Favorite Ballplayer

[ErikV]

The response went pretty well for the Cracker Jack e-book. I decided to do
one on my favorite ballplayer. Take a look:

https://steller.co/s/4WswKDTDjZ9


When you're done post a card of your favorite baseball player.

ErikV

[clydepepper]

I have always found it difficult to choose between my two favorites:

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[birdman42]

Nicely done, Erik. Here's my guy.



Deerfoot was fast, stealing 88 bases in 1912. Discovered on the same scouting trip as Walter Johnson, he was Johnson's roommate for many years. All-around good guy. Stuck with the Senators as a coach until 1953. He died in the locker room after hitting fungoes all day at spring training.

[7nohitter]

Nolan Ryan

[Joshwesley]

Seabron red booles

And

Napoleon Lajoie

Good Naps!

[yanksfan09]

Nice work.

I'd have to go with Gehrig's partner in crime...

[packs]

Mine is Lou. A tragic figure and all around great guy. Not to mention a heck of a ball player.

[DeanH3]

Lou for me too. Great job on putting that together. Gehrig fits the bill as a true American hero.

[z28jd]

Definitely Dots Miller. I'm still mad at the Pirates for trading him

[JoeyFarino]

Ruth and Hank Aaron

[SMPEP]

I'msure this will be the only vote ... but Dick Groat. Sorry Clemente and Dots Miller.

[t206fix]

Willie Mays

[Bosox Blair]

Ole Spoke for me:

[MattyC]

[jbl79]

Double X and Ted

Pete Rose is my favorite and Ty Cobb. The autographed postcard I got is from 1977 when they were a cost of a postage stamp.

[Jdoggs]

Babe Ruth the greatest player of all time!

Babe Ruth and Joe Dimaggio were great in their times with the records they set.

[Joshchisox08]

For the DEAD-BALL Era and all Time Mr. Cobb second to none. He is the greatest player of all time. For someone to not admire him at least and call them self a baseball fan is just not right.

Growing up "The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas and PK Paulie Paul Konerko

Now Jose Abreu, Avaisail Garcia (going to be the next Magglio).

Chris Sale I love his old school attitude you plunk a teammate of his you better watch your ass next inning he'll get revenge. It's hard not to like a player you've been watching their whole career to this point and see him on the cuff of being a Cy Young winner (if he ever had a good team).

Mark Buehrle .... of course I still check in on how he's doing IMO he can pitch another 8 years or so with his mechanics. 10 wins a season automatic. Could possibly/maybe dreaming a bit be a 300 winner.

[uffda51]

[rats60]

Pre War

Post War

[MartyFromCANADA]

As a Canadian baseball history buff, the one and only;
George Gibson
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To watch in person, loved watching this guy smash homers;
Carlos Delgado
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[bnorth]

All time and that I got to see play in person many times is Wade Boggs. Old gentlemen I never got to see is Teddy Ballgame.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by MartyFromCANADA

As a Canadian baseball history buff, the one and only;
George Gibson
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To watch in person, loved watching this guy smash homers;
Carlos Delgado
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Not sure about Delgado he wouldn't stand for the National Anthem then again IDK if I would either. Could never decide if I loved that or hated that.

[rjackson44]

Reggie

[drumback]

Brooks Robinson.

[Econteachert205]

Pre war ty cobb

Post war ted williams

Modern tim lincecum


All time satchel paige

[GoldenAge50s]

I grew up following him from Spring Training of 1950 & idolizing him throughout his whole career.

[Thromdog]

Steroid era be damned....Pudge was my fave.....

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Breckenridge, Colorado. February of 1999.

So my friends and I meet at the base to have a drink after a morning of skiing, and I noticed Pudge at the next table talking to someone. I asked for a picture and he said "not now, I'm talking to this guy". I left him alone.

5 minutes later he got up and looked at me. Said to me "you ready for that picture?" We jumped up and went outside.

After the picture he shook my hand and told us to have a good trip and walked off.

Super cool move on his part.....

My roommate, having a bladder the size of a walnut through his post college career, had to take a piss, and he followed Pudge into the bathroom.

My roommate came out a few minutes later and said...."Guys, you aren't gonna believe this but Pudge just took the loudest shit I've ever heard!"

True story. One I'll remember forever.
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[Brian Van Horn]

Not even remotely close:

[jcmtiger]

Of course my man Ty!!!!!!


Joe

[Rich Klein]

Cesar Cedeno

Jim Wynn

Derek Jeter

[mrvster]

80's guy here...

Nolan Ryan

Cal Ripken Jr

[Louieman]

The Thrill...

[ALR-bishop]

Grew up in St Louis

[Bigdaddy]

Pre-war, post-war, and everything in between:

[mantleman]

Don Mattingly

[ejharrington]

The one and only Kong, the Sky King!

[Jason]

Prewar Dutch Revelle

Postwar BB

Current Bryce Bryce

[Exhibitman]

[71buc]

Although I am currently partial to Cutch and Altuve...Hank and Roberto are my all time favorites. Here are original photos of both in their first spring trainings.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Louieman

The Thrill...

I love it!!!! As a left handed first baseman named Clarke, who was 9-10 when the Thrill arrived in SF, he was it!

Can't say he's my fav anymore though.

Pre-War-- probably Ruth (Gehrig, Matty, WaJo, Cobb, all a close 2nd)
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Post-War-- probably Clemente (Mays, Jackie, Snider, Mantle, Williams, all close 2nd)
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[fbrockel]

Cha cha Orlando Cepeda

Boog Powell

[OldEnglishD]

My favorite since I was 8 years old.

[t206blogcom]

As a kid, my favorites were Will Clark and Harmon Killebrew.

Currently, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon.

[TUM301]

In order, another Harmon Killebrew guy, Johnny Bench, El Tiante, and Freddie Lynn. Players I`ve never seen as follows, Joe Jackson, Ted, and Sandy K.

[Mark]

I got this card when I was 4, along with a bunch of other terrific cards (Mays, Berra, Maz), and I remember thinking they were great. My mom must have told people that I liked baseball cards, because I also remember one of my aunts handing me a panel from the back of a cereal box to cut up. It was great. Also got to meet and talk to the Great Roberto when I was 10---still thrilled about it.

[Mark70Z]

All-time favorite, hero growing up, Brooks "Vacuum Cleaner", "Mr. Impossible", "Hoover", etc. Robinson.

[39special]

Carl Furillo.I grew up in the same area,and got to know him.The signed '58 is the first older card I ever had.At the time I was buying packs(late '70's) and trying to build sets.It was the start of my really reading about baseball history and collecting '50's and '60's cards.

[e107collector]

My fav's

Honus Wagner, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson and Nap Lajoie.

Tony