Who is your favorite childhood baseball player?

[packs]

Donnie Baseball for me. I grew up loving the Yankees when they were horrible: the Melido Perez and Scott Kamieniecki days. Mattingly was the only reason to go to the game. Always a class act, always had the upmost respect of baseball. When he became a manager I gained even more respect for him. He talked to everyone at spring training and was more than happy to sign for his fans, including for me and my rookie card:

[riggs336]

Duke Snider. Followed closely by Stan Musial.

[pokerplyr80]

Ken Griffey Jr was my favorite growing up. 89 was when I first remember getting into baseball and card collecting. He was so exciting to watch. Both at bat and the catches he would make in center field.

[commishbob]

Brooks Robinson

[parker1b2]

Mattingly for me.

[aljurgela]

Being an Angels fan

[tachyonbb]

Stan Musial. I even tried to mimic his batting stance until a coach convinced me that it was not a good stance for me. In college it was Bob Gibson as he was from Omaha and played for Creighton.

[Bagwell-1994]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Ken Griffey Jr was my favorite growing up. 89 was when I first remember getting into baseball and card collecting. He was so exciting to watch. Both at bat and the catches he would make in center field.

I remember dude running as hard as he could and slamming into center field wall and breaking his wrist to catch a fly ball. Pure talent and hustle. Started certain seasons with home runs in 7 or 8 consecutive games. Simply one of the best to ever do it, and from both sides offensively and defensively.

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[sixpointone]

Johnny Bench. I was fortunate to meet him to be able to tell him so. I was hoping I'd be able to get a picture with him. Ends up I did not even need to ask. As he was approaching from a distance he yelled over to me "Hey you, with a classy outfit like that get over here and take a picture with me." The classy outfit was my Reds #5 jersey. We spoke for several minutes, and each time I thanked him, he thanked me for being a fan. Great life memories!

[RCMcKenzie]

1)Rose,2) Lynn,3) Brett,4) Cedeno

[JollyElm]

Frickin' loved Kong...

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[jerrys]

Originally Posted by sixpointone

Johnny Bench. I was fortunate to meet him to be able to tell him so. I was hoping I'd be able to get a picture with him. Ends up I did not even need to ask. As he was approaching from a distance he yelled over to me "Hey you, with a classy outfit like that get over here and take a picture with me." The classy outfit was my Reds #5 jersey. We spoke for several minutes, and each time I thanked him, he thanked me for being a fan. Great life memories!

This photo was taken at the AC 2003 National. What year did you meet Johnny Bench?

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[sixpointone]

Hi Jerry,

11/1/08 to be exact, at an appearance in Wilmington, MA. To this day, I cannot believe how cool he was.

BTW, great picture, and I'm glad you too met Johnny!

Best always,
John

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by jerrys

This photo was taken at the AC 2003 National. What year did you meet Johnny Bench?

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