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The Blowhard
10-06-2002, 05:58 AM
So many, I have to go with Roberto Clemente. The guy was incredible.I loved Mantle, but I saw him in his down years. Clemente could do it all, I wish he played in NY.

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malachi
10-06-2002, 06:11 AM
I know he's been down the last couple of years due to injury, but Ken Griffey Jr.
in Seattle was as complete a player you can get.

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Johnny4
10-06-2002, 03:32 PM
I agree Grifey in his prime is as good as a baseball player gets. The best display of pitching I ever saw was Gooden in 1984, he was tipping his pitches and they still couldn't hit them.
ToddEVF
10-06-2002, 03:35 PM
Don Mattingly. . . fuck it i spelled it wrong

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Carbon Freeze
10-06-2002, 03:59 PM
Ken Phelps
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10-06-2002, 04:16 PM
Mackey Sasser

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Ralphy Ramone
10-06-2002, 05:00 PM
.I loved Mantle


I shook his hand in '68 at his last(appreciation day)game.Holy cow!



It was ALL Mets after the '69 season.I saw Seaver,Agee,Cleon Jones,Kranepool,Tug(before he was a star),Harrelson,Gil(Gulden's)Hodges,...and more.
I miss those days at Shea.

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El Mudo
10-06-2002, 06:13 PM
Lou Merloni

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Heavy
10-06-2002, 06:25 PM
Toss up between Steve Balboni and Kevin Mass.

But seriously people, are we talking about who had the best numbers.....or maybe who was best in the post season? Hiters, pitchers, defensive players are all good at different things......whos to say that a shortstop thats bats .300 with 25 hrs and 110 rbi's is better or worse than a pitcher that goes 18-5 with a 3.25 era? What is Pedro Martinez like a full run/run and a half under his nearest competitors era? That like someone winning the home run race by 25 homers. Whos better, Pedro or Barry Bonds?
And whos to say if A-Rod is better than Jeter? Is it determined by the fact that his numbers are superior or is Jeter better because of his incredible postseason perfomances and the fact that hes a center point of a current baseball Dynasty?

Nobody can answer thi question, because nobody really knows who the "greatest" anything is. It's just an opinion.

I think Mike Tyson is the greatest boxer I've ever seen, but whos to say Riddick Bowe wouldnt have knocked him out if they fought in lets say...1993. maybe Bowe is the greatest, and of course some clowns would say Holyfield or Lewis aswell.

Are we talking about longevity? Because if we are the best pitcher is Nolan Ryan and the best hitter is Hank Arron. i dont think anyone saw babe Ruth play on this board.



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10-06-2002, 08:07 PM
tony gwynn best hitter to ever play the game.
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yarpwizard
10-07-2002, 04:04 PM
Greatest RH pitcher...Tom Seaver....311 wins <P>

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10-08-2002, 08:41 AM
Dave Ragetti.

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irishkb
10-08-2002, 08:45 AM
saw Cal Rypkin(sp) at the old Candem yard ball park in Balt.

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Gvac
10-08-2002, 01:03 PM
Even though this is the "Old School" forum, I think the greatest players I have seen are both currently active.

I can't think of another player as complete as Barry Bonds, and I've never seen a pitcher as dominating as Pedro Martinez - especially in this so-called "lively ball" era.

Johnny Bench was my childhood hero, however, so I'll never admit to another catcher being anywhere near as good - although Ivan Rodriguez is pretty damn impressive.

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Patches
10-08-2002, 01:12 PM
I agree with gvac

Barry Roids err Bonds is one helluva ballplayer.

A-Rod, may pass him up though one day.

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Jennitalia
10-08-2002, 01:15 PM
the love of my life, Don Mattingly. Oh how I always wanted him to foul me

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The Nature Boy
10-08-2002, 01:20 PM
Another vote for Donnie Baseball. My god, I wore a Donnie Mullet for 3 years hoping I could hit like hit like the greatest Yankee I ever saw. They just showed his Yankeeography again last night, and I cried 4 separate times during it, because nobody loved the Yankees when they sucked, but those of us that did loved them for Mattingly. Jeter is great, but maybe it's because I"m older, but I'll never feel the attachment I did to Mattingly.

I"ve been to a lot of concerts and sporting events, but the top two moments I've ever witnessed are

2. Mattingly being introudced in game 1 at the Stadium versus Seattle. All that time waiting and deserving the post season, and that was the second loudest cheer I ever heard. The first was....

1. Don Mattingly's Home Run in game 2 of the Seattle series. Talk about pandemoneum. I CONFIDENTLY say that Giambi could hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th down by 3 runs in the world series against the Mets next year and still not touch that crowd. It was like we all hit that homerun, and the love was there and it was real.

Long live Donnie Baseball. There wouldn't have been 4 World Series since 96 without the leadership Donnie provided before that.

He belongs in the Hall, Donnie forever!!!!

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A.J.
10-08-2002, 01:44 PM
Johnny Bench was my childhood hero, however, so I'll never admit to another catcher being anywhere near as good


Bench was great no doubt but I was partial to Carlton Fisk during those years. I also had tremendous respect for Thurmon Munson.

For all-time great catchers you have to add Yogi Berra and Roy Campanella to that list.

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billyio
10-09-2002, 07:46 PM
Mattingly was a great ballplayer to watch. It breaks my heart that he never got to get a World Series ring, and I'm a die hard Mets fan. He was just the type of player baseball was about back in the day.
Still, I'll have to say Nolan Ryan. I'm still amazed at how great he was even at the end of his career.

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The Blowhard
10-09-2002, 09:44 PM
If Tony Oliva of the Twins had better knees I'm sure he would have hit .400.


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