OT: Greatest Living Four

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Do you agree!? Who would you have!?

Should be a fun topic! I know the late Mr. DiMaggio was very adamant to be known as and announced as The Greatest Living Ball Player for every show he did.

What's your list!


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[clydepepper]

Hard to argue against the four that were chosen:

Aaron, Bench, Koufax, & Mays

Those would be my choices also.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I presume you do not intend to include active players.
So... Mays, Aaron, Frank Robinson, Schmidt off the top of my head.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I presume you do not intend to include active players.

So... Mays, Aaron, Frank Robinson, Schmidt off the top of my head.

Correct, I think it should have been Living Legends or something to advertise it's the older gentlemen. Or, Bonds, A-Rod and Pedro and in for me lol.

Would Yogi fit?


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[MW1]

Aaron, Mays, Schmidt, Jeter. Insert Rose & Bonds in place of the last two if not for their "issues."

[ejharrington]

Bonds, Pedro, Mays, Schmidt - but I can probably consider at least 10 others

[Smanzari]

I agree on 3 of the 4- Aaron, Mays, Koufax- but think Jeter should be there instead of Bench. I wonder if being a Hall of Famer had something do do with the selections...

[Cmount76]

How do you leave Seaver out of the mix? I know his career was substantially longer, but he had nearly 150 more wins , 1,200 more K's, and a career ERA that was basically the same.

Sandy had an amazing 4 year run, something that will probably never be seen again with the way pitchers are currently dealt with, but let's not negate "Tom Terrific"

[bbsports]

Aaron, Mays, Berra, & Ford

[talkinbaseball]

Yogi

[oldjudge]

Aaron, Mays, Koufax, Rickey Henderson

[vintagehofrookies]

the 1st 2 are no-brainers
Mays
Aaron
Rose
Yogi

[bbcard1]

I am fine the selections. I could have seen Yogi over Bench...they are two of the all-time greats but were different sorts of players. Can't go wrong with either and it was great for Bench to go out there in front of the hometown crowd. Jeter wouldn't make my top 10, but that's why baseball is the best sport to argue. I concur Schmidt and Ryan are worthy of consideration and will one day be representing the greatest living players..and deservedly so.

[IMAXMAX]

Yogi B.
P. Rose
B. Robinson
N. Ryan

I.M.H.O.

[Cubswin82]

3 of the 4 were spot on...but Bench? No way...he's not even the greatest living catcher. Yogi should have been there...that 4 I could have 100% agreed on!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Offensively, I would go with:

Aaron
Mays
F Robby
Bonds

Pitching-wise, I would say:

Big Unit
Seaver
Maddux
Pedro

[tedzan]

YOGI BERRA

WHITEY FORD

SANDY KOUFAX

WILLIE MAYS



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[Jdoggs]

Mays, bonds, Clemens, Miguel Cabrera.

[glchen]

Mays, Aaron, Rose, Berra

[bmattioli]

Aaron, Mays, Rose, Koufax (he looked good)..

[Al C.risafulli]

1. Mays
2. Bonds
3. Aaron
4. Clemens

-Al

[MacDice]

I would go Seaver over Koufax

What about Sadaharu Oh?

Assuming we aren't counting frozen Ted Williams on the list.

[sago]

Originally Posted by Cmount76

How do you leave Seaver out of the mix? I know his career was substantially longer, but he had nearly 150 more wins , 1,200 more K's, and a career ERA that was basically the same.

Sandy had an amazing 4 year run, something that will probably never be seen again with the way pitchers are currently dealt with, but let's not negate "Tom Terrific"

+ many

[rats60]

Koufax
Mays
Aaron
Seaver

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by rats60

Koufax
Mays
Aaron
Seaver

Agreed

[chris6net]

Originally Posted by rats60

Koufax
Mays
Aaron
Seaver

This is my four!

[GregMitch34]

You want to leave Sandy off? He tossed a strike without even looking tonight in throwing out first pitch. He could probably sign as situational lefty today and have 1.20 era...

[toledo_mudhen]

I was pretty happy with the 4 that were chosen - Stirred lots of memories for me all in the matter of just a few minutes.....Awesome

[Kenny Cole]

Originally Posted by rats60

Koufax
Mays
Aaron
Seaver

Agreed as well

[kgibson]

Aaron, Mays, Gibson, Ryan

[Vintageclout]

Originally Posted by Cmount76

How do you leave Seaver out of the mix? I know his career was substantially longer, but he had nearly 150 more wins , 1,200 more K's, and a career ERA that was basically the same.

Sandy had an amazing 4 year run, something that will probably never be seen again with the way pitchers are currently dealt with, but let's not negate "Tom Terrific"

+1 - George Thomas Seaver is baseball's greatest living pitcher. His WAR & JAWS stats are the final nail in the coffin to justify that stance. Only Clemens has better WAR stats among living pitchers and we all know jolly Roger's use of steroids after he left Boston bump him from any top 10 list discussion.....he was a blatant cheater!

[7nohitter]

I have primarily collected Nolan Ryan since 1988, when I was 13. However, I would not put him on the 'Four Greatest Living Players' list. His accomplishments will never be duplicated, BUT his ERA was higher (though many teams would love to have him today) and look at the number of walks he issued in his career!

Great guy, yes. Hall of Famer, yes. One of the top 50 greatest living players, yes.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Aaron, Mays, Rose, Seaver.

[OldEnglishD]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

Aaron, Mays, Rose, Seaver.

+1

[darwinbulldog]

Just looking at the stats on the field I'd go with Bonds, Clemens, Mays, and Aaron.

But if you want to disqualify any or all of those four guys for PEDs, here are the next four: Seaver, A-Rod, Randy Johnson, Schmidt.

[brewing]

Originally Posted by Cmount76

Sandy had an amazing 4 year run, something that will probably never be seen again with the way pitchers are currently dealt with, "

I believe we already saw it at the turn of the century, with 2 different pitchers.

[Touch'EmAll]

Vintageclout remarks on the height of the pitching mound - and how it helped Koufax. I have even heard stories of the Dodgers fooling with the mound even more for additional help for Koufax (only rumor to my knowledge, but?) Ryan started to throw his insane stuff after mound was dropped. Can you imagine how many no-hitters he would have had if he played a decade earlier? Oh, My! Ryan is a very unique pitcher that you have to analyze "outside the box" for full appreciation - not so cut and dry by just looking at a few mathematical numbers. And the poor team he played for, come on, sure didn't help. I saw him live many times at Anaheim Stadium, The Big A. The crowd was on a special heightened awareness of anticipation each time he pitched. Many times (not always) pure awesomeness! Like M.C. Hammer said, "Can't touch this".

Back to 4, how about 5: Berra, Ryan, Mays, Aaron & Koufax.

[39special]

Mays,Schmidt,Seaver,Rose

[bdecsports]

Aaron, Mays, Koufax & Kaline

[glynparson]

Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. , Willie Mays, Hank Aaron

[HOF Auto Rookies]

I vote Bonds, A-Rod, Pedro and Mays for my humble opinion.


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[grainsley]

Glad to see Frank Robinson getting several mentions....in my opinion (and they didn't ask me) one of the most under valued and under appreciated players of all time. Move over Bench, make room for Robby, put him in there with Hank, Willie, and Sandy....and Sandy is on the bubble, due to his short but outstanding career.

[robw1959]

I will go with Aaron, Mays, Frank Robinson, and Koufax.

[Louieman]

Mays, Bonds, Henderson, Bob Gibson

[Bocabirdman]

Just like in the first year of Gilligan's Island where the Professor and Mary Ann got no "props" it clearly is Mays n' Aaron (or Aaron n' Mays) "and the rest".