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Post by nyjyrk on Oct 9, 2006 16:01:27 GMT -5
I'll go with Rapid Robert here. (That's Bob Feller in case you don't know).
Another charter member of the AL with alot of tradition, so I don't think there's only one answer. Some notable Indians- Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Joe Sewell, Earl Averill, Larry Doby, Omar Vizquel, Kenny Lofton, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Lou Boudreau, Addie Joss, Stan Coveleski, Mel Harder, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn (What a great name for a pitcher), "Sudden" Sam McDowell, Wes Ferrell.....
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Post by basenoc on Oct 9, 2006 18:15:18 GMT -5
I'll go with Rapid Robert here. (That's Bob Feller in case you don't know). Another charter member of the AL with alot of tradition, so I don't think there's only one answer. Some notable Indians- Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Joe Sewell, Earl Averill, Larry Doby, Omar Vizquel, Kenny Lofton, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Lou Boudreau, Addie Joss, Stan Coveleski, Mel Harder, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn (What a great name for a pitcher), "Sudden" Sam McDowell, Wes Ferrell..... albert bell
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Post by nyjyrk on Oct 9, 2006 18:27:09 GMT -5
Yep, him too.
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Post by tomservo on Oct 9, 2006 19:08:02 GMT -5
I always liked Omar Vizquel.
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Post by ericbrat20 on Oct 9, 2006 22:32:59 GMT -5
I liked Roberto Alomar. I know he wasn't there a real long time but he was a great second baseman.
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Post by basenoc on Oct 10, 2006 8:59:19 GMT -5
Todays team: KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Frank White i know you'd say george brett, but i just liked Frank's tenacity. but Brett's a keeper
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Post by rzobb on Oct 10, 2006 16:26:31 GMT -5
can't tell you any specifics why but as a kid i liked Hal Mcrae .
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Post by nyjyrk on Oct 10, 2006 18:03:49 GMT -5
The whole team revolved around three key players in the lineup back when they were a dominant franchise. Brett, White, and Willie Wilson. Everyone else was just filler. The had some pretty good (and underrated] pitchers - Paul Splittorf, Dennis Leonard, Larry Gura, Mark Gubicza, Charlie Leibrandt, besides Bret Saberhagen. Then they had the hammer at the end in Dan Quisenberry, who was as dominanat a closer in the league as there was in the 80s.
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Post by basenoc on Oct 11, 2006 10:20:53 GMT -5
Todays team: CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Some great Sox players to choose from, i was gonna take Bill Veeck for his inovativeness, but i will go with Robin Ventura, many people recall from 1993 is his skirmish with Nolan Ryan, the hardthrowing Texas Rangers legend who plunked him in the ribs during a summer game. When Ventura charged the mound in protest, Ryan seized him in a headlock and began punching him. The result: a two-game suspension and criticism from commentators who sided against the normally calm infielder
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Post by rzobb on Oct 11, 2006 17:39:08 GMT -5
well i'm going with harold baines.I always liked him even with those crappy uniforms
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Post by nyjyrk on Oct 11, 2006 18:19:11 GMT -5
Wow, talk about a tough choice. Modern day, most likely the Big Hurt. Growing up it was definately Baines.
All time is a tough choice. Joe Jackson, Ted Lyons, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Luke Appling, Ed Walsh, Eddie Collins, Ray Schalk, Red Faber, Billy Pierce, Wilbur Wood, etc
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Post by basenoc on Oct 12, 2006 11:19:07 GMT -5
it even gets tougher nyjyrk, because Hank Greenberg's a good read too. Todays team: DETROIT TIGERSTyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was a Hall of Fame baseball player. When he retired in 1928, he was the holder of ninety major league records. Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot.
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Post by rzobb on Oct 12, 2006 17:11:01 GMT -5
welli'm going with Jack Morris and Kirk Gibson. the reason why is back in 84 i went to the HOF game and actually had pretty long conversations with both of them , they both seemed genuine (as far as a 12 yr old could tell )
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Post by nyjyrk on Oct 12, 2006 21:03:51 GMT -5
I've decided to break the old teams down by era. Yeah, I know, taking the easy way out.
Deadball ( 1889-1920) Cobb, George Mullin War era (21 - 45)- Greenberg, Golden age (46-59) - George Kell, Hal Newhouser Pitcher's Era (60-69) - Al Kaline, Denny McLain Modern era - (70 - 80) Ron LeFlore Growing up (my childhood 81-91) Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish, Jack Morris Recent (91- today) - Brandon Inge, Jeremy Bonderman
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Post by tomservo on Oct 13, 2006 0:38:13 GMT -5
Mark me down for Al Kaline.
Cobb was a great player but too much of a bad person for me to choose.
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