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May 19, 2011 12:22 AM
periodically, when another baseball legend passes, baseball fans hearken back to the golden age of the game and wonder..."who is the reigning greatest living ballplayer?..."...and the honor is passed on to the next HOFer...

Ted Williams held the title for quite a number of years until his timely demise and cryogenesis...

my vote...
1. Mays
2. Musial
3. Aaron...

discuss...
May 19, 2011 12:22am
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May 19, 2011 12:22 AM
Albert Pujols.
May 19, 2011 12:22am
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May 19, 2011 12:27 AM
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May 19, 2011 12:27am
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May 19, 2011 12:50 AM
Hammerin' Hank: Batting Average .305, Hits 3771, HR 755, RBI 2,297

The Say Hey Kid: Batting Average .302, Hits 3,283, HR 660 RBI 1,903

Stan the Man: Batting Average .331 Hits 3,630, HR 475, RBI 1,951
May 19, 2011 12:50am
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May 19, 2011 6:58 AM
Votto, obvi
May 19, 2011 6:58am
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May 19, 2011 7:13 AM
killdeer;773589 wrote:periodically, when another baseball legend passes, baseball fans hearken back to the golden age of the game and wonder..."who is the reigning greatest living ballplayer?..."...and the honor is passed on to the next HOFer...

Ted Williams held the title for quite a number of years until his timely demise and cryogenesis...

my vote...
1. Mays
2. Musial
3. Aaron...

discuss...

These!

I would put Johnny Bench and Pete Rose in the discussion as well.
May 19, 2011 7:13am
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May 19, 2011 8:12 AM
Ty Cobb?
Babe Ruth?
Honus Wagner?
Chris Sabo?
May 19, 2011 8:12am
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May 19, 2011 11:57 AM
Just as a plug for the younger guys:

Pujols
A-Rod
Clemens
Bonds
Maddux
Unit
Schilling
etc.

Fall in love with old guys all you want but there are plenty of guys under 50 who could be considered.
May 19, 2011 11:57am
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May 19, 2011 11:58 AM
Overall game, the answer will be Willie Mays as long as he's living.
May 19, 2011 11:58am
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Con_Alma

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May 19, 2011 12:13 PM
Mays in my eyes.

Speed, glove, arm, and hitting for power and average.

...all around player for a long time.
May 19, 2011 12:13pm
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May 19, 2011 12:19 PM
The Boss;773823 wrote:Just as a plug for the younger guys:

Pujols
A-Rod
Clemens
Bonds
Maddux
Unit
Schilling
etc.

Fall in love with old guys all you want but there are plenty of guys under 50 who could be considered.
I would like to add Ken Griffey Jr. to the top of this list.
May 19, 2011 12:19pm
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May 19, 2011 12:21 PM
The Boss;773823 wrote:...
Fall in love with old guys all you want but there are plenty of guys under 50 who could be considered.
We weren't asked who we would consider in order to get to our conclusion. We were asked the result of our consideration.

Loving an old player just happened to play no part in my personal opinion.
May 19, 2011 12:21pm
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May 19, 2011 12:21 PM
se-alum;773838 wrote:I would like to add Ken Griffey Jr. to the top of this list.

Yeah, whatever, that's why etc. is at the bottom of the list. There is no 1, 2, 3--just names off the top of my head. I'm sure I left many good names out. You got one of them.
May 19, 2011 12:21pm
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May 19, 2011 12:22 PM
Mays





Musial
Aaron
Pujols
Rose
Bonds (would probably be #1, if not for the roids)


Pitchers: Thats a whole other list, and you have to really take a look at the eras and parks the older guys played in. Clemens or Nolan Ryan would probably top my list (though I admit, Im not 100% sure who is still alive from the older days).
May 19, 2011 12:22pm
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May 19, 2011 12:23 PM
Pujols
A-Rod
Clemens
Bonds
Maddux
Unit
Schilling

This is a pretty good list and the addition of Griffey makes sense.
May 19, 2011 12:23pm
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May 19, 2011 12:24 PM
The Boss;773823 wrote:Just as a plug for the younger guys:

Pujols
A-Rod
Clemens
Bonds
Maddux
Unit
Schilling
etc.

Fall in love with old guys all you want but there are plenty of guys under 50 who could be considered.

3 of those guys need * by their names and most likely will not be in the HOF.
May 19, 2011 12:24pm
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May 19, 2011 12:30 PM
ernest_t_bass;773659 wrote:Ty Cobb?
Babe Ruth?
Honus Wagner?
Chris Sabo?
You need to quit humping your new mac book and read the thread title.
May 19, 2011 12:30pm
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May 19, 2011 12:32 PM
OneBuckeye;773862 wrote:You need to quit humping your new mac book and read the thread title.

1 out of 4 ain't bad.
May 19, 2011 12:32pm
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May 19, 2011 12:32 PM
OneBuckeye;773862 wrote:You need to quit humping your new mac book and read the thread title.

lolfailpwn!
May 19, 2011 12:32pm
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May 19, 2011 12:34 PM
My vote goes to Willie Mays, but my biased vote wants to at least add Tom Seaver into the discussion.

Sandy Koufax and Frank Robinson should at least crack the top 10 or so.
May 19, 2011 12:34pm
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May 19, 2011 1:18 PM
I believe Aaron even said Mays was the greatest he had ever seen.

You could always do it by position.

1b - Pujols
2b - Morgan
SS - Banks
3b - Schmidt
LF - Rose
CF - Mays
RF - Aaron
P - Maddux
RP - Rivera
May 19, 2011 1:18pm
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May 19, 2011 1:19 PM
I guess I forgot catcher.......Bench
May 19, 2011 1:19pm
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May 19, 2011 2:08 PM
norwalk;773901 wrote:You could always do it by position.

P - Maddux
I would argue that Seaver should be on this list over Maddux, but its close:

MADDUX

355 wins
3.16 ERA
3371 Ks
4 Cy Young Awards (1 runner up)
8 All Star Games

SEAVER

311 wins
2.86 ERA
3640 Ks
3 Cy Young Awards (2 runner-up)
12 All Star Games
May 19, 2011 2:08pm
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May 19, 2011 2:13 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;773957 wrote:I would argue that Seaver should be on this list over Maddux, but its close:

MADDUX

355 wins
3.16 ERA
3371 Ks
4 Cy Young Awards (1 runner up)
8 All Star Games

SEAVER

311 wins
2.86 ERA
3640 Ks
3 Cy Young Awards (2 runner-up)
12 All Star Games

You can discredit Clemens cause of the steroids stuff, but numbers wise, he can easily make the claim as #1.

Clemens:
354 Wins
3.12 ERA (12 years with a sub 3 ERA and 2 years with a sub 2)
4672 Ks
7 Cy Young (1 runner up, 2 #3) and 1 MVP (1 #3)
11 All Star Games
May 19, 2011 2:13pm
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May 19, 2011 2:17 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;773866 wrote:My vote goes to Willie Mays, but my biased vote wants to at least add Tom Seaver into the discussion.

Sandy Koufax and Frank Robinson should at least crack the top 10 or so.
You know who you really want to pick. Aaron Fucking Heilman.
May 19, 2011 2:17pm