Most under rated - Yogi Berra or Jim Thome

[Gorditadogg]

Thome played during the juicer era, so for one his stats really didn't stand out among all the big-heads (he only won 1 HR title, 1 RBI title and 1 OPS title) and secondly, you can't really know 100% that he didn't juice too.

It's unfortunate that he is caught up in that a little bit, but it is what it is. Hopefully in 10-15 years things will be clearer and we will be better able to separate the real hitters from the druggies.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Thome played during the juicer era, so for one his stats really didn't stand out among all the big-heads (he only won 1 HR title, 1 RBI title and 1 OPS title) and secondly, you can't really know 100% that he didn't juice too.

It's unfortunate that he is caught up in that a little bit, but it is what it is. Hopefully in 10-15 years things will be clearer and we will be better able to separate the real hitters from the druggies.

+1 about Thome's stats getting buried by the Roiders and the unfortunate fact that some might lump him in with the cheaters.

And I would say Berra gets lost in the shuffle with the Yankees superstars--1) Ruth 2) Mantle 3) Gehrig 4) Dimaggio 5) Jeter 6) ARod 7) Mariano Rivera and then maybe Berra

[Peter_Spaeth]

10th all time first baseman by JAWS. He would have had a lot more press on a high profile team. Some spectacular seasons too, you really can't call him an accumulator.

[Eric72]

As I could imagine Yogi saying:

I wasn't under-rated; people just rated the other guys higher.

[Peter_Spaeth]

He wasn't underrated, the other guys were overrated.

[GasHouseGang]

Yogi won the MVP three times. He might be under appreciated today but was obviously not overlooked when he was playing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Yogi won the MVP three times. He might be under appreciated today but was obviously not overlooked when he was playing.

Part of it may be that he didn't hit a lot of home runs. And unlike other positions where the great players from the 50s on back seem to retain their hobby preeminence (look at any ATG list), a number of catchers seemed to supplant Yogi -- Bench in particular, but also Piazza and maybe Carter and Fisk.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Eric72

As I could imagine Yogi saying:



I wasn't under-rated; people just rated the other guys higher.

Nice card.

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[Eric72]

Under-rated pair:

Steve Carlton and Gaylord Perry

Combined, they have:

• 6 Cy Young Awards
• 7,500+ stirkeouts
• 640+ wins
• 15 All-Star selections
• Very little hobby respect