Best baseball team ever

[CrazyDiamond]

The fun part is realizing the amazing players you leave out

[EvilKing00]

1- cobb cf
2 - wagner ss
3 - ruth rf
4 - williams lf
5 - Gehrig1b
6- bench c
7 - mike schmidt 3b
8 - hornsby 2b

Bench
C- piazza
Mid infield- collins
Of - bonds & rickey henderson

Staff

1 - sandy Koufax
2 - Pedro Martinez
3 - Walter Johnson
4 - Mathewson
5 -Greg Maddux

[CrazyDiamond]

Good list! This started so many debates at work.


I agree with most but I had Gehrig at first. Thought about having babe start at pitcher to get hank Aaron in right field

[RTK]

Outfield of Aaron, Mays, Ruth
Williams would be DH if there was one
Josh Gibson as catcher
3rd - Mike Schmidt
1st - Gehrig
SS - Ripken (?)
Pitchers - Young, Paige, Mathewson


...have to think about the rest

Hornsby would fit at 2nd
Jackie Robinson would make a good utility guy off the bench
and I'd add Maddux to the pitching staff


...damn...what about Mantle?

[npa589]

I love these types of discussions:

1. Ty Cobb CF
2. Jackie Robinson 2B
3. Ted Williams LF
4. Lou Gehrig 1B
5. Roberto Clemente RF
6. Honus Wagner SS
7. Johnny Bench C
8. Brooks Robinson 3B
9. Walter Johnson P, Cy Young P, Greg Maddux P, Randy Johnson P, Christy Mathewson

Oh, and I know who I left out...but, with this type of lineup, I really think defense would be rather crucial to make it as great a team as it could be. It was hard for me to leave DiMaggio off the list as well.

[ooo-ribay]

OF is Bonds, Mays and Clemente

Signed:
Giants Fan

but really, it's gotta be Mays over Cobb. and it's gotta be Bonds, too.

[bn2cardz]

Pitcher - Walter Johnson
Catcher - Josh Gibson
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Rogers Hornsby
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Nap Lajoie
L.F.- Babe Ruth
C.F. - Tris Speaker
R.F. - Ty Cobb

[ooo-ribay]

Some of you pre-war card guys are letting your collecting passion cloud your decisions

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Some of you pre-war card guys are letting your collecting passion cloud your decisions

After looking at my picks I noticed that as well. I guess it is better to limit my search to a few decades instead of one team

EDIT TO ADD: I wouldn't have a strong argument against putting Mays and/or Bonds on a list, but I wouldn't change my list to put them on it.

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by CrazyDiamond

Good list! This started so many debates at work.


I agree with most but I had Gehrig at first. Thought about having babe start at pitcher to get hank Aaron in right field

your right gherig should be at 1b no idea how I left him off - must of been a rough day - line up will be amended!

[Jantz]

I haven't seen his name mentioned yet or maybe I missed it, but one player I would definitely have in my lineup would be Joe Sewell.


Jantz