Dream Team
 

Who is your dream team?
Not necessarily who are the greatest players, but the personalities or playing styles that you would enjoy watching and playing for your team. They could be great, they could be Marv Throneberry. Doesn't matter.
This is the team that you would watch every day if you had to only watch one team every day.

Here are mine

C- Yogi Berra
1B- Gil Hodges
2B- Jackie Robinson
SS- Jose Reyes
3B- Robin Ventura
OF- Willie Mays
OF- Ty Cobb
OF- Roberto Clemente

Bench- Lou Brock, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Josh Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Cesar Tovar

P- Dizzy Dean
P- Van Lingle Mungo (Its the name)
P- Walter Johnson
P- Tom Seaver
P- Bob Gibson
RP- Hoyt Wilhelm
RP- Tug McGraw
RP- Goose Gossage
RP- Al Hrabosky
RP- Rob Dibble
RP- Steve Dalkowski

Besides the outfielders these are guys I loved going to games to watch play.

C Tony Pena
1B Tino Martinez
2B Robinson Cano
SS Derek Jeter
3B Wade Boggs
OF Ted Williams
OF Ty Cobb
OF Willie Mays

SP Roger Clemens
SP Scott Erickson
SP Hideki Arabu
SP Freddy Garcia
SP Andy Pettite

RP Mariano Rivera
RP Jeff Reardon

Based strictly on guys I loved to watch.

C: Mike Piazza
1b: John Olerud
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo
SS: Rey Ordonez
3b: Robin Ventura
OF: Andruw Jones
OF: Shane Victorino
OF: Jim Edmonds

SP: Roy Halladay
SP: Pedro Martinez
SP: Randy Johnson
SP: John Smoltz
SP: Roy Oswalt

RP: Turk Wendell
RP: Trevor Hoffman

Gotta love those '99 Mets.

I heard an interview from the Red Barber show in 1947 with Connie Mack giving his all time team and interestingly enough he picked George Sisler for
1B. Over Lou Gehrig. That really surprised me.

Cool question.

I've never seen any of these guys play, but if I could build a field in Iowa, and these dudes would show up, I'd be in heaven.

C Cochrane
1B Gehrig
2B Gehringer
SS Wagner
3B B Robinson
OF Ruth
OF Speaker
OF Cobb

SP Walter Johnson
SP Matty
SP Feller
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander (but only hungover)
SP Satchel Paige

Bench: Mays, H. Wilson, DiMaggio, Musial, Clemente

These are guys I've seen with my own eyes and could watch play the game all day long:

2B - Jose Altuve
3B - Buddy Bell
CF - Kirby Puckett
1B - Frank Thomas
RF - Vladimir Guerrero
LF - Bo Jackson
C - Ted Simmons
SS - Ozzie Smith

SP - Greg Maddux
Closer - Kent Tekulve

Fun thread. For guys I've actually watched play in person and on tv, here are some of my favorite guys to watch:


C: Mike Piazza
1b: Frank Thomas / Don Mattingly
2b: Robinson Cano
SS: Alex Rodriguez / Omar Vizquel
3b: Kyle Seager
OF: Ken Griffey Jr.
OF: Jose Canseco
OF: Ricky Henderson
DH: Edgar Martinez

SP: Randy Johnson
SP: Pedro Martinez
SP: Greg Maddux
SP: Nolan Ryan
SP: Felix Hernandez

RP: Mariano Rivera
RP: Edwin Diaz (this kid is filthy)

Oh yeah, I'd have Max Patkin coaching first base.

gotta make 2 teams here: Team A is my "best baseball team" and Team B is my "favorite players" team


Team A:

C- Bench
1b- Gehrig
2b: Hornsby
SS: Wagner
3b:Schmidt
LF: Ted Williams
CF: Mays
RF: Aaron
DH: Ruth

4 man rotation:

W Johnson
Greg Maddux
Nolan Ryan
Randy Johnson

Closer: Rivera


Team B: (faves)

C-Piazza
1b- Mark McGwire
2b-Craig Biggio
SS- Andrelton Simmons
3b- Chipper Jones
LF- Manny Ramirez
CF- Andruw Jones
RF- Dale Murphy
DH- Jim Thome

5 man rotation:

Maddux
Randy Johnson
Rube Waddell
RA Dickey
Smoltz

Closer- Al Hrabosky

C- Fisk
1st - Gehrig
2nd -Doerr
SS- Fox
3rd- Matthews
LF- Ted Williams
CF- Willie Mays
RF- Dwight Evans

SP- Nolan Ryan
SP - Warren Spahn
SP- Bob Gibson
SP- Bob Feller
SP - Walter Johnson

RP- Dennis Eckersley
RP- Goose Gossage
RP- Tony Fosas----yes, Tony Fosas
RP- Dick Radtz
RP- Rollie Fingers

CP- Lee Smith
CP- Mariano Rivera
CP- Trevor Hoffman

I would want to watch players everyday that had Flair! Pizazz! Hustle! A knack for the dramatic!

Pete Rose
Nolan Ryan
Reggie Jackson
Satchell Paige
Mickey Mantle
Ty Cobb
Bo Jackson
Johnny Bench
haha, Al Hrabosky - the Mad Hungarian

Y'know, the players you don't want to miss standing in the concession line.

Add - For their defensive wow factor - Ozzie Smith & Brooks Robinson

C Bench
1B Pujols
2B Mazeroski
SS Ozzie Smith
3B Brett
OF Aaron
OF Mays
OF Clemente
P Koufax

Dream Team
 

C josh Gibson
1B Lou Gehrig
2B Rogers Hornsby
SS Ozzie smith
3B brooks Robinson
OF Cobb
OF mays
OF bo Jackson

DH Ted Williams

P Ruth
P Koufax
P Bob Gibson
P Pedro Martinez (during peak years)

Closer: satchel Paige (age 48+)

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My favorites to watch (and they weren't bad, either)
 

Utilizing Andrew Jerome's format (and a few of his choices), here are mine with a bit of Boston and Seattle bias:

C: Ivan Rodriguez
1b: David Segui
2b: Pete Rose
SS: Omar Vizquel / Ozzie Smith
3b: Frank Malzone
LF: Carl Yastrzemski
CF: Ken Griffey, Jr.
RF: Ichiro Suzuki
DH: Edgar Martinez

SP: Earl Wilson (who was nearly as good a slugger as pitcher)
SP: Hishashi Iwakuma
SP: Jamie Moyer
SP: Bill Monbouquette
SP: Don Schwall (whose rookie season got me following baseball in the daily papers)

RP: Dick Radatz (the Original "Monster")
RP: Edwin Diaz (this kid is filthy, according to Andrew Jerome but, really, his fastball is clean as a whistle)

Just a quick list (Maybe I'll add another team)

C: Mike Piazza
1b: Jake Beckley
2b: Rogers Hornsby
SS: Derek Jeter
3b: George Brett
LF: Ed Delahanty
CF: 'Dummy" Hoy
RF: Sam Crawford
DH: Ty Cobb

SP: Walter Johnson
SP: Christy Mathewson
SP: Randy Johnson
SP: Sandy Koufax
SP: Curt Schilling
RP: Mariano Rivera
RP: Dan Quisenberry

Okay, this is a fun idea.

C Josh Gibson
1B Keith Hernandez
2B Jackie Robinson
3B Brooks Robinson
SS Ozzie Smith
OF Eric Davis
OF Bo Jackson
OF Tris Speaker

SP Kerry Wood
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Mark Fidrych

RP Jeff Innis
RP Pat Venditte
RP Brooks Kieschnick
RP Micah Owings

I like great defensive plays, amazing feats of athletics (looking at you Bo), and pitchers who can hit (or throw submarine, or pitch with both hands).

Tris Speaker I picked just because I want to see if he lives up to his defensive reputation. We know so much more about the players now that it's hard to put someone really old on an all-time-fun team. Their particular style of playing is lost, besides a handful of anecdotes.

Just guys who id like to watch play - Some i did get to see

C Piazza
1B Gehrig
2B hornsby
SS Ozzy smith
3B Rose
OF Bonds
OF Mays
OF Ruth

SP Pedro
SP koufax
SP randy johnson
SP walter johnson
SP Seaver

RP Mariano Rivera

Diffeent approach
 

My team is based upon some of my favorite baseball cards in my Indians collection.

C Buck Ewing - Mayo Plug card
1B Doc Johnston 1915 Cracker Jack ( one of my first oldies)
2B Bill Wambganss Felix Mendelson
3B Willie Kamm Tarzan Bread
SS Woodie Held 1964 Stand-up
OF Rocky Colavito Home Run Derby
OF Larry Doby 52 Num Num or 54 Dan Dee
OF Tris Speaker 1951 Connie Mack's All-Stars
Bench Neal Ball Domino Disc PX7
Bench Harry Bemis Rose Postcard
Bench Charlie Carr 1905 Cleveland Post Card
Pitcher Johnny Allen V300
Pitcher Bill Bernhard W600
Pitcher Nig Cuppy Cameo Pepsin pin
Pitcher Bob Feller complete Wheaties box
Pitcher Bob Lemon 1951 Topps All-Stars

I am surprised nobody nominated the "Shoeless" one. Jackson must have been fun to watch, if only for his raw talent on the diamond.

1B Lou Gehrig
2B Rogers Hornsby
SS Honus Wagner
3B Brooks Robinson
C Roy Campanella

CF Mickey Mantle
LF Babe Ruth
RF Hank Aaron

SP. Sandy Koufax
SP. Christy Mathewson
SP Walter Johnson
SP. Bob Feller