top 10 best baseball players ever?

Question

dream team

Answer 1

I'm going to go a slightly different route and choose an ideal team of current players based on their current ability and long-term potential.

C: Joe Mauer, Twins
1B: Albert Pujols, Cardinals
2B: Chase Utley, Phillies
SS: Michael Young, Rangers
3B: David Wright, Mets
LF: Miguel Cabrera, Marlins
CF: Carl Crawford, Devil Rays
RF: Vladimir Guerrero, Angels
DH: Travis Hafner, Indians

SP: Johan Santana, Twins
SP: Jake Peavy, Padres
SP: Roy Halladay, Blue Jays
SP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners
SP: Francisco Liriano, Twins

RP: B. J. Ryan, Blue Jays
RP: Bobby Jenks, White Sox
RP: Francisco Rodriguez, Angels

Answer 2

SP: Cy Young
RP: Mariano Rivera
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Honus Wagner
SS: Cal Ripken
3B: Mike Schmidt
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Ken Griffey Jr.
RF: Hank Aaron

Answer 3

Pitchers...that I have seen play or played since my birth,,,lol..I cannot tell you how good Cy Young was..
Roger Clemens..most likely the greatest of all time!
Bob Gibson
Greg Maddux
Ron Guidry
Nolan Ryan
RP
Rich Gossage
Lee Smith
Mariano Rivera

1B Pete Rose/Rod Carew
2B Ryne Sandberg
3B Brooks Robinson or Wade Boggs
SS Derek Jeter
OF Barry Bonds
OF Willie Mays
OF Tony Gwynn
OF and Obviously Babe Ruth
DH Hank Aaron
UTL Stan Musial
UTL George Brett

Answer 4

In my opinion:
1. Cal Ripken.
2. Nolan Ryan.
3. Carl Yazstremski (spelling?)
4. Lou Gehrig
5. Babe Ruth
6. Ozzie Smith
7. Pete Rose
8. Jackie Robinson
9. Willie Mays
10. Cy Young

Answer 5

Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle,
Willie Mays, Lou Gerig, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musual, Barry Bonds

Answer 6

Here's my all-time lineup:

1: Honus Wagner - Rickey Henderson would be good in this spot, but I don't think he's good enough to bump one of my other OFs off this list. Wagner was probably one of the best fielders ever, considering he was from the era where errors were a lot more common. By the way, Rickey was the best basestealer of all time, but he was actually a terrible baserunner (going first to third, etc).

2. Joe Morgan - Morgan is probably the most underrated baseball player of all time. He's the best second baseman ever (slightly ahead of Hornsby), and yet his name is never mentioned in discussions like this. He fits the 2-spot well, and we get to go righty-lefty with Wagner-Morgan.

3. Babe Ruth - do we really need any explanation? He could come in and pitch as well if one of our other starters goes down. Ruth hit 714 HRs in the era when nobody hit homers - normalized to today's average numbers, he would have over 900 homers! (see source)

4: Hank Aaron - the greatest home run hitter who ever lived, despite the fact that he never hit 50 in one season. Plus he hit over 600 doubles; he had 6856 total bases (700 more than anybody else ever). What's interesting is his speed - he stole 240 bases (including a career high of 31 in '63), but also hit into the second-most double plays ever (behind Ripken). We don't really have to worry about speed if we put him here.


5. Lou Gerhig - I wanted to put Gerhig fourth behind Ruth (just like the good old days), but that would be three leftys in a row. Gerhig also isn't usually mentioned among the all-time greats, but his OPS+ (OPS normalized to the league average) is fourth all-time, behind only Ruth, Ted Williams, and Bonds. Plus, Gerhig should see lots of baserunners here (he's first all-time in career grand slams).

6: Willie Mays - can you imagine looking down a lineup card and seeing Willie Mays hitting 6th? I do regret not having the Splendid Splinter in here somewhere, but Mays is so valuable on the defensive end that it's worth sacrificing a some of hitting. Mays incidentally also lost a couple years of his career ('52-53) due to wartime.

7: Mike Schmidt - Maybe A-Rod or Wright will be here in a decade or so, but for now I've got to go with Schmidt at third. His 548 HRs speak for themself, and he had a pretty good glove too.

8: Carlton Fisk - the original "pudge" is most likely the best-hitting catcher of all-time, and he was very good defensively as well. His experience and leadership will also help him control this team.

9: Don Newcome - Newcome was one of the best-hitting pitchers of all-time, compiling a .271 BA and 15 homers. He's not nearly the hitter that these other guys are, but he's no slouch at the bottom of the order (plus he's a very good pitcher as well).



Yes, that took way too much effort on my part, but I'm out of school now and have nothing better to do.

Answer 7

C- 70' Johnny Bench
1b- 98' Mark McGuire
2b- 76' Joe Morgan
SS- 22' Rogers Hornsby
3b- 62' Frank Robinson
LF- 01' Barry Bonds
CF- 55' Willy Mays
RF- 21' Babe Ruth
SP- 85' Doc Gooden

Answer 8

1. Ted Williams (if it had not been for him going into the military Twice It would Probably be his homerun record they would be talking about instead of Ruth's)
2. Nolan Ryan
3. Bob Gibson
4. Hank Aaron (everyone forgets he broke Ruth's hr record first!!)
5. Honus Wagner
6. Harmon Killabrew
7. Bobby Bonds (Barry Is not half the player his dad was)
8. Babe Ruth
9. Tony Gwynn
10. Cy Young (if he were pitching today he would have never lost)

Answer 9

1B Lou Gehrig
2B Honus Wagner
3B Brooks Robinson
SS Ozzie Smith
LF Ty Cobb
CF Mickey Mantle
RF Joe DiMaggio
C Yogi Berra
SP Nolan Ryan
RP Bruce Sutter

Answer 10

pitcher Cy Young and Walter Johnson
1st base Lou Gerhig
2nd base Roger Hornsby
shortstop Honus Wagner
3rd base Mike Schmitt
catcher Johnny Bench
right field Babe Ruth
center field Willie Mays
left field Stan Musial