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ErikV 06-05-2015 04:10 PM

Favorite Ballplayer
 
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 06-05-2015 06:13 PM

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

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birdman42 06-05-2015 06:16 PM

Nicely done, Erik. Here's my guy.

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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 06-05-2015 07:04 PM

Nolan Ryan

Joshwesley 06-05-2015 08:11 PM

Seabron red booles

And

Napoleon Lajoie

Good Naps!

yanksfan09 06-05-2015 08:40 PM

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Nice work.

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

packs 06-05-2015 08:51 PM

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

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...pskbpiifjy.jpg

DeanH3 06-05-2015 09:08 PM

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

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1dc3e5a4.jpg

z28jd 06-05-2015 10:11 PM

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

JoeyFarino 06-05-2015 11:07 PM

Ruth and Hank Aaron

SMPEP 06-05-2015 11:16 PM

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

t206fix 06-05-2015 11:33 PM

Willie Mays

Bosox Blair 06-05-2015 11:43 PM

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Ole Spoke for me:

MattyC 06-06-2015 12:00 AM

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jbl79 06-06-2015 12:25 AM

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Double X and Ted

rgpete 06-06-2015 12:50 PM

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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 06-06-2015 12:51 PM

Babe Ruth the greatest player of all time!

rgpete 06-06-2015 01:14 PM

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

Joshchisox08 06-06-2015 04:14 PM

Going to be a little more than 1 player
 
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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 06-06-2015 05:02 PM

Favorite player
 
http://photos.imageevent.com/uffda51...%20Mathews.jpg

rats60 06-06-2015 06:13 PM

Pre War
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...mage%20386.jpg
Post War
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...mente001-1.jpg

MartyFromCANADA 06-06-2015 07:12 PM

Favs
 
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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 06-06-2015 07:35 PM

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 06-06-2015 07:42 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MartyFromCANADA (Post 1418793)
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 06-06-2015 07:45 PM

Reggie

drumback 06-06-2015 08:03 PM

Favorite player
 
Brooks Robinson.

Econteachert205 06-06-2015 08:04 PM

Pre war ty cobb

Post war ted williams

Modern tim lincecum


All time satchel paige

GoldenAge50s 06-06-2015 08:15 PM

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

Thromdog 06-06-2015 08:26 PM

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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 06-06-2015 09:12 PM

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Not even remotely close:

jcmtiger 06-06-2015 10:29 PM

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Of course my man Ty!!!!!!


Joe

Rich Klein 06-07-2015 03:35 AM

Cesar Cedeno

Jim Wynn

Derek Jeter

mrvster 06-07-2015 05:32 AM

Definitely....
 
80's guy here:)...

Nolan Ryan

Cal Ripken Jr

Louieman 06-07-2015 09:45 AM

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The Thrill...

ALR-bishop 06-07-2015 09:46 AM

Musial
 
Grew up in St Louis
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Bigdaddy 06-07-2015 12:21 PM

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

mantleman 06-07-2015 12:42 PM

Mr Baseball
 
Don Mattingly :)

ejharrington 06-07-2015 01:40 PM

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The one and only Kong, the Sky King!

Piratedogcardshows 06-07-2015 01:51 PM

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Prewar Dutch Revelle

Postwar BB

Current Bryce Bryce

Exhibitman 06-07-2015 02:09 PM

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71buc 06-07-2015 02:25 PM

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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 06-07-2015 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Louieman (Post 1418943)
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 06-07-2015 10:31 PM

Cha cha Orlando Cepeda

Boog Powell

OldEnglishD 06-08-2015 06:32 AM

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My favorite since I was 8 years old.

t206blogcom 06-08-2015 07:43 AM

Will Clark, Harmon Killebrew, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon
 
As a kid, my favorites were Will Clark and Harmon Killebrew.

Currently, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon.

http://www.t206blog.com/wp-content/u...0-GEM-Mint.jpg
http://www.t206blog.com/wp-content/u...0-GEM-Mint.jpg

TUM301 06-08-2015 08:06 AM

Fav Player
 
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 06-08-2015 03:36 PM

favorite
 
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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 06-08-2015 03:56 PM

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

39special 06-08-2015 04:22 PM

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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 06-08-2015 04:38 PM

My fav's

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

Tony


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