OT: Greatest Living Four

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Jlighter

Bench is not top 4 living, they had him there for the Reds fans, but I don't know why they didn't choose Frank Robinson.

Mays, Aaron, Koufax(I'm biased), Pedro

Bench revolutionized the catcher's roll and made it an art form.

Aaron, Bench, Koufax, Mays - and Schmidt would have been my fifth.
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[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Bench revolutionized the catcher's roll and made it an art form.

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But that doesn't necessarily make him better. Without Richard Pryor there is no Eddie Murphy, but that doesn't make Pryor unimpeccably better. If this were a discussion of who contributed more to the game then this argument could be valid. With the word greatest we aren't left with subjective ambiguity like we are with the Hall of Fame or MVP Award.

[Golfcollector]

Nolan ryan
6 no hitters
all time strikeouts leader...will Never have this record beat.

To me that soldifies him on this list...too bad he played for generally bad teams

[btcarfagno]

Mays
Aaron
F Robinson
Pedro Martinez

Tom C

[btcarfagno]

Pedro > Sandy

To me it's not close.

Tom C