[Phogge]

I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

[Phogge]

I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

[Brickcity]

I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

Pretty ballsy putting Bonds in your top ten! (Especially top 5). Putting the issue of PEDs aside, he probably was one of the top five to ten most dominant players of all time.

[Brickcity]

I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

Pretty ballsy putting Bonds in your top ten! (Especially top 5). Putting the issue of PEDs aside, he probably was one of the top five to ten most dominant players of all time.

[BostonCard]

"Putting the issue of PEDs aside" is doing a lot of work there.  Like, I get that Bonds was dominant even before he was known to have become involved with BALCO, but I do wonder where he would have wound up in the all-time pantheon had he not used PEDs.

BC

[BostonCard]

"Putting the issue of PEDs aside" is doing a lot of work there.  Like, I get that Bonds was dominant even before he was known to have become involved with BALCO, but I do wonder where he would have wound up in the all-time pantheon had he not used PEDs.

BC

[BobK]

I can only do in my life awareness time

1. Mays
2. Williams
3. Bonds
4. Koufax
5. Aaron
6. Musial
7. Spahn
8. Marichal
9. Gwynn
10. Teddy Beard

[BobK]

I can only do in my life awareness time

1. Mays
2. Williams
3. Bonds
4. Koufax
5. Aaron
6. Musial
7. Spahn
8. Marichal
9. Gwynn
10. Teddy Beard

[BostonCard]

No Mariano Rivera?  Only player to ever be inducted unanimously.

BC

[BostonCard]

No Mariano Rivera?  Only player to ever be inducted unanimously.

BC

[Phogge]

Bobbbbb, you and I are the only ones who remember Ted Beard. The best hitters in the PCL when we were kids were Bob Dellinger, Max West, DePietro and Joe Brovia. For power nobody beat Bilko except for Luke Easter and he played far fewer games.

[Phogge]

Bobbbbb, you and I are the only ones who remember Ted Beard. The best hitters in the PCL when we were kids were Bob Dellinger, Max West, DePietro and Joe Brovia. For power nobody beat Bilko except for Luke Easter and he played far fewer games.

[BobK]

In 1952 with the Hollywood Stars the 5-8 Beard hit 4 HRs in one game. He was also near the top in steals for several years in The PCL. Teddy played with the Seals 1955-56

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Of course I could have named Ellis Kinder

https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...el01.shtml

[BobK]

In 1952 with the Hollywood Stars the 5-8 Beard hit 4 HRs in one game. He was also near the top in steals for several years in The PCL. Teddy played with the Seals 1955-56

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Of course I could have named Ellis Kinder

https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...el01.shtml

[SF_Cardinal_Fan]

Mussina
Hinch
McDowell
Lowrie
Sprague Jr.
Garko
Fuld
Carey
Peterson
Ballard

[SF_Cardinal_Fan]

Mussina
Hinch
McDowell
Lowrie
Sprague Jr.
Garko
Fuld
Carey
Peterson
Ballard

[Phogge]

Egad, a provincial. But where is Duffy?

[Phogge]

Egad, a provincial. But where is Duffy?

[BobK]

Plus Hammond
McCarthy
Williams
Steve Dunning

[BobK]

Plus Hammond
McCarthy
Williams
Steve Dunning

[jfredmuggs]

1. Bill Renna
2. Frank Kellert
3. Grady Hatton
4. Pumpsie Green
5. Ken Aspromonte
6. Sal Taormina
7. Harry Malmberg
8. Albie Pearson
9. Tommy Umphlett
10. Ed Sadowski

[jfredmuggs]

1. Bill Renna
2. Frank Kellert
3. Grady Hatton
4. Pumpsie Green
5. Ken Aspromonte
6. Sal Taormina
7. Harry Malmberg
8. Albie Pearson
9. Tommy Umphlett
10. Ed Sadowski

[BobK]

Plus
Marty Keough
Haywood Sullivan
Leo Kiely

[BobK]

Plus
Marty Keough
Haywood Sullivan
Leo Kiely

[jfredmuggs]

Let’s not forget Nini Tornay.

[jfredmuggs]

Let’s not forget Nini Tornay.

[BobK]

https://www.tcdb.com/GalleryT.cfm/tid/22...e=&sBrand=

[BobK]

https://www.tcdb.com/GalleryT.cfm/tid/22...e=&sBrand=

[Phogge]

And the opponents:

Memo Luna
Fred Richards
Chuck Connors
Carlos Bernier
Lou Slater
Clarence Maddern
Piper Davis
Spider Jorgensen
Two Gun Gettel
Artie Wilson
Earl Rapp
Ray Ortieg
Eddie Basinski

[Phogge]

And the opponents:

Memo Luna
Fred Richards
Chuck Connors
Carlos Bernier
Lou Slater
Clarence Maddern
Piper Davis
Spider Jorgensen
Two Gun Gettel
Artie Wilson
Earl Rapp
Ray Ortieg
Eddie Basinski

[BobK]

Who was the Sacramento Pitcher Johnson? with all the antices on the mound?

[BobK]

Who was the Sacramento Pitcher Johnson? with all the antices on the mound?

[lex24]

Players I’ve seen. That goes from ‘62 forward. By position

C         Bench
1B       McCovey
2B.      Morgan
SS.      Jeter
3B.      Schmidt
LF.       Bonds
CF.       Mays
RF.       Aaron
RHP.     Maddox
LHP.     Koufax
Closer.  Rivera

Second team

C.         Posey
1B.       Votto
2B.        Kent
SS.        Ozzie
3B.        ARod
LF.         Henderson
CF.        Trout
RF.        Clemente

RHP.       Clemens
LHP.        Kershaw

Closer.     Eckersley

DH.         Ortiz and Thome

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I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

Poor Cy Young. 511 wins and no respect :)

[lex24]

Players I’ve seen. That goes from ‘62 forward. By position

C         Bench
1B       McCovey
2B.      Morgan
SS.      Jeter
3B.      Schmidt
LF.       Bonds
CF.       Mays
RF.       Aaron
RHP.     Maddox
LHP.     Koufax
Closer.  Rivera

Second team

C.         Posey
1B.       Votto
2B.        Kent
SS.        Ozzie
3B.        ARod
LF.         Henderson
CF.        Trout
RF.        Clemente

RHP.       Clemens
LHP.        Kershaw

Closer.     Eckersley

DH.         Ortiz and Thome

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I've been reading Top Ten lists today. What are your Top Ten all time?

Mine:

1 Ruth
2 Mays
3 Cobb
4 Williams
5 Bonds
6 Gehrig
7 Walter Johnson
8 Hornsby
9 Spahn
10 Aaron

Musial would be 10.5

Poor Cy Young. 511 wins and no respect :)

[BobK]

Chet Johnson. A clown on the mound. Won 22 games with the Seals 1950. A fact I didn’t know until now. 5 years with the Sacramento Solons in the 50s

[BobK]

Chet Johnson. A clown on the mound. Won 22 games with the Seals 1950. A fact I didn’t know until now. 5 years with the Sacramento Solons in the 50s

[Mick]

Ten MLB Career Leaders that I would pay to see:

1. Babe Ruth.  I want him to pitch and catch.
2. Josh Gibson.  Buck Weaver said that only Josh and the Babe made the sound when baseball met bat in which you absolutely knew that one or the other was at the plate.
3.  Ty Cobb.  Only Triple Crown winner to lead league in stolen bases when he won the Triple Crown.
4.  Joe Jackson.  #2 best hitter for average in MLB history.
5.  Pete Rose.  MLB hits leader.
6.  Barry Bonds.  MLB HR leader, BB leader and IBB leader.
7.  Sandy Koufax.  Perfect game, 3x unanimous Cy Young award winner (when a single CY Young was awarded for one league).
8.  Ricky Henderson.  MLB stolen base leader.
9.  Carl Hubbell.  I want to see King Carl-- or anyone else -- strike out six Hall of Famers in a row (Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, Joe Cronin and Lefty Gomez.  Yes, I know the last one is a pitcher). Winner of 24 consecutive games, still a record.
10. Ted Williams.  MLB OPS leader and if he hadn't lost five full seasons in two separate wars, he would have been the most amazing hitter in history.

And the ten I'd really pay to see:

1. Willie Mays
2. Barry Bonds
3. Christy Mathewson
4. Willie McCovey
5. Carl Hubbell
6. Mel Ott
7. Buster Posey
8. Frankie Frisch
9. Juan Marichal
10. Brandon Crawford

[Mick]

Ten MLB Career Leaders that I would pay to see:

1. Babe Ruth.  I want him to pitch and catch.
2. Josh Gibson.  Buck Weaver said that only Josh and the Babe made the sound when baseball met bat in which you absolutely knew that one or the other was at the plate.
3.  Ty Cobb.  Only Triple Crown winner to lead league in stolen bases when he won the Triple Crown.
4.  Joe Jackson.  #2 best hitter for average in MLB history.
5.  Pete Rose.  MLB hits leader.
6.  Barry Bonds.  MLB HR leader, BB leader and IBB leader.
7.  Sandy Koufax.  Perfect game, 3x unanimous Cy Young award winner (when a single CY Young was awarded for one league).
8.  Ricky Henderson.  MLB stolen base leader.
9.  Carl Hubbell.  I want to see King Carl-- or anyone else -- strike out six Hall of Famers in a row (Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, Joe Cronin and Lefty Gomez.  Yes, I know the last one is a pitcher). Winner of 24 consecutive games, still a record.
10. Ted Williams.  MLB OPS leader and if he hadn't lost five full seasons in two separate wars, he would have been the most amazing hitter in history.

And the ten I'd really pay to see:

1. Willie Mays
2. Barry Bonds
3. Christy Mathewson
4. Willie McCovey
5. Carl Hubbell
6. Mel Ott
7. Buster Posey
8. Frankie Frisch
9. Juan Marichal
10. Brandon Crawford

[BostonCard]

Interesting that 3 was an jerk, 4-6 are, shall we say, controversial (and one or more may also be a-holes).

BC

[BostonCard]

Interesting that 3 was an jerk, 4-6 are, shall we say, controversial (and one or more may also be a-holes).

BC