O/T Life or Death, One Game, My Starting 9

[Runscott]

Intriguing question

2b - Joe Morgan
ss - Honus Wagner
cf - Joe DiMaggio
1b - Lance Berkman
rf - Carlos Beltran
dh - Kirk Gibson
c - Yadier Molina
lf - Ted Williams
3b - Brooks Robinson
sp - Curt Schilling
rp - Dennis Eckersley

[VoodooChild]

1. Pete Rose 2B
2. Tony Gwynn RF
3. Ken Griffey Jr. CF
4. Mike Schmidt 3B
5. Frank Thomas 1B
6. Johnny Bench C
7. Bo Jackson LF
8. Ozzie Smith SS
9. Greg Maddux SP

[conor912]

Originally Posted by VoodooChild

7. Bo Jackson LF

Nice

[z28jd]

If it's life or death, I don't know how you could pass on Bonds for your team, especially during his peak years. I'd also go for the best player for every position regardless if what I thought of their desire. Sure Rose or Jeter are great players, but you have to leave off all-time greats that dwarf them to put them on the team and I wouldn't risk that for one game with so much on the line.

Bench-Gehrig-Hornsby-Wagner-Schmidt
Bonds-Mays-Ruth
Ted Williams DH
Mathewson starting, Walter Johnson relief pitcher. In one all or nothing game you have to go with the two best pitchers ever.

[Mikehealer]

Only going with players I saw play, so from the mid 70's to present day.

SP-Randy Johnson
C-Johnny Bench
1B-Don Mattingly
2B-Roberto Alomar
3b-George Brett
SS-Alan Trammell
LF-Barry Bonds
CF-Ken Griffey
RF-Dwight Evans

If Brett is up late, with the game on the line, I like the chances of this team.

[botport]

Cobb-lf
Clemente-rf
Mays-cf
Ruth-p
Gehrig-1b
Wagner-ss
Bench-c
Robinson-3b
Sandberg-2b