2007-01-10 09:46:11 · 13 answers · asked by smitty 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR!!! BIG TROUBLE AND DEREK JETE... ARE ON TOP OF THEIR GAME.
2007-01-10 12:53:53 · update #1
I DID NOT SAY THIS ERA. I SAID 'BEST EVER".
2007-01-11 00:18:08 · update #2
THESE WERE GREAT HOF SELECTION CLASSES:
1936
COBB
W. JOHNSON
C. MATTHEWSON
RUTH
H. WAGNER
1982
AARON
F. ROBINSON
1989
BENCH
YAZSTREMSKI
1999
BRETT
RYAN
ALL OF THESE 4 ARE BETTER THAN 2007.
2007-01-11 04:20:08 · update #3
Two great players. I would say no. There were some tremendous classes the first few years after the Hall of Fame first opened.
2007-01-11 03:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The class of 1936 features the most popular athlete in American history. Babe Ruth's name is still house hold and he has been out of the game for over 70 years.
A lot of people to this day have no idea who Robin Yount is. And they often get him mixed up with Paul Molitor. It's so true.
Do you think they will be talking about Robin Yount 70 years from now. NO!!! Thank you come again!!
2007-01-10 13:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by Stealing Home 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!!!
Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount and George Brett were in one class.
I suppose 7 career no-hitters doesn't count, right? Or 5, 714 strikeouts?
Leading the major leagues in hits in the 1980's (yes, the whole decade) doesn't count? Nor 3,142 hits? MVP awards at two different positions?
How about being the best situational hitter of your times? 3,154 hits? career .305 BA and .956 OPS?
Quoting the class of '36 isn't really fair here. That was the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame, and they had more than 40 years worth of players from whom to choose.
Next time, before you pronouce something as the best ever of whatever, you might want to read a bit of the history of "whatever".
2007-01-10 12:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This would be second to me, only behind the 1999 class of Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount and George Brett. While Ripkin and Gwynn are amazing players, I think 1999 takes the cake.
2007-01-10 10:27:43 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor R 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
with somewhat of success. He become an staggering hitter and merits to be contained in the hall of repute for it. Being a DH could no longer count number adverse to him. it truly is been a position for fairly a lot 40 years; and it truly is no longer that he wasn't okay to container, he basically wasn't requested to. How can he be punished for that?
2016-12-28 15:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Class of 36... Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson.
2007-01-10 12:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The class of 1936 can't be touched.
Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
Christy Matthewson
2007-01-10 10:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Blue Sun 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hard tobeat Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson
2007-01-10 11:54:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The class of 1936 is and probably will be the best ever.
2007-01-11 12:11:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this era, yeah it's gotta be.
Gwynn woulda had the highest batting average since Ty Cobb, if not for the baseball strike, and we all know what Ripken did.
2007-01-10 16:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by public_spirited 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋