just how players in the mid 80s to early 90s would fare now...

I think Ryne Sandberg would be the best 2b in the game today . . . Alomar looked flashy, but Ryno played his position better by being in position. Grass helped.

Rickey Henderson in the 80s would either be the best leadoff guy in the game or undervalued due to the decrease in SBs currently.

Eric Davis would be a star . . .

Chris Sabo would probably not wear the rec-specs

Kent Hrbek would be too fat . . .

Puckett would be amazing for a fat guy.


others...?

No doubt Sandberg was the greatest ever at second and i'm sure hecould still get the job done, I am a little partial to Sandberg to the point that me and my wife are expecting our second son in early august and we are naming him Ryne after Ryno himself

[glucklich]

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[QUOTE=fugazi]

Vince Coleman would be lethal with his speed.

Brett Butler is another guy who could find a niche as a small ball maestro.

George Brett would be a Yankee.

Jody Davis would be a star and hit the ball far.

quote]

Good points...I though about mentioning Davis as a joke...
Right about Coleman and Butler
Probably about Brett, too ...but did he hit enough HRs to be a yankee?

It's neat to hear some of these names again...I though about Fernandez...I remember Steib...

Brett Butler was a CF for the Braves then the Dodgers. I dont think he ever played for the Yankees. In any case his best years were with the Dodgers and he was one of the best bunters you will ever see. He was also good with the glove in CF.

What I would really like to see is the 1985 Cardinals in todays MLB. I said what I said about Jody Davis because of a silly song that Harry would sing. LOL.

[Knight165]

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[QUOTE=glucklich]

Brett Butler was a CF for the Braves then the Dodgers. I dont think he ever played for the Yankees. In any case his best years were with the Dodgers and he was one of the best bunters you will ever see. He was also good with the glove in CF.

What I would really like to see is the 1985 Cardinals in todays MLB. I said what I said about Jody Davis because of a silly song that Harry would sing. LOL.

The Cards barely beat the Mets that year!.....

I don't think Butler was a Yank...he was a Met though....

and SPTO....there seems to be a common theme in your reply....I can't figure out what it is though?.....
HOMER!!!

Just kiddin'


M.K.
Knight165

[SPTO]

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..

and SPTO....there seems to be a common theme in your reply....I can't figure out what it is though?.....
HOMER!!!

Hey I gotta talk about the players I grew up watching!

Another 80s guy i'd like to see today would be Doc Gooden. I think that he would've flamed out much faster in thise 24/7 media driven world tho.

[bkrich83]

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[quote=glucklich]

Brett Butler was a CF for the Braves then the Dodgers. I dont think he ever played for the Yankees. In any case his best years were with the Dodgers and he was one of the best bunters you will ever see. He was also good with the glove in CF.

What I would really like to see is the 1985 Cardinals in todays MLB. I said what I said about Jody Davis because of a silly song that Harry would sing. LOL.

Butler had some good years with the Indians also.

Ozzie Smith would be the best defensive SS in any generation.

[rsox]

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The Astros would probably be trying to convince Nolan Ryan to come back for one more year.

And we would be faced with the difficult question of who is the better Pudge--Fisk or Rodriguez?.

[nyisles16]

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Sid Fernandez would be similar to Tom Glavine...

[Dice]

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Ozzie Smith would not be considered one of the best SS in the league because he only hits 2-3 HR in a season, even though he'll hit .300 and win the Gold Glove every year.

Sounds terrible BUT I believe that would happen if he played today.

[redskinrussell]

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Every boy in America... well Michigan would grow up wanting to sport the Tom Brookens stach.

[glucklich]

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Ozzie Smith would not be considered one of the best SS in the league because he only hits 2-3 HR in a season, even though he'll hit .300 and win the Gold Glove every year.

Sounds terrible BUT I believe that would happen if he played today.

When the Cardinals signed Smith to a big contract and his lack of power was brought up, Whitey Herzog authored a famous quote about how it doesnt matter if he prevents 100 runs instead of knocking in 100 runs. Ill try to find it. He was SO good defensively that what Whitey spoke of would still be apparent today. Whats also interesting to consider with Smith is that he played in an era where speed was more emphasized and yet he seemed to rarely be late with a throw to first. Ozzie was a transcendent player.

[glucklich]

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In some ways Id like to see Steve Garvey still playing because hes so easy to make fun of (I like it a lot when they do this on Cheap Seats). The flip side of that is that we'd have to tolerate Steve Garvey.