Baseball's Greatest Living Player...who is it?

[kengoldin]

Name career hits HR RBI AVG OPS MVPS GGs top 3 MVPs World Series champ
MAYS 3283 660 1903 302 941 2 12 6 1
Aaron 3771 755 2297 302 928 1 3 7 1
XXXXX 2519 520 1603 317 991 3 2 8 1


Sorry for formatting.....
what a skewed audience though.

player xxxxx should have won 5 MVPs as he was 2nd twice to Barry Bonds. 8 time top 3 in MVP voting 8 times in 10 years.
Player xxxxx is still putting up numbers, and unquestionably without peer during a 10 year period was considered the best player in the game....and likely the most consistent player from his rookie year to 12th season ever to play the game.
Player xxxx hit 3 home runs in a world series game to boot.
of course its Albert Pujols.
BTW, not saying he is 'the greatest living ballplayer' but it is amazing some of the names that HAVE been mentioned, and he hasn't been mentioned once.

[GregMitch34]

Without move to bandbox Atlanta no one would be picking Aaron over Mays.

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by kengoldin

Name career hits HR RBI AVG OPS MVPS GGs top 3 MVPs World Series champ
MAYS 3283 660 1903 302 941 2 12 6 1
Aaron 3771 755 2297 302 928 1 3 7 1
XXXXX 2519 520 1603 317 991 3 2 8 1


Sorry for formatting.....
what a skewed audience though.

player xxxxx should have won 5 MVPs as he was 2nd twice to Barry Bonds. 8 time top 3 in MVP voting 8 times in 10 years.
Player xxxxx is still putting up numbers, and unquestionably without peer during a 10 year period was considered the best player in the game....and likely the most consistent player from his rookie year to 12th season ever to play the game.
Player xxxx hit 3 home runs in a world series game to boot.
of course its Albert Pujols.
BTW, not saying he is 'the greatest living ballplayer' but it is amazing some of the names that HAVE been mentioned, and he hasn't been mentioned once.

Hes on my list , post #50 on this thread

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by kengoldin

Name career hits HR RBI AVG OPS MVPS GGs top 3 MVPs World Series champ
MAYS 3283 660 1903 302 941 2 12 6 1
Aaron 3771 755 2297 302 928 1 3 7 1
XXXXX 2519 520 1603 317 991 3 2 8 1


Sorry for formatting.....
what a skewed audience though.

player xxxxx should have won 5 MVPs as he was 2nd twice to Barry Bonds. 8 time top 3 in MVP voting 8 times in 10 years.
Player xxxxx is still putting up numbers, and unquestionably without peer during a 10 year period was considered the best player in the game....and likely the most consistent player from his rookie year to 12th season ever to play the game.
Player xxxx hit 3 home runs in a world series game to boot.
of course its Albert Pujols.
BTW, not saying he is 'the greatest living ballplayer' but it is amazing some of the names that HAVE been mentioned, and he hasn't been mentioned once.

Ken I think we tend to think of the question as referring to retired not active players.

[Touch'EmAll]

Bo wasn't a could have been great player...he was a great player. Refresh yourself with a youtube tour of Bo highlights. Not great players don't get the media attention, mega endorsements, and a nations infatuation the way Bo did.

Now if you mean he wasn't a great player only because he didn't play long enough, you have a case. Apparently, both Halls of Fame side with this conclusion.

There are sometimes exceptions to the rule. In Bo's case, imho, he was an exception.

[Centauri]

Bo would definitely be in any Hall of Awesomeness. Unbelieveable to be an all-star in both sports.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Bo hit .250 lifetime. He had great potential but I wouldn't call him a great player. And for all his remarkable speed he didn't steal much.

[ejharrington]

Bonds hands down.

[brick]

Willie Mays