best player of all time?

Question

it has to be pete rose he is charlie hustle he played because he loved the game

Answer 1

I agree- Pete Rose. The number of years with a lot of hits it took to beat the All Time Hit Record- I dont think that one will ever fall again.

Answer 2

Pete Rose was my favorite player.
He is one of the few guys that always gave 110%.
He could go 4-4 or 0-4 and he was still running out everything, diving for balls, and doing everything he could to win.

He did not have the natural talent of Willie Mays.
He was not the pure hitter like Ted Williams.
He didn't have Clemente's arm or Ruth's power.

But, he sure did give us our money's worth.

Unfortunately, Pete Rose is a scum of the earth human being.

That makes me sad.

He could have been in the Hall of Fame, if he had ever admitted his gambling guilt and had simply said, "I'm sorry."

I miss the young Pete.

Today's Pete Rose makes me ill.

Answer 3

Get real.

Pete Rose the best of all time????

Pete did a lot of things well, but he isn't close to the top 10.

I wouldn't even rank him #1 Reds of all time. I'd put him behind Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench on the Big Red Machine.

In no particular order:

Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Lou Gerhig
Barry Bonds
Honus Wagner
Stan Musial
Ty Cobb
Ted Williams
Alex Rodriguez
Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ah spit, that's 11.

Answer 4

Aside from all the hoopla and the myth that has developed around him, the fact is Babe Ruth had a greater impact on the game on the field during his time than any player in history. Williams is close as a hitter, very close. But you have to tilt the scales in Ruth's favor because of his outstanding seasons as a pitcher.

Rose played the game the way we'd all like to see it played, but there are dozens of players who were bigger impact players.

Answer 5

Babe Ruth would be my pick. He was the dominate player of his day. Some years he himself hit more home runs than whole teams. He hit home runs in the dead ball era of baseball. Also when parks where by in large bigger than today. He was also a very good pitcher at the beginning of his career. If not for Ruth the game may have died after the Black Sox scandal in 1919. He is still an icon to baseball fans everywhere. He hit 714 home runs in fewer at bats than Hank Aaron. I believe he is one of the greatest player in sports history. Not just baseball.

Answer 6

As a player with all the tools, power hitting, hitting, speed, arm strength, defense, it has to be Willie Mays. H'e likely be ahead of Aaron in Hr's if he hadn't lost 2 years to the Army Service in 52-53, so figure about 70 HR's more onto his 660, plus if you add playing at the "Stick" and its bad wind problems, they took another 40-50 away. And as 1 sportswriter said. watching him play CF, it was where triples went to die, he was magic and knew how to play CF, in fact he read the pitches and adjusted himself based on the count, he knew baseball.
Second but I know this is controversial, Barry Bonds. Until the roid rages and raves hit, the guy was a Gold Glove fielder, hit .300, hit HR's, clutch hitter.

Answer 7

Babe Ruth for being an awsme pitcher and the first power hitter.

Close second is Willy Mays who was a GG fielder 600+ Home Run guy and had a lot of speed.

Answer 8

i say pete rose. i think most people would say babe ruth but the people who played back then werent nearly as good as when pete rose played. back then pitchers didnt throw 95 mph. they only threw about 85. But dont get me wrong i think babe ruth was a danm good player though.

Answer 9

Pete Rose has to be mentioned here but I think it is Willie Mays.

Answer 10

Ryne Sandberg!!! Best defensive second baseman ever ... hit for power, had some speed, was a true leader, and was/is a classy individual ... and like he said in his hall of fame speech, "He played the game the right way" which can't be said by too many these days!