Who is your favorite baseball player of all time and why? Please explain.?

Question

I personally think Lou Gehrig is the best baseball player of all time. He was a great player, didn't look at paychecks, but at fans and the love of the game, he was a REAL player, and most of all, he had a heart.

Sorry, Henry Louis Gehrig :)

Little known fact, Babe Ruth was a phenomenal pitcher before he started batting. His ERA was microscopic, no, subatomic compared to the steroid-abusing Barry Bonds figures of today.

This wasn't posted, there was an error. If the original shows up, it is because I retyped it.

Also a little known fact, Babe Ruth was a phenomenal pitcher before he was a batter. His ERA was subatomic compared to the steroid-abusing Barry Bonds figures of today.

And no, you lazy slob I will NOT give you the 10 points for copying and pasting my answer to my own question.

Answer 1

,I am assuming your talking the major leagues, then it would be babe Ruth, this poor Irish kid was a lefty. he played for Boston braves and won 100 games as a pitcher, for four years during the dead ball era before he even hit a damn ball! then after they livened up the ball like today. they noticed this big lug could knock the cover off the ball, so he was traded to the new york Yankees. this guy would party and eat and drink anything all night ,and play ball the next day he loved kids all colors, he looked fat but could run and field and hit for a high percentage he still has one of the highest batting averages ever, and hit 714 home runs in only 8,399 at bats, no one even comes close, that is hitting a home run every 11.74 times he went to bat. the best ever period bar none. and if their was a strong second place it would go to willie Mays the say hey kid. he spent four years in the army. if he played those four years he would be the best!!! ted Williams was very good but he was a whiner and a recluse and not a team player and he never could duplicate the babe and Mays. remember babe was a pitcher for four years before he even hit the ball!! and Mays was in the army for four years! also! and stupid baseball writers please let Pete Rose in the hall of fame, he admitted what he did GDAMN IT he never took any gd drugs and played his heart out. and broke ty cobbs record for most hits..

Answer 2

I personally believe that Ted Williams (Red Sox) is the best hitter of all time, he may not have the most homeruns but he is one of I believe 17 MLB players to ever hit 500 career homers, not to mention missed almost 5 years early in his career while he was fighitng in WWII. He won the triple crown 2 times: in 1942 before leaving for the war and 1947 just after returning. This is something Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, or even the immortal Babe Ruth did not do. only 14 players have been awarded the triple crown. (leading the league in batting average, home runs, and RBI's) Carl Yastrzemski another BoSox was the last player to receive this honor and that was 1967.

I also have to agree that Pete Rose was a great player despite the gambling issue, there are not many that compare with him he was a great hitter and fielder.

Answer 3

Former Tiger shortstop Alan Trammell. He didn't have the arm of a Cal Ripkin, nor did he have the range of an Ozzie Smith, but he studied the game intensely, and was always in the right position for every batter. He and Lou Whitaker hold the record for most games played in together by two players, as well as most double plays turned by a keystone corner. He consistently hit .300 with 20 or more Home Runs a season, and never gave the Tigers any trouble when it came time for his contract. He was a gamer who loved the fans, and was consistently the model of class both on and off the field. And, most importantly, during his entire major league baseball career, he proudly wore the English D, even when he played on Tiger teams that were way beneath his level of talent, heart, and character.

Answer 4

Walter Johnson, my vote for the best pitcher of all time

He threw hard in an era when pitchers didn't throw very hard because they were expected to last nine innings each outing and finish all their games. Imagine a pitcher today throwing 15-20 complete games a season. Big Train did that year after year.

He won 417 games, second only to Cy Young, and doing that while playing on terrible teams for the vast majority of his career.

His strikeout record stood for 55 years. The game is different today; it'd be interesting to see how many he would get if he pitched in the modern era.

He has 110 career shutouts - a record that was never challenged in his day. It probably never will in our lifetimes because the modern game is different.

Most importantly, he was a gentleman in an era when baseball players were a pretty rude bunch.

Answer 5

I personally think Lou Gehrig is the best baseball player of all time. He was a great player, didn't look at paychecks, but at fans and the love of the game, he was a REAL player, and most of all, he had a heart.

u should give he 10 pts for agreeing with u.

Answer 6

Alan Trammell. He was a phenomenal player and always underrated, still to this day. He was the most talented shortstop of the 80's, when you consider the total package. Unfortunately, he didn't put up the career numbers of Ripken because he was injured throughout the 90's.
Nevertheless, he was a great hitter (before shortstops could hit) and a 4 time Gold glove winner at shortstop.
On top of all this, he was the classiest player around, never complained, always did his job. Just a tremendous baseball player and it was my joy to grow up watching him every day.

Answer 7

I'm sure I'm gonna catch a lot of flack for this, but I have to go with Pete Rose. He played five different positions during his career, could get you a stolen base or a big home run when you really needed it, and I doubt that there was ever a single moment when he didn't hustle 110 percent. There probably isn't a single individual on this planet in any walk of life who did more with a limited amount of natural talent than Rose did. I don't think anyone can argue with that.

Answer 8

My favorite player (not necessarily the best of all time) is Warren Spahn, the great left handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves. I just loved to watch him pitch. Not only is he the winningest left hander of all time(363 lifetime victories) but he also holds the NL record for home runs (35) by a pitcher. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Answer 9

Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig - Lou Gehrig

Mine - George Brett - Stan Musial

Answer 10

Babe Ruth, hes the greatest. Did you know that now a days his autograph would be worth 30,000 big ones! By the way i like in mobile right next to Hank Arrons mom, iv meet him many times.