Who would you pick and what years?
What position would they be playing?
Whos in the lineup, starting rotation, and bullpen.
2007-02-06 01:59:21 · 7 answers · asked by popular_bond 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Hello. A good question. I will diverge from my peers, because I have a different perception of what makes an awesome team. But first here is my team:
Owner: George Steinbrenner Manger: John McGraw Assistant Manger: Billy Williams Pitching Coach: Tom Lasorda Hitting Instructor: Casey Stengel First Base Coach: Don Zimmer Third Base Coach: Earl Weaver: Bench Coach: Joe Torre Bullpen Coach: Fergie Jenkins
Catcher: Yogi Berra (1956) First Base: Lou Gehrig (1927) Second Base: Rogers Hornsby (1924) Shortstop: Ernie Banks (1958) Third Base: Brooks Robinson (1964) Left Field: Ted Williams (1941) Center Field: Willie Mays (1965) Right Field: Frank Robinson (1966) DH: Mickey Mantle (1961) Bench: Cal Ripken Jr. (1991), Tony Gwynn (1994), Barry Larkin (1996), Hank Aaron (1957), and Pete Rose (1969).
Starting Pitchers:Walter Johnson (1913), Warren Spahn (1953), Nolan Ryan (1974), Christy Mattewson (1908), Eddie Plank (1912) Bullpen: Bob Gibson (1968), Satchel Paige (1931), Tim Keefe (1886), Pud Galvin (1884), Sandy Koufax (1963)
I have picked this team based on these aspects. I wanted a team that performed, has a passion for the game, and had desire to win. I believe this is a fantastic team that could compete with anyone and anywhere. I hope this helps
2007-02-06 04:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by The Dark Knight 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1st base Lou Gehrig 1927
2nd base Rogers Hornsby 1924
shortstop Honus Wagner 1909
3rd base Mike Schmidt 1979
left field Ted Williams 1941
center field Willie Mays 1962
right field Henry Aaron 1971
catcher Johnny Bench 1970
rotation Roger Clemens 1986
Sandy Koufax 1965
Walter Johnson 1924
Warren Spahn 1956
Tom Seaver 1969
bullpen Mariano Rivera 1998
Elroy Face 1959
Rollie Fingers 1982
Trevor Hoffman 2006
Tug McGraw 1980(need a lefty in there)
dh Babe Ruth 1927
on the bench I would pick utility players only 6 only left 25 man roster
Ozzie Smith 1985 definite defense at the latter innings
Brooks Robinson 1970 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Manny Mota 1970's in case I need a pinch hitter extraordinaire
Roberto Clemente 1966 great arm and hitter in the clutch
Yogi Berra 1950's great back up for Bench plus a lefty
Stan Musial 1946 reliable to a tee
Now I know there were great baseball players left out in this lineup but I would still like to have them on my team anytime:
Willie Stargell 1971; Craig Biggio ; Mickey Mantle; Joe Dimaggio; Jim Rice ;Fred Lynn; Roger Maris; Luis Aparicio; Eddie Matthews ; Ernie Banks; Dave Winfield; Reggie Jackson and even Barry Bonds etc
2007-02-06 04:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ricky Henderson DH
Willie Mays CF
Babe Ruth RF
Ted Williams LF
Lou Gherig 1B
Pete Rose 2B
Alex Rodriquez SS
Mike Shmidt 3B
Johnny Bench C
Starters
Roger Clemens
Sandy Koufax
Bob Gibson
Bob Feller
Steve Carlton
Closers
Mariano Rivera
Dennis Eckersley
Lee Smith
2007-02-06 03:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by lakesrun 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left: Micky Mantle
Center: Willy Mays
Right: The Hammer (Henry Aaron)
3rd: Brooks Robinson
Short: The Wizard of Oz (Ozzie Smith)
Second: Jackie Robinson
First: The Iron Horse (Lou Gehrig)
Catch: Johnny Bench
Rotation:
Denton True (Cy) Young
Sandy Koufax
Nolan Ryan
Warren Spahn
Greg Maddux
Pen:
Rich "Goose" Gossage
Dennis Eckersly
Lee Smith
DH The Babe
2007-02-06 02:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
RF - Babe Ruth
CF - Mickey Mantle
LF - Tris Speaker (7 seasons leading for OF putouts, that's more than Mays. Also, more career double than anyone else, 792)
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Eddie Collins (most putouts by 2B with 6,256)
3B - Brooks Robinson (.971 fielding percentage)
SS - Honus Wagner
C - Jimmie Foxx (Yes, he was a backup catcher. .749 slug.% in 1932)
My starting 5:
Cy Young (511, I shouldn't have to say anything else, but fewest walks in a season, 25)
Walter Johnson (417 Wins, 110 shotouts, also BA .433)
Christy Mathewson (373 wins)
Warren Spahn (363 wins)
Grover Alexander (373 wins, 90 shutouts)
(No Nolan Ryan b/c he has most amount of walks ever, 2,795. Also, he led MLB for 4 season in errors by pitchers)
Bullpen:
Mariano Rivera (413 saves)
Trevor Hoffman (482 saves)
Hoyt Wilhelm (124 wins as a reliever)
Dennis Eckersley
2007-02-06 07:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by lighthouse_38 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another question that gets asked repeatedly. but not nearly as often as some others.
George Sisler
Jackie Robinson
Mike Schmidt
Honus Wagner
Ted WIlliams
Tris Speaker
Roberto Clemente
Walter Johnson
Warren Spahn
Sandy Kaufax
Christy Mathewson
Rollie FIngers
Josh GIbson
2007-02-06 02:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
C -- BENCH
1B - KILLERBREW
2B - MORGAN
3B - SCHMIDT
SS - O. SMITH
LF - AARON
CF - MAYS
RF - KALINE
DH - WILLIAMS
SP - GIBSON
SP - SPAHN
RP - WILHELM
RP - PAIGE
2007-02-07 00:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋