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07-21-2023, 08:29 PM
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The First Five, Who Are You Going To Take
So you have the number one draft choice who are you going to take of the first five HOFers? Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth or Honus Wagner are the choices. I’m going with Walter Johnson. Played on a pretty poor hitting team most of his career and still racked up the numbers. Babe is a real close 2nd, followed by Cobb, Wagner and finally Matty. What are your thoughts? Pictures or cards please.
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07-21-2023, 08:34 PM
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There is no question about baseball to which Ruth is not the answer.
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07-21-2023, 08:41 PM
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07-21-2023, 08:46 PM
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Tough question.
Cobb Johnson Wagner Ruth Matty
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07-21-2023, 08:48 PM
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I would take Ty Cobb or Honus Wagner. Cobb plays a brand of baseball that I thoroughly enjoy. I think I would even like to be the owner so that Cobb could tell me how he really feels about me as owner or GM.
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07-21-2023, 09:37 PM
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Easy choice for me:
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07-22-2023, 03:22 AM
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Can’t go wrong with any one of those guys but I’d take the Babe #1
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07-23-2023, 12:15 PM
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07-23-2023, 12:33 PM
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This wasn't supposed to have to do with value of cards so, I like the Big Train a lot. Let this sink in a second (he also had over 400 wins)
"Johnson's record includes 110 shutouts, the most in baseball history. Johnson had a 38–26 record in games decided by a 1–0 score." - Wiki He lost 26 games when his team couldn't score 1 run. Depending on how you look at it, he might dominate his position better than any other player at their respective position, statistically. And here is the original postcard proof, photo that Wiki used for him .... I should get a royalty  .
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07-23-2023, 12:43 PM
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I picked Cobb, and agree with others: any of these players would be the cornerstone of their franchise. But I wanted to share this photo bought from Hankphenom.
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07-26-2023, 06:34 AM
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If I'm an owner, my object is to make money. It's not "The House that Cobb Built". Nobody put asses in the seats like Babe Ruth. If the point is pure profit, which it would be, then the choice is beyond obvious.
But wait! What year is this hypothetical draft taking place? If it's pre-1920, then I'd go with Ty.
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