Best First Baseman of All Time

[MilkSpiller22]

Yeah, Lou and Jimmy Fox are ahead of him. He's 6th alltime, out of er'ybody.

Yea, just saw that... That's why I edited my post... Love the 10 minute rule!!! just wish you were not so speedy to respond...

 

[broncosmitty]

If he wasn't a Jew, he would have been the first to break the Babe's single season HR record.

But IMO the missed playing time hurts him in this discussion.

He's got a Pedro thing to him for me.

Id never say hes the greatest. Cuz hes not. But I'll gladly interject him into the convo for also rans.

Yea, just saw that... That's why I edited my post... Love the 10 minute rule!!! just wish you were not so speedy to respond...

Those Alerts are a gamechanger.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

someone picked keith hernandez, was that a joke?? or do you really care THAT much about defense from a first baseman??

 

[Nosferatu]

Hank Greenberg's in the righty conversation.

6th alltime in slugging. Missed all or most of five seasons(the entire end of his prime) to the war.

Still holds the AL season RBI record. And is IMO, the greatest Jew in baseball history.

I'm sure that was meant for me and all I gotsta say is

 

[GNG]

So you went the other way in the old NY debate.

Build more skyscrapers.

 

[GNG]

If he wasn't a Jew, he would have been the first to break the Babe's single season HR record.

But IMO the missed playing time hurts him in this discussion.

He didn't play on Jewish holidays.

 

[broncosmitty]

I'm sure that was meant for me and all I gotsta say is

It wasn't.

Hahahaha

I wasn't even thinking about Sandy when I said it. Hahaha. Wish I was though.

 

[jdwills126]

My homer pick is Miguel Cabrera, don't rely count him as a 3B. Decent fielder and when he is done will have prolific numbers.

Problem with first base is it's a catch all....a lot of guys played first after they couldn't handle a previous position. Is Pete Rose a real 1st baseman?

 

[Chewbaccer]

Gotta be Gehrig. His numbers speak for themselves, and when you factor in what he meant to the game, there's not another choice.

If Gehrig wasn't an option, I'd do a coin flip between Pujols and double x.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

I chose Don Mattingly, I don't know why.

 

[obxyankeefan]

He didn't play on Jewish holidays.

The season he hit 58 homers, nobody would pitch to him in September because they didn't want a Jew breaking the Babe's record.

 

[navamind]

I chose Don Mattingly, I don't know why.

I'm assuming alcohol was involved.

 

[Mondo Jay]

This one is easy for me. Gotta be The Iron Horse!

 

[Erie Warrior]

It has to be Gehrig.

How the hell is Keith Hernandez on this list, but Jim Thome is not?

 

[broncosmitty]

It has to be Gehrig.

How the hell is Keith Hernandez on this list, but Jim Thome is not?

Cuz this isn't a DH list.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I would say Hernandez is the last player on this list I would take... I want power hitting with my first base... Hernandez is probably the worst power hitter here...

 

[Erie Warrior]

Cuz this isn't a DH list.

That was at the end of his career.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Cuz this isn't a DH list.

I'll always think of Thomas as a 1B and not a DH.

Maybe it's because I saw him play the most as the Phillies first baseman.

 

[tducey]

Lou Gehrig.

 

[williewilliejuan]

Homer vote!