Who is your childhood baseball hero?

[Omar 382]

Everyone has one. Mine is ryan howard. his majestic 58 home runs in '06 got me hooked on baseball and the phils for life. What about you guys?

 

[Chef99]

Sidd Finch. The only guy I ever saw who could throw 168 mph.

 

[$500 Million]

Bucky Dent

 

[WhiteMamba]

Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire

 

[seahawksfan234]

Ken Griffey Jr.

 

[depraved]

AROD and Jaun Gonzalez. They are stand up guys and teach us great values

 

[SEC Official]

I am a child of the 70's and 80's...

Wade Boggs was always my hero.

 

[Wazmankg]

Wow. I'm getting old.... Hank Aaron & Tom Seaver.

 

[navamind]

Pedro Martinez.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Kenny Lofton. Still have over 50 different baseball cards of him alone. Got his autograph on his rookie card. Always my favorite as a kid.

 

[buried_in_snow]

Mickey Mantle

He was old and almost retired in my first real memories of Yankees baseball.

 

[TexasMan]

Craig Biggio & Jeff Bagwell.

They're tied at the hip.

 

[navamind]

Kenny Lofton. Still have over 50 different baseball cards of him alone. Got his autograph on his rookie card. Always my favorite as a kid.

Sucks he's off the ballot after just one year. He has a very good Hall case IMO.

 

[Omar 382]

Sucks he's off the ballot after just one year. He has a very good Hall case IMO.

While I love the guy, a career .794 ops would have to rank among the bottom among hitters in the hall of fame.

 

[navamind]

While I love the guy, a career .794 ops would have to rank among the bottom among hitters in the hall of fame.

A .794 OPS is good from CF. Especially from one of the most efficient base stealers of all-time.

 

[hokiehi21]

Ripken Jr

 

[KansasSooner]

Damn, three really. Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Mickey Mantle.

 

[Omar 382]

A .794 OPS is good from CF. Especially from one of the most efficient base stealers of all-time.

I wouldn't vote for the guy, but he does belong in the hall of very good imo

 

[Omar 382]

Damn, three really. Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Mickey Mantle.

Wow. You've been watching baseball for quite some time

 

[24seven]

Phil Niekro.