Best CF ever ?

[gritzblitz56]

Re: Best CF ever ?

1. Mays
2. Cobb
3. Mantle
4. DiMaggio
5. Speaker

[gritzblitz56]

Re: Best CF ever ?

1. Mays
2. Cobb
3. Mantle
4. DiMaggio
5. Speaker

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Re: Best CF ever ?

Interesting, I just read today in the book The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball about how great of a CF Willie Mays was, in that he was one of the best (if not the best) at positioning himself, and oftentimes he would actually get a jump on the ball before it was even pitched!

So in other words I would say, hey, Willie Mays!

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Re: Best CF ever ?

Interesting, I just read today in the book The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball about how great of a CF Willie Mays was, in that he was one of the best (if not the best) at positioning himself, and oftentimes he would actually get a jump on the ball before it was even pitched!

So in other words I would say, hey, Willie Mays!

[Heelfan71]

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Mays is the greatest player ever in some peoples minds. I think he may be too.

[Heelfan71]

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Mays is the greatest player ever in some peoples minds. I think he may be too.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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Mays is the greatest player ever in some peoples minds. I think he may be too.

It's very hard to compare players in different ERA's but if I had to pick the best player of all-time, I would go with Babe Ruth.

He was a dominant hitter and decent pitcher.

You'll never ever find a player that hits 714 HR's and has 98 wins on his resume.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: Best CF ever ?

Mays is the greatest player ever in some peoples minds. I think he may be too.

It's very hard to compare players in different ERA's but if I had to pick the best player of all-time, I would go with Babe Ruth.

He was a dominant hitter and decent pitcher.

You'll never ever find a player that hits 714 HR's and has 98 wins on his resume.

[SPTO]

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If we're talking best player of all time i'd still say Mays. Why? you may ask, well he played great defense, could hit for power, had a lot of speed and was a leader for his team.

[SPTO]

Re: Best CF ever ?

If we're talking best player of all time i'd still say Mays. Why? you may ask, well he played great defense, could hit for power, had a lot of speed and was a leader for his team.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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If we're talking best player of all time i'd still say Mays. Why? you may ask, well he played great defense, could hit for power, had a lot of speed and was a leader for his team.

The one knock I have against Mays is that he never produced in the playoffs. It's a shame a player of his calibre never even got the chance to play in the World Series.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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If we're talking best player of all time i'd still say Mays. Why? you may ask, well he played great defense, could hit for power, had a lot of speed and was a leader for his team.

The one knock I have against Mays is that he never produced in the playoffs. It's a shame a player of his calibre never even got the chance to play in the World Series.

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The one knock I have against Mays is that he never produced in the playoffs. It's a shame a player of his calibre never even got the chance to play in the World Series.

Looking at retrosheet.org, Mays played in 4 World Series .. but was on the losing end each time.

1951 NYG (lost 4-2 against NYY)
1954 NYG (lost 4-0 against CLE)
1962 SF (lost 4-3 against NYY)
1973 NYM (lost 3-4 against OAK)

But you are right about his WS performances, he hit a mere .239 in 20 games, stole just 2 bases, and amazingly never hit a WS home run.

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Re: Best CF ever ?

The one knock I have against Mays is that he never produced in the playoffs. It's a shame a player of his calibre never even got the chance to play in the World Series.

Looking at retrosheet.org, Mays played in 4 World Series .. but was on the losing end each time.

1951 NYG (lost 4-2 against NYY)
1954 NYG (lost 4-0 against CLE)
1962 SF (lost 4-3 against NYY)
1973 NYM (lost 3-4 against OAK)

But you are right about his WS performances, he hit a mere .239 in 20 games, stole just 2 bases, and amazingly never hit a WS home run.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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Looking at retrosheet.org, Mays played in 4 World Series .. but was on the losing end each time.

1951 NYG (lost 4-2 against NYY)
1954 NYG (lost 4-0 against CLE)
1962 SF (lost 4-3 against NYY)
1973 NYM (lost 3-4 against OAK)

But you are right about his WS performances, he hit a mere .239 in 20 games, stole just 2 bases, and amazingly never hit a WS home run.

That's correct he did play in the WS several times. I couldn't believe I forgot about "the catch" off Vic Wertz.




I know some people hate this argument, but whether it's fair or not some would knock Mays because he doesn't have a ring.