Choosing up sides-your team

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Posted By: Bill Stone

Waiting for the Goodwin Auction to open so my mind wanders--pretend you are on the playground choosing up sides for a baseball game. You can choose any player and 3 to sit with you on the bench. Note they don't have to be the best or HOF just guys you would like to bring together for a game. OK mine:

1st-Lou Gehrig
2nd-Bill Mazeroski ( still greatful for your HR 1960)
3rd-Eddie Mathews
ss-Pee Wee Reese
OF-Mickey Mantle
OF-Babe Ruth
OF-Joe Jackson
C-Yogi Berra
P-Christy Mathewson

Bench-Casey Stengel
Bench-Dale Long
Bench-Dizzy Dean

PLAY BALL !!!!!!

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Posted By: Chad

c Josh Gibson
1b Roger Connor
2b Martin Dihigo
3b Mike Schmidt (a childhood idol)
ss Pop Lloyd
lf Rickey! Henderson
cf Oscar Charleston
rf Babe Ruth (how could it not be?)
sp Satchel Paige

bench
1. John McGraw
2. Rube Foster
3. Christy Mathewson

--Chad

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Posted By: Ed

1st: Frank Chance
2nd: Joe Morgan
Short: Alex Rodriguez
3rd: Brooks Robinson
Left: Joe Jackson
Center: Willie Mays
Right: Babe Ruth
Pitching: Walter Johnson
Catcher: Mickey Cochrane
DH: Cobb

Bench/Relief (for redemption):
Pete Rose
Hal Chase
Eddie Cicotte

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Posted By: Fred C

1st-Lou Gehrig
2nd-Rogers Hornsby
3rd-Mike Schmidt
ss-Hans Wagner
OF-Babe Ruth
OF-Ted Williams
OF-Stan Musial
C-Roy Campanella
P-Walter Johnson

Bench-Casey Stengel
Bench-John McGraw
Bench-Bob Beyerle

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Posted By: Larry

1b: Lou Gehrig
2b: Rogers Hornsby
SS: Honus Wagner
3b: Home Run Baker
C: Johnny Bench
OF: Babe Ruth
Hack Wilson
Jimmie Foxx
Pitcher: Walter Johnson

Bench: Ty Cobb
Nap Lajoie
Christy Mathewson

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Posted By: jay behrens

OF Cobb,
OF Bonds,
P Waddell,
P Altrock,
OF Canseco,
P that reliever from the Braves that can't keep his mouth shut,
P Fydrich,
2B Hornsby,
Bench Creighton,
Bench Thorpe,
P Lowell Palmer (gotta love the Ray Ban Ballorama's on his 70 and 71 Topps cards),
Bench Peterson and the other guy who swapped wives,
Bench Urbina Ugetha, so he can beat the grounds crew and douse them with gas
1B Boog Powell just cuz Boog is a cool name
ss Jose Uribe so the fans can chant his name again
3B Frank Baker cuz lefties at third rule.
c Josh Gibson

Hate, discontent, anger, violence and pure comedy on that team

Jay

I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: peter chao

1st- Willie McCovey
2nd- Jeff Kent
3d- Matt Williams
SS- Omar Vizquel
OF- Willie Mays, Mel Ott, Barry Bonds
P- Christy Mathewson

B- Johnny Mize
Juan Marichal
Bobby Thomson (greatest clutch hitter of all-time because of shot heard around the world)

Manager- John McGraw

Above is my all-time Giants team.

Peter

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Posted By: Ed Hans

It was Mike Kekich

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Posted By: DMcD

. . and behind the plate?

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Posted By: peter chao

David,

Oh yah, Buck Ewing behind the plate.

Peter

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Posted By: dennis

1b stan musial
2b joe morgan
ss ozzie smith
3b ed mattews
lf barry bonds
cf mickey mantle
rf hank aaron
c roy campanella
p LH lefty grove
p RH bob feller
manager billy martin (for 1 year only)

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Posted By: Jay

Catcher-Josh Gibson
First Base-Lou Gehrig
Second Base-Rogers Hornsby
Third Base-Mike Schmidt
Shortstop-Derek Jeter
Outfield-Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb
Pitcher-Roger Clemens

Batting Order: Cobb, Hornsby, Ruth, Gehrig, Bonds, Schmidt, Gibson, Jeter, Clemens

Bench-Ted Williams, Walter Johnson, Mariano Rivera

Manager-John McGraw

I'll go to war with that team

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Posted By: Scott T

I don't think my team would win very often, but so be it.

C Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
1b Nate Colbert
2b Eddie Collins
3b Butch Hobson
SS Dave Concepcion
OF Oscar Charleston
OF Roberto Clemente
OF Tony Gwynn
SP Amos Rusie
SP Dave Dravecky
SP Jared Wells (AAA Portland at present)
RP Trevor Hoffman
RP Craig Lefferts

Scott

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Posted By: sean

1st - Hal Chase
2nd - johnny evers
SS- Honus Wagner
3rd -frank baker
outfield- ty cobb, Tris Speaker, Joe Jackson
catcher- johnny kling
manager- frank chance
coach -joe mcginnity & hughie jennings

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Posted By: howard

Pete....Omar Vizquel as the Giants all-time SS? Isn't this like his third year with them? The Giants might have more Hall of Fame SS's than any other team: John Ward, George Davis, Dave Bancroft and Travis Jackson. I'd probably go with Davis.

Sure can't quibble with the rest of that team, though. What a lineup!

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Posted By: peter chao

Howard,

Actually, I've always wondered why it took so long for George Davis to get into the Hall of Fame, as you said an outstanding SS in his time. Even more than that many say he was among the top 5 players in the league for many years while he was playing.

I guess I'm just partial to this year's Giants' and feel that Omar Vizquel is underrated.

Peter