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View Poll Results: Who is the best OVERALL baseball player ever?
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Babe Ruth
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60.00% |
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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
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Pete Rose
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Ted Williams
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Other-----Please explain your selection
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20.00% |
03-28-2007, 01:14 PM
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Well, beside Cory Snyder, I'd agree with The Babe. The numbers he was putting up were unreal compared to the competition. He would have been a HoF'er even if he had never picked up a bat because he was that good of a pitcher.
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03-28-2007, 01:16 PM
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I am honestly surprised that this is even up for debate.
It's Babe Ruth and then everybody else.
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03-28-2007, 01:16 PM
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There is no charge for awesomeness
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Originally Posted by Thump
Ruth hit more home runs in certain seasons than whole teams!
That's like a guy these days hitting over 100 HR's in a season!
I was unable to find the stats on what team hit the least amount of homeruns last season to use as a comparison.
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Kansas City hit the fewest HRs last season, with 124. |
03-28-2007, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BayBuck
Kansas City hit the fewest HRs last season, with 124. |
So it's like Babe Ruth hitting 130 homers in a season. |
03-28-2007, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BayBuck
Kansas City hit the fewest HRs last season, with 124. |
Thanks a ton. Searching mlb.com was ridiculous. I couldn't even find a way to sort teams by their 2006 stats. |
03-28-2007, 01:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tyrus
Come on. He is the definition of a "ball player" He played everywhere and at a high level. I am not going to argue about the #1 thing, but your statement is absurd.
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Absurd to not have Pete Rose in the top 10? I don't think so.
Note - not necessarily in order
Ruth
Williams
Cobb
Gehrig
Mays
Aaron
Foxx
Hornsby
Musial
Bonds
I would also have Mantle and Dimaggio ahead of Rose, and probably a few more guys, but I won't name any more, since I don't want to be nitpicked on close calls, or debate guys like Joe Jackson and Josh Gibson.
And I loved watching Pete play - I think he belongs in the HOF, just not in the top-10 of all time list.
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Last edited by BB73; 03-28-2007 at 01:26 PM.
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