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    Forever A Legend
    • Sep 2008
    • 2809

    #1

    who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

    who do you consider the greatest of your generation?? for me it can be summed up with three words Ken Griffey Jr. I grew up in the 1990's and i was a die hard Yankee fan but Junior remained the player I idolized the most. Griffey in his prime was one of if not the best players. He was the definition of a 5 tool talent he had power, speed, scaled walls like he was not human and had a cannon for an arm. Heck if he did not get injured he could have been the greatest player of all time and we could have actually had a clean home run king.


  • Ewing
    Banned
    • Mar 2009
    • 863

    #2
    Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

    Ken Griffey Jr. is probably my all-time favorite player but Albert Pujols is undoubtedly the best player of the last 20 years or so.

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    • SPTO
      binging
      • Feb 2003
      • 68046

      #3
      Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

      I'd have said Bonds if this was 5-6 years ago but it's probably Griffey Jr. I'm going by guys I grew up watching.

      In about 25 years people will call Pujols the greatest of their generation.
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      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42520

        #4
        Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

        Jim Eisenreich

        Just kidding.



        Even the non-homer in me has to say Barry Bonds, as might many other people that grew up seeing him on Sportscenter night after night.
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        • KSUowls
          All Star
          • Jul 2009
          • 5891

          #5
          Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

          Griffey on pure talent, but his legacy is hurt by all the injuries.

          amended to agree with the above. Pujols is the best.
          Last edited by KSUowls; 08-09-2009, 02:23 AM.

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          • J0nnD0ugh
            Hall Of Fame
            • Feb 2003
            • 16602

            #6
            Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

            Pujols is the best hitter. I wrote a blog showing how his numbers, acheived in consecutive years, are unprecedented. That's to be taken literal, not as hype. If he finishes this season healthy, he'll complete the greatest 9 yr run in the history of professional baseball. Bar none.
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            • BunnyHardaway
              Banned
              • Nov 2004
              • 15195

              #7
              Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

              Griffey and Pujols

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              • jth1331
                MVP
                • Aug 2003
                • 1060

                #8
                Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                Griffey, injuries killed his chances of putting up monster, monster numbers. He missed a good 3 years of production due to injuries/the strike.
                He'd have 740 homeruns, 2,000+ RBI's, 3,000+ hits, etc. If he didn't miss those years.

                I'm praying Pujols stays healthy because he has a chance to have absolutely insane numbers when he is done playing.
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                • bsb13
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 3439

                  #9
                  Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                  Pujols

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                  • Kriech23
                    MVP
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 2302

                    #10
                    Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                    I'm a huge Griffey Jr. fan and had he not been injured those 3 years he would be within contention of the all-time home-run record. But, over the last 8 years or so it's easily Pujols.

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                    • Ewing
                      Banned
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 863

                      #11
                      Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                      Originally posted by J0nnD0ugh
                      If he finishes this season healthy, he'll complete the greatest 9 yr run in the history of professional baseball. Bar none.
                      Babe Ruth 1920-28.

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                      • ryanm1058123
                        Banned
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 3628

                        #12
                        Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                        Pujols and Bonds.

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                        • Beantown
                          #DoYourJob
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 31523

                          #13
                          Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                          Griffey, Pujols...and I'll throw out a third name - Pedro.

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                          • 42
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 8801

                            #14
                            Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                            I'd go with the following during my childhood:

                            1. Ken Griffey Jr. (Everybody's favorite)

                            2. Frank Thomas (He was labeled as "The Big Hurt" for a reason)

                            3. Tony Gwynn (The most consistent hitter of all-time)

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                            • jim416
                              Banned
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 10606

                              #15
                              Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                              Mays was the best, but man, if Mickey Mantle had not screwed up his knees. He was something to watch.

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