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Your favorite baseball player of all time

I'm a lifelong New York Yankees fan, and I could never imagine my favorite player coming from any other team. In the 1980's, Rickey Henderson and Don Mattingly were two of my favorite players, but I wouldn't say either is my favorite player of all time. That honor would probably have to go to current Yankees shortstop and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.

Who is your favorite baseball player of all time?

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Kevin,

Submitted by tonto707 on Sat, 06/16/2007 - 7:40am.

you're young and haven't had time to see a lot of great baseball players. I have seen 40 years worth, and a lot of great ones in that time.

What makes a great ball player is for most people more subjective than objective. Stat for stat seldom enters the equation. For example, had Babe Ruth had as many at bats as Hank Aaron, at the pace he hit homers, he would have sent approximately 1,145 out of the park, 390 more than Aaron. Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire did it with doped up muscles, so there is no objective way to compare them to others.

I saw Willie Mays make super outstanding plays for years, and I see Andruw Jones doing the same thing today. Subjectively, I will have to pick Willie over Andruw for now, waiting to see the final lifetime stats.

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Submitted by onlyrealcat on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 10:19pm.

you know he can fly and he has a cannon arm - da man got skills!

The only real cat in town

Richie Ashburn

Submitted by Robert W. Morgan on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 7:04pm.

What a player and what a great person. When I went to the daytime Phillies games with my Dad (he knew Richie somehow) Richie would come over, talk to me and rub my head and make me feel like a million bucks.

Then he went out to Center field and led off batting and played great baseball.

Sure Barry Bonds has better stats, but Richie was (and I hope still is) the real deal. 50 years later I still remember how classy he was.

Big Papi

Submitted by Michael Boylan on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 3:30pm.

What can I say - in his time with the Red Sox David Ortiz has endeared himself to everyone. Every player should be as personable and dedicated to the team. If only he would rub off more on Manny.

Big Papi

Submitted by Git Real on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 11:01pm.

Michael.... eat your heart out. I was at Fenway park last year when Papi broke the franchise home run record and then added an extra one on top of that. What a great night of baseball. Yup.... David Ortiz is truly a class act and a true sportsman. It's understandable why the fans love him so much. I do have to say that the Green Monster was a "true and pure" baseball experience.

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Brooks Robinson

Submitted by muddle on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 3:08pm.

I'll never forget his plays against Johnny Bench in the 1970 World Series. They called him "Hoover" for his miraculous plays at 3rd base.

He was also a good guy who loved the game.

Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle baby.

Submitted by Enigma on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 7:16pm.

I'll take him - steroid free – invented the head first slide, king of choke and poke – master of hit and run – golden glove scoop and gun. I will put the man up against anyone who ever played the game.

Bonds can juice up and that's fine – no problem. McGwire can juice himself sick – no problem - Sammy Sosa has corked bats - no problem - Rose bets on baseball - never AGAINST his team - as a manager - and he is banned from the game for life. He played honest -no juice and no tricks.

He is the best baseball player I have ever seen play the game. Not the most talented, not the biggest, fastest or best athlete - just the best pure baseball player this country has produced.

• • Most career hits - 4,256
• Most career games played - 3,562
• Most career at bats - 14,053
• Most career singles - 3,315
• Most career total bases by a switch hitter - 5,752
• Most seasons of 200 or more hits - 10
• Most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits - 23
• Most consecutive seasons with 600 or more at bats - 13 (1968-1980)
• Most seasons with 600 at bats - 17
• Most seasons with 150 or more games played - 17
• Most seasons with 100 or more games played - 23
• Record for playing in the most winning games - 1,972
• Only player in major league history to play more than 500 games at five different positions - 1B (939), LF (671), 3B (634), 2B (628), RF (595)
• National League records:
• Most years played - 24
• Most consecutive years played - 24
• Most career runs - 2,165
• Most career doubles - 746
• Most career games with 5 or more hits - 10
• Modern (post-1900) record for longest consecutive game hitting streak - 44
• Modern record for most consecutive hitting streaks of 20 or more games - 7
• NL MVP Award (1973)
• NL Rookie of the Year Award (1963)
• 17 All-Star selections
• Three World Series rings (1975, 1976, 1980)
• World Series MVP Award (1975)
• Two Gold Glove Awards (1969 and 1970, both as an outfielder)
• Roberto Clemente Award (1976)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year (1968)
• The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1985)
• The Sporting News Player of the Decade (1970s)
• WWE Hall of Fame inductee (2004)

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Enigma...A-men to Charlie Hustle

Submitted by TonyF on Sat, 06/16/2007 - 8:36am.

I can add no more except with all that happens around pro sports these days, what's the harm in a little legal wagering? Put the best to ever play the game in Cooperstown where he belongs.

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Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Sat, 06/16/2007 - 5:00am.

Hitler got Germany out of a depression, and Tojo made Japan an empire again.

Enigma's Pete Rose

Submitted by Git Real on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 11:06pm.

Isn't it shameful what our politicians, celebrities and child molesters get away with every day? And they're still beating up poor ole Pete. Let's honor the man for what he did on the field. I've always thougt Pete should be held accountable and that he has. Good grief... enough is enough.