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[NYYVol]

My grandfather (who was not a Yankee's fan) told me "Son, Mickey Mantle before the knee injury is the greatest baseball player God ever made. Don't you ever forget that."

Was the poster boy for five tool.

 

[zjcvols]

Lf- Bonds
CF- Mick
RF- Ruth
3b- Brooks or Michael Jack
SS- Arod
2b- Honus
1b- Greenberg
C- Bench or Thurman

Great team. Love the Greenberg reference.

 

[JTrainDavis]

Struggle with ARod because he's a chronic loser.
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Sad but true. He'd win silver stars at NTC

 

[JTrainDavis]

Great team. Love the Greenberg reference.

Me too, but he's no Jimmie Foxx

 

[NYYVol]

Barry over the fighter pilot...I can see it, i guess.

Tough call. When he thaws out, brother could still hit .350.

 

[NYYVol]

Me too, but he's no Jimmie Foxx

Very underrated. RBI machine.

 

[JTrainDavis]

Tough call. When he thaws out, brother could still hit .350.

If they reattach the head. I hope someone takes out John Henry in the crossfire when they shoot Casey Anthony

 

[zjcvols]

Was the poster boy for five tool.

When did he screw his knee up? It was really early in his career, but not sure how early.

 

[JTrainDavis]

Very underrated. RBI machine.

Speaking of RBI, Hack Wilson is safe forever with that record

 

[BigPapaVol]

Tough call. When he thaws out, brother could still hit .350.

Take Ted sans roids. Young Bonds was a stud, but wasn't Teddy Ballgame.
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[NYYVol]

If they reattach the head. I hope someone takes out John Henry in the crossfire when they shoot Casey Anthony

That's the perfect life for a bullet.

 

[NYYVol]

When did he screw his knee up? It was really early in his career, but not sure how early.

Game 2 of the '51 Series.

 

[zjcvols]

Me too, but he's no Jimmie Foxx

The first "Beast". He's probably the most underrated player pre-1970 there is.

 

[NYYVol]

When did he screw his knee up? It was really early in his career, but not sure how early.

Because of Joe mother effin DiMaggio.

 

[JTrainDavis]

The first "Beast". He's probably the most underrated player pre-1970 there is.

Mickey Cochrane and Bill Dickey say Hi. both are top 5 picks on my all time team.

 

[BigPapaVol]

The first "Beast". He's probably the most underrated player pre-1970 there is.

Doubt it. Lot of guys fist get hype due to markets they played in and lack of coverage. Harmon Killebrew comes to mind.
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[JTrainDavis]

Because of Joe mother effin DiMaggio.

Hey, are you going to argue with an Italian in 1950?

 

[zjcvols]

Game 2 of the '51 Series.

Just not even fair. He easily would have 300 SB's, 600 homers, and God knows how many doubles/triples if he didn't screw his knee up.

 

[MaehlMan]

Only players with ten years experience: Yes or no?

Chipper Jones

Roy Halladay

C.C. Sabathia

Derek Jeter

Omar Vizquel

Jim Thome

Mariano Rivera

Albert Pujols

Alex Rodriguez

Todd Helton

Vlad Guerrero

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

That's off the top of my head. May amend it when I have some time to look at stats.
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[JTrainDavis]

Just not even fair. He easily would have 300 SB's, 600 homers, and God knows how many doubles/triples if he didn't screw his knee up.

If it's and buts were sugar and nuts

 

[zjcvols]

Mickey Cochrane and Bill Dickey say Hi. both are top 5 picks on my all time team.

Mickey Cochrane was a great player. Bill Dickey was good too.

 

[zjcvols]

What happened with the Mantle/DiMaggio thing again?

 

[JTrainDavis]

Mickey Cochrane was a great player. Bill Dickey was good too.

Cochrane and Hornsby are my 2 old time favorites..

H is for Hornsby
When Pitching to Rog,
The pitcher would throw,
Then the Pitcher would dodge.

 

[VolsFan4Ever-11]

Lf- Ted Williams
CF- Mickey
RF- Ruth
3b- Brooks
SS- Arod
2b- Roger Hornsby
1b- Stan Musial
C- Bench
P- Koufax, Walter Johnson, or Nolan Ryan

 

[zjcvols]

Cochrane and Hornsby are my 2 old time favorites..

H is for Hornsby
When Pitching to Rog,
The pitcher would throw,
Then the Pitcher would dodge.

Sports writing at its finest.

Cochrane was basically Joe Mauer in the twenties/thirties