out of those 4 ,what 3rd baseman would you want on your team.
i would say....ummm...mike schmidt.
2006-12-24 04:55:37 · 25 answers · asked by tom s 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Mike Schmidt, good answer totally agree.
2006-12-24 04:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by John T 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I grew up watching all these guys play. I would have to go with George Brett because he was great in the clutch, he could hit for a high average and he also had more pop than Boggs and he was also better defensively than Boggs was. Schmidt had the most power and was probably the best defensive player out of the bunch, but he did strike out a lot. I saw Nettles play for the Padres in 1984 a lot and at 40 he was still impressive.
2006-12-24 16:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by PADRES FAN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mike Schmidt is the greatest 3rd baseman of all time, by far, and without question.
Therefore, I would take him first.
If I couldn't take Schmidt, I'd take Brett, the second best 3rd baseman of all time.
After those two, I guess it would depend on the needs of my club... Nettles was very nearly the equal of Brooks Robinson defensively, Boggs was a great, great hitter who hit with some power, and had a .415 career OBP. I suppose, out of context, I would take Boggs before Nettles, but Nettles was a terrific player who put a lot of runs on the score board despite a low batting average, in addition to being a great, great defensive third baseman.
All four of these guys were winners.
2006-12-24 13:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up watching the Royals and George Brett, but he would be my second pick behind Mike Schmidt.
Schmidt was the best offensive 3rd baseman of all time, and one of the top 4 or 5 defensive 3rd basemen ever. How can you argue against that? Sure Brett and Boggs put up higher batting averages, but for overall run production and defensive ability (i.e. preventing opponants from scoring by turning doubles into outs) nobody was better than Schmidt.
#2 would be Brett, then Boggs #3. I'd pick several others ahead of Nettles, such as Pie Traynor, Brooks Robinson, Chipper Jones, Alex Rodrigues now that he's a third baseman, Cal Ripken Jr., who played his first few seasons at 3rd before moving to shortstop, Scott Rolen, Ron Santo, I can keep going.
Nettles was pretty good, but not great. I'd be hard pressed to put him in my top 15 third basemen.
2006-12-24 17:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a big baseball fan growing up in the 70s and then in the 80s when I was a teenager/young man. I'll have to exclude Boggs because he was really a late 80s and 90s player.
Not Graig Nettles.
Brett or Schmidt.........
I'd take Schmidt by a hair over Brett because Schmidt was a consistent power hitter and I remember him winning several Golden Gloves. But Brett is a very close second.
2006-12-24 05:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mike Schmidt, Brett second followed by Boggs, and then Nettles. Schmidt was a god, he was a fantastic fielder (10 GG) and he had tremendous power, 548 career round triippers.
2006-12-24 20:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by kblavie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Yankees fan, and I even wrote something recently on Answers about Nettles' greatness defensively, but you must class Schmidt and Brett above the other two.
Nettles was great in the field and had good power but was prone to slumps and only hit .248 lifetime.
Boggs was a brilliant hitter for average (.328), and decent in the field but very little HR power.
Brett was a great hitter for average (.305), he also slugged .487 lifetime and was one of the most fearsome hitters in the clutch (.337 BA and a ridiculous .627 slugging in the postseason), hit .390 (yes .390) one season, one of the best pure hitters ever.
Schmidt was brilliant defensively, hit a mediocre .267 lifetime, but had a .380 on base and was a far superior slugger to any of the others (.527).
So I am going with Schmidt, though I have to say if it was for one big game or postseason series, I am calling on George Brett.
2006-12-24 16:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by celticexpress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will take Boggs, and bat him lead-off. The man was ridiculed in Boston for being a "selfish singles hitter" but the truth is he was a player far ahead of his time. Today, General Managers salivate over the thought of a .415 OBP like Boggs had in his career.
Plus through hard work, Boggs made himself into a real decent 3rd baseman.
Always a good story in the newspapers too, be it his extra-marital affairs, his consumption of copious amounts of chicken, his suffering wife Margo, his many superstitions or his getting injured by falling out of his truck.
They just don't make players like Wade anymore!
2006-12-24 15:15:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wade Boggs. Why? He hit over .360 4 times in his career. Was one if not the hardest out in baseball from 1983-1991. The most he ever struck out in a season was 68 times. Wade lived on base be it walk or hit.
( His classic at bat in Game 4 with two outs behind 0-2 against Wohlers that he turn into a walk was huge. Leyritz's 3 run digger followed. )
2006-12-24 06:01:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Michael Jack Schmidt
2006-12-24 09:52:33 · answer #10 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
George Lopez
2016-05-23 04:05:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋