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ernest_t_bass

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May 19, 2011 2:20 PM
Nolan Ryan
May 19, 2011 2:20pm
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Heretic

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May 19, 2011 2:24 PM
ernest_t_bass;773978 wrote:Nolan Ryan

He's not actually living. That's his zombie that does the Lowe's or whatever commercials. Or at least he has the acting range of a zombie while shilling products.
May 19, 2011 2:24pm
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May 19, 2011 2:27 PM
Mays
May 19, 2011 2:27pm
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BigAppleBuckeye

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May 19, 2011 2:42 PM
Laley23;773963 wrote: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

I hate to agree with this Laley, but .... I agree. I HATE Clemens, but until someone proves he cheated (and I think we are close), he has to get the nod.

Still can't believe he didn't get ejected from Game 2 of the 2000 World Series for chucking that bat, what BS
May 19, 2011 2:42pm
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May 19, 2011 2:44 PM
Heretic;773969 wrote:You know who you really want to pick. Aaron Fucking Heilman.

Ahhh, Aaron Heilman, whose gopher ball cost us a spot in the '06 World Series ... his baseball card remains on my dart board, alongside Armando Benitez and Oliver Perez.
May 19, 2011 2:44pm
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May 19, 2011 2:48 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;774019 wrote:I hate to agree with this Laley, but .... I agree. I HATE Clemens, but until someone proves he cheated (and I think we are close), he has to get the nod.

Still can't believe he didn't get ejected from Game 2 of the 2000 World Series for chucking that bat, what BS

I know, what a POS. I hate that guy as well. I also hate that he named his 3 kids with names starting with "K" What a douche lol.
May 19, 2011 2:48pm
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May 19, 2011 2:54 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;774020 wrote:Ahhh, Aaron Heilman, whose gopher ball cost us a spot in the '06 World Series ... his baseball card remains on my dart board, alongside Armando Benitez and Oliver Perez.

what about Victor Zambrano?
May 19, 2011 2:54pm
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May 19, 2011 2:56 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;774020 wrote:Ahhh, Aaron Heilman, whose gopher ball cost us a spot in the '06 World Series ... his baseball card remains on my dart board, alongside Armando Benitez and Oliver Perez.

Ah, one of your versions of Stan Belinda for me and the Pirates.
May 19, 2011 2:56pm
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May 19, 2011 3:07 PM
sportswizuhrd;774039 wrote:what about Victor Zambrano?

You know, I admit that the Zambrano trade for Kazmir was absolutely RETARDED, but, with the way Kazmir fizzled out I am less pissed about this train wreck than I was about 5 years ago.
May 19, 2011 3:07pm
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May 19, 2011 3:10 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;774019 wrote:I hate to agree with this Laley, but .... I agree. I HATE Clemens, but until someone proves he cheated (and I think we are close), he has to get the nod.

Still can't believe he didn't get ejected from Game 2 of the 2000 World Series for chucking that bat, what BS

Read Torre's book, The Yankee Years, there is a good section in it about that incident.
May 19, 2011 3:10pm
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May 20, 2011 2:26 AM
Justin Smoak. The stud of the Mariners.
May 20, 2011 2:26am
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stlouiedipalma

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May 20, 2011 11:21 AM
Stan the Man for sure. Since I have been in the STL area for 13 yrs. now, I can understand what he means to this region.

Gotta include my favorite of all time, though, Tom Seaver.
May 20, 2011 11:21am
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May 20, 2011 11:27 AM
norwalk;773901 wrote:You could always do it by position.

1b - Votto
2b - Phillips
SS - Janish
3b - Rolen
LF - Gomes
CF - Stubbs
RF - Bruce
P - Volquez, Cueto, Bailey, Wood, Arroyo (can't decide)
RP - Cordero
norwalk;773902 wrote:I guess I forgot catcher.......Hanigan/Hernandez

Fixed.
May 20, 2011 11:27am
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May 20, 2011 11:57 AM
Willie Mays
May 20, 2011 11:57am
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May 20, 2011 12:02 PM
Another vote for Mays.
May 20, 2011 12:02pm
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May 20, 2011 12:08 PM
Coco Crisp
May 20, 2011 12:08pm
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stlouiedipalma

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May 20, 2011 1:28 PM
I listen to Hawk Harrelson do the Sox telecasts from time to time. Might as well nominate him. Don't forget Duane Kiper doing the same with the Giants. Gotta love those ex-Indians.
May 20, 2011 1:28pm
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Sonofanump

May 20, 2011 7:11 PM
killdeer;773589 wrote:my vote...
1. Mays
2. Musial
3. Aaron...

discuss...

Yep.
May 20, 2011 7:11pm
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May 20, 2011 10:17 PM
Mays is the best IMO....but the longer time ago they played can boost them up some. Those super old HOF players like Yogi Berra and Stan Musial...any baseball fan and player of the past 55 years are going to get some chills when they see them being honored and such.

If not for his circumstances...Pete Rose would be way up there.
May 20, 2011 10:17pm
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May 21, 2011 1:12 PM
Wily Mo Peña of course
May 21, 2011 1:12pm
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stlouiedipalma

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May 21, 2011 8:51 PM
Ironman92;775430 wrote:Mays is the best IMO....but the longer time ago they played can boost them up some. Those super old HOF players like Yogi Berra and Stan Musial...any baseball fan and player of the past 55 years are going to get some chills when they see them being honored and such.

If not for his circumstances...Pete Rose would be way up there.

No doubt about that. Pete really shot himself in the foot. Imagine, if he hadn't been such a dick he would regularly be mentioned in discussions such as these and would be a regular on baseball's biggest stages.

What a waste of truly incredible talent.
May 21, 2011 8:51pm
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Gardens35

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May 22, 2011 6:47 PM
sportswizuhrd;774039 wrote:what about Victor Zambrano?
...or Manny Sanguillen.
May 22, 2011 6:47pm
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May 22, 2011 7:06 PM
Just a curious question, how many people on here that are picking guys like Mays and Aaron actually watched these guys play? Just interested to know if you think the competition and the athletes back then are comparable to todays athletes.
May 22, 2011 7:06pm
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Gardens35

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May 22, 2011 7:18 PM
SE, ^^^that right there would probably be a real good thread...
May 22, 2011 7:18pm
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Al Bundy

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May 22, 2011 7:26 PM
se-alum;776905 wrote:Just a curious question, how many people on here that are picking guys like Mays and Aaron actually watched these guys play? Just interested to know if you think the competition and the athletes back then are comparable to todays athletes.

Mays and Aaron both played a good portion of their careers before expansion watered downt he talent level.
May 22, 2011 7:26pm