Who is the best baseball player?

Answer 1

Mickey Mantle was the greatest single talent ever to play the game of baseball. Hands down!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Ruth has probably the best statistics of all time, particularly when his production is compared to that of his contemporaries - in 1919 he hit more home runs than two thirds of the major league TEAMS! But I never saw him play, nor did I see Mays, Aaron, Williams, or Koufax for that matter. The best I have ever seen is either Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds. Clemens is as dominant a starting pitcher as there has ever been with 7 Cy Young awards (and placing in the top three of the voting 3 more times) and a 3.12 era which is close to a run and a quarter lower than the league average over his career. Bonds has to be mentioned in this conversation, although I cannot stand the thought of bestowing the 'greatest player ever' label on a possible cheater. But he is one of the most prolific power hitters ever- he has reached base almost 45% of the time, and even though he has rarely seen more than a strike or two per at-bat since 2000, he has still managed to place among the leaders in home runs. He will never be as classy as his godfather or father, but it is difficult to argue against seven MVP awards, three of which came before Balco (and it should have been eight had he not been robbed by Terry Pendelton in 1991). As for the best current players, choose from Ortiz, Ramirez, Rodriguez, or Pujols.

Answer 3

Wow, what a question. All time best Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, so many others. I think Willie Mays.

Answer 4

oh ted williams. i know this is bias, because im a diehard sox fan, but i mean, the guy hit for an average, cracked homeruns, drove in runs, and had the most perfect swing in the world. the man could aim where he hit it like a sniper. people say he couldnt hit the ball the right. well, legend goes there was a heckler down 3rd baseline. ted shot 3 straight foul balls right at him. he could have hit .500 if he wasnt so stubborn. he even admitted that he was too stubborn to hit it to right.

ted williams could have easily hit 100 more homers. its too bad.

Answer 5

Now- Albert Pujols or Johan Santana
All-time- obviously Babe Ruth

Answer 6

for all time it would prolly b ted williams and babe ruth either one would deserve it. for now either Papi or A-Rod. and a future best baseball player would b albert pujols, he will become the next aaron or mays

Answer 7

Today Jeter and Pujols because they are not only good in the regular season, but also in the post season, and Jeter is cool and classy despite the pressure of playing in NY and for Steinbrenner.

Answer 8

Of all time Babe Ruth. Today Albert Pujols.

Answer 9

all time-ruth or ted williams(keep in mind he lost 3 years to the service in his prime)
now-pujols or Ortiz o r ARod-(in a year or 2 Ryan Howard)

Answer 10

I have gave you a little report on who I think is the best


DAVID ORTIZ RED SOX



In 1992, at the age of 17, Ortiz signed with the Seattle Mariners. He was traded to Minnesota in 1996, and made his debut in September 1997, then known as David Arias. After moving up and down from the majors to the minors, Ortiz hit .272 with 20 home runs and 75 RBI in 2002, when the Twins lost in the American League Championship Series to the Anaheim Angels. But Ortiz, whose left knee and right wrist had been surgically repaired, had not played in more than 130 games in a season. Thinking he was injured too often, and also fearing his salary would increase dramatically in arbitration, Minnesota let Ortiz go, and the Red Sox signed him.

Along with Bill Mueller and Kevin Millar, Ortiz was another signee who came up big for the Red Sox in 2003. Originally, Jeremy Giambi was assigned the primary role, but he hit horribly and allowed Ortiz to step in. Additionally, Shea Hillenbrand was traded to Arizona, which allowed Bill Mueller to play full time. David Ortiz became the full time designated hitter and hit fifth in the batting order. He finished the season hitting .288 with 31 home runs and 101 RBI in only 128 games. Ortiz finished fifth in the American League MVP vote.

In 2004 Ortiz surpassed all expectations around him by turning in another solid season. Batting in the cleanup slot in the batting order, he led the American League in extra base hits (91) and was second in RBI (139); had 33 go-ahead RBI, 50 RBI with two out, and collected career highs in batting average (.301), home runs (41), RBI (139), runs (94), doubles (47), triples (3), walks (75), total bases (351), on base percentage (.380), slugging average (.603), OPS (.983), and games played (150).

In addition, Big Papi and Manny Ramírez became the first pair of American League teammates to hit 40 home runs, have 100 RBI, and bat .300 since the Yankees' Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931. Also along with Ramirez, Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs six times, tying the major league single season set by Hank Greenberg and Rudy York (Detroit Tigers) and Frank Thomas and Magglio Ordóñez (Chicago White Sox). A first time All-Star, he hit a two-run home run, walked twice and scored two runs in the game.

In 2005 he set a new career record of 47 home runs in the season, 43 of them as designated hitter, beating Edgar Martinez's record of 37 set in 2000. Twenty of his home runs either tied or gave Boston the lead, and over the period 2003-2005, he hit .326, with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs in only 221 at bats in the late innings of close games. He also led the American League in RBIs with 148, and his 47 homers were second in the AL to the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez. He also finished second to Alex Rodríguez in MVP votes.

The 2005 AL MVP was a significant debate among baseball circles as both Rodríguez and Ortiz finished the regular season with impressive offensive statistics. Two sportswriters left Ortiz completely off the ten player ballot, citing Ortiz's position as a designated hitter. Ortiz ultimately finished second in the voting because as a designated hitter, he played very few games defensively and thus many sportswriters argued that Ortiz did not contribute as much as Rodríguez, who played the majority of his games at third base for the New York Yankees. On June 13, 2006, Ortiz was the victim of former teammate Johan Santana's 1,000th career strikeout.

2006 has been a year of walk-offs (the act of winning a game in the bottom half of the last inning) for Ortiz. He has hit more walk-off base hits (five) this year than most teams and is currently one away for the most walk-offs since divisional play started in 1969.[citation needed] His most recent came in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians on July 31, 2006.[citation needed]