Who Is The Greatest Baseball Player You Saw Play?

[The Blowhard]

Not the best that you heard of or read about..who was the best you ever saw? It's a tough question, but I would have to say Roberto Clemente.

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[phroggie]

Technically, I saw Mark "The Bird"
Fydrich pitch at Yankee stadium,
but I was a toddler.

As far as great ballpark memories
go, I'd have to say that Darryl
Strawberry was the greatest
ballplayer that I can remember.
He hit the farthest couple of
homeruns that I have ever
witnessed, and although he was
kind of a shitty fielder on paper,
he had a grace that to my mind
goes unparalleled in right.

"Strawberry fields forever"


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[A.J.]

I saw a few Hall of Famers play (at Fenway and Yankee Stadium) when I was a little kid: Carl Yaztremski, Carlton Fisk, Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter.

I saw Wade Boggs hit a game winning home run his rookie year in Boston. Before the game I got him to autograph a ball for me but I gave the thing away -- an autographed ball by a future Hall of Famer. Smart.

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[Tall_James]

I saw quite a few, but my fondest memory was being at Shea in 1973 or 1974 for Willie Mays Day.

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[AppleBoy]

I've seen alot of great players as well. George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt, Reggie Jackson and Joe Morgan, among others. <P>
I got to see the greatest of them all, though, when I went to my first baseball game ever. It was July 13, 1973. The Mets played the Astros and I got to see Willie Mays. <P>

[The Blowhard]

It's amazing that Yaz won the triple crown and it has not been done since.
As for other great players, the best pitcher I ever saw was Seaver, and the best overall hitter was Tony Oliva. If only he was healthy, he would have ruled the league.

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[Michael Fury]

Joe Morgan during the Big Red Machine days. He was a really smart, heads-up player; had all the skills. And a fierce competitor.

I loved watching Andre Dawson patrol center field during the 80s. He always made the key throw from the outfield. He could do it all: power, speed, defence, & batting average.

The most most exciting player today is Vladimir Guerrero - the complete package (and the owner of the strongest outfield arm in the game).

[Mettelhead]

I'm pretty much an American League guy. I've been to Shea only about 5 times. With that said, Here's some of the greatest that I've seen in person.

In no order:
George Brett
Reggie Jackson
Dave Winfield
Nolan Ryan
Barry Bonds
Mike Piazza
Ken Griffey jr.

[The Blowhard]

I loved the power hitters, guys like McCovey, Killebrew, Howard, and of course, my hero, The Mick.
I also remember Boog Powell of the Orioles hitting the monuments in the old Yankee Stadium on a line drive..the hardest hit ball I have ever seen.
PS: Richie(Dick)Allen was also a very dominant hitter.

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[Gvac]

I was such a Cincinnati Reds fanatic as a kid (and still am) that maybe I'm a bit biased, but Pete Rose and Johnny Bench thrilled me like no other players since.



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