POLL Top 10 poll: #30 player ever FINAL SPOT!!

[calsnowskier]

1) Babe Ruth (defeated Willie Mays 23-9)
2) Willie Mays (defeated Barry Bonds 26-11)
3) Ted Williams (defeated Barry Bonds 18-17)
4) Barry Bonds (defeated Hank Aaron and Ty Cobb 20-11-8)
5) Hank Aaron (defeated Ty Cobb 17-16)
6) Ty Cobb (defeated Lou Gehrig 24-9)
7) Lou Gehrig (defeated Walter Johnson 19-10)
8) Mickey Mantle (defeated Walter Johnson 17-12)
9) Walter Johnson (defeated Stan Musial and Rogers Hornsby 18-7-3)
10) Stan Musial (defeated Rogers Hornsby 15-10)
11) Rogers Hornsby (defeated H. Wagner, R. Henderson, M. Schmidt and R. Clemens 15-4-3-2-1)
12) Honus Wagner (defeated Roger Clemens 19-8)
13) Mike Schmidt (defeated Roger Clemens 16-12)
14) Rickey Henderson (defeated Roger Clemens 17-13)
15) Roger Clemens (defeated Ken Griffey Jr 16-14)
16) Randy Johnson (defeated Tris Speaker 16-11)
17) Tris Speaker (defeated Greg Maddux 18-12)
18) Greg Maddux (defeated Albert Pujols 17-9)
19) Joe DiMaggio (defeated Albert Pujols 17-13)
20) Albert Pujols (defeated Pedro Martinez 16-14)
21) Pedro Martinez (defeated Jimmie Foxx 20-10)
22) Jimmie Foxx (defeated Cy Young, Lefty Grove and Christy Mathewson 16-12-2-1)
23) Cy Young (defeated Lefty Grove 17-13)
24) Lefty Grove (defeated Ken Griffey Jr 21-9)
25) Ken Griffey Jr (defeated Alex Rodriguez 14-12)
26) Christy Mathewson (defeated Sandy Koufax and Alex Rodriguez 16-10-5)
27) Frank Robinson (defeated Sandy Koufax 16-10)
28) Sandy Koufax (defeated Alex Rodriguez 17-14)
29) Alex Rodriguez (defeated Johnny Bench, Mel Ott and Clayton Kershaw 15-8-3-1)

Who is the #30 player ever? This poll will close Friday AM.

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[msgkings322]

For this last vote I'm going back to Ohtani just because. Was going to do some signalling vote wasting on players I loved like Frank Thomas but nah.

 

[LHG]

I'm going with two current players and a great from a long time ago - Kershaw, Trout and Alexander.

 

[calsnowskier]

LOL

@Hunter Montana loves him his catchers.

 

[calsnowskier]

I think I am going Bench/Kershaw/Ott here. But I may consider Trout, Yogi, or Lajoie.

I would LOVE to get behind Josh Gibson or Satchel Paige, but I think throwing in one of them here would be kinda hypocritical of the project we have run to this point.

 

[LHG]

For this last vote I'm going back to Ohtani just because. Was going to do some signalling vote wasting on players I loved like Frank Thomas but nah.

Looks like you weren't the only one.

 

[Clayton]

Trout is the best player of his era, right?

 

[msgkings322]

Trout is the best player of his era, right?

Of one decade, yes. Pujols was best of the 2000s (perhaps a tie with Bonds), Trout of the 2010s

 

[Clayton]

Of one decade, yes. Pujols was best of the 2000s (Bonds has a case there), Trout of the 2010s

Pujols in general just had a better career (so far) but Trouts prime is top 10. He just needs 3-4 more seasons of above average play and he is likely a top 20 lock.

Trout has a much higher WAR than Kershaw in three fewer seasons. I know WAR for pitchers isnt everything but I just think Trout should be on the list.

 

[msgkings322]

Pujols in general just had a better career (so far) but Trouts prime is top 10. He just needs 3-4 more seasons of above average play and he is likely a top 20 lock.

Trout has a much higher WAR than Kershaw in three fewer seasons. I know WAR for pitchers isnt everything but I just think Trout should be on the list.

Trout is definitely one of the 15 or so players remaining with a legit claim to this spot

 

[steveringo]

This is it?

Since we have no catcher or reliever, I'm going with Bench & Mo...

And, Ripken - because I remember my eyes watering when he broke the Iron Man record...

 

[LHG]

 

[LHG]

Weird that Mel Ott advanced last round but is getting no love now.

 

[eaglesnut]

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This proves we need to get Tom Seaver in there.

His first ten seasons is some of the finest pitching ever. Ended up with 311 wins as well.

 

[LHG]

This proves we need to get Tom Seaver in there.

His first ten seasons is some of the finest pitching ever. Ended up with 311 wins as well.

I do think Kershaw and Alexander should be higher but Seaver is in my top 10 remaining players.

If Kershaw gets in here, I'd probably go with the following 31-40:
31. Mike Trout
32. Mel Ott
33. Nap Lajoie
34. Grover Alexander
35. Eddie Mathews
36. Joe Morgan
37. Eddie Collins
38. Tom Seaver
39. Kid Nichols
40. Dan Brouthers

 

[LHG]

Weird that Mel Ott advanced last round but is getting no love now.

Thinking more about my rankings, I'm changing my vote from Alexander to Ott.

 

[DHoey]

I'm stuck on Kershaw vs Mo. Leaning Kershaw tho.

The one thing about Mo, and it's really picking fly shit out of pepper, he might be the greatest closer of all time but doesn't have the greatest season of a closer.

 

[Pure Steel]

Surprised no push for Dick Pole or Rusty Kuntz…..

 

[Clayton]

Decides to throw my 2nd and 3rd votes to Bench and Ohtani. I think those 2 squaring off would be an interesting discussion

 

[calsnowskier]

I'm stuck on Kershaw vs Mo. Leaning Kershaw tho.

The one thing about Mo, and it's really picking fly shit out of pepper, he might be the greatest closer of all time but doesn't have the greatest season of a closer.

You are welcome to add Thigpen as an “other”…