Your all time Starting lineup

[milkit1]

C - Kling
1b - Chase
2nd - Johnny Evers
SS- Wagner
3b - J Collins
Lf - Schulte
CF- Speaker
Rf - Cobb
Pitchers Mordecai Brown and Walter Johnson

[Sean]

C- Bench
1B- Gehrig
2B- Morgan
SS- Wagner
3B- Schmidt
LF- Bonds (pre-steroids)
CF- Mays
RF- Ruth
LHP- Grove
RHP- Johnson
RP- Rivera
Bench- Cobb + Hornsby

* ask this question again in 5 years and I might put Trout on the team.

[Steve D]

Here's mine, from only the players who I have seen play in-person:

LF - Rickey Henderson
2B - Joe Morgan
CF - Ken Griffey Jr
1B - Hank Aaron
3B - Mike Schmidt
RF - Dave Winfield
C - Johnny Bench
SS - Ozzie Smith
P - Nolan Ryan
P - Phil Niekro (just because his knuckler would be so different and effective)
P - Randy Johnson
P - Greg Maddux
P - Steve Carlton
P - Roger Clemens
P - Mariano Rivera
P - Goose Gossage
P - Dennis Eckersley
P - Rollie Fingers
DH - Tony Gwynn
UP - Pete Rose
Mgr - Sparky Anderson


Steve

[Orioles1954]

Brooks Robinson at 3B.

[Touch'EmAll]

Not saying its the best team, just my favorite - who I would like to see.

C - Berra
1B - Gehrig
2B - Hornsby
3B- Brooks
SS - Wagner
OF - Ruth
OF - Cobb
OF - Bo Jackson
DH - Ted Williams
P - Nolan Ryan
P - Satchell Paige
P - Ruth
P - Koufax

When Ruth pitches, Aaron in the outfield.

Manager - Billy Martin

[ajquigs]

W Johnson
S Koufax
M Rivera
Y Berra
L Gehrig
R Hornsby
G Brett
H Wagner
T Cobb
W Mays
B Ruth

H Aaron
J Foxx

[LarsenMN]

2017 Astros or the 2018 Red Sox.....

[AndrewJerome]

Fun to think about all time great teams. I'll go with:

1B Lou Gehrig
2B Jackie Robinson
3B George Brett
SS Honus Wagner
C Yogi Berra
OF Babe Ruth
OF Ty Cobb
OF Mickey Mantle

RHP Satchel Paige
LHP Randy Johnson
CL Mariano Rivera (I am one of those guys that thinks closers matter quite a bit, especially in close games)

BN Willie Mays
BN Ted Williams

* Bonds and ARod not included because of their "issues"

Actual Lineup

1 Jackie Robinson
2 Honus Wagner
3 Ty Cobb
4 Lou Gehrig
5 Babe Ruth
6 Mickey Mantle
7 Yogi Berra
8 George Brett
9 Pitcher

[Misunderestimated]

C Josh Gibson (based on reputation mostly -- based on MLB Stats I'll Take Bench )
1B Gehrig
2B Hornsby (not a good fielder though)
SS H. Wagner
3B A Rodriguez (reluctantly ....)
OF: B Bonds (LF) ; W Mays (CF); B Ruth (RF) -- O Charleston
Utility : A Pujols; R Henderson (PR) T Cobb (PR/PH)
DH T Williams
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SP R- W Johnson
SP L -L Grove
Long Relief : S Paige
Short Relief - M. Rivera
Mgr. J McGraw (he could fill in at 3b where he had a great OBA)
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I'm a history guy. I feel bad about the 19th Century and Negro Leaguers but the lack of reliable comparative data makes it hard.
I picked Josh Gibson and noted a few others from the negro leagues. My understanding is that O. Charleston was the best Negro League position player but he played CF and I'm not willing to slate him above Mays.
I also thought about Buck Ewing as a 19th Century guy because he was supposed to be the best all around player of the era as a utility entry or Catcher and King Kelly too.
The early pitchers put up crazy numbers (40-50 win seasons and short 300+ win careers ) but they are really hard to evaluate with the odd rules of the era .... Cy Young was tempting as the RHP since he is so far and away the wins leader but I went with Johnson because he was more dominant.

[SteveWhite]

Here is my lineup:

C-Bench
1B-Cabrera
2B-Rose
3B-Brett
SS-Ripken
OF-Gwynn
OF-Griffey Jr.
OF-Trout
RHP-Maddux
LHP-Carlton
Closer-Eckersly