Your all-time favorite player and why

[JohnU]

Photo optional, stats optional.

I am a Reds fan and this would appear to be heresy. But as a wee lad playing the game, I had an issue. I am a lefty and there were no real good examples of how lefties ought to play ball. Yeah, there was Big Klu, but he was a home run hitter. I never even heard of Warren Spahn.


But I got this book once and it showed how Stan Musial played first base. He had once been an outfielder but I didn't know that. Anyway, it had a photo of Stan and showed how he fielded a ball and such. I said, "Stan's the best!"

Little did I know that he might have been the BEST. For his time, he was.

Once, we went to old Crosley to see the Cards and the Reds and the Reds won 9-8. But Stan had a grand slam homer. Beat that one!

 

[packerzrule]

Robin Yount


do I need to explain??

 

[JohnU]

Robin Yount


do I need to explain??

He was pretty good.

 

[broncosmitty]

Don Kelly

He could Do It All!

And had Super-Human strength.

 

[RP-29]

Bugs Bunny

He was able to play all 9 positions in the field. He was able to strike out the side with one pitch. He could routinely hit mammoth homeruns out of the park or leg out homers inside the park. He once scored 96 runs in a game by himself.

 

[JohnU]

Bugs Bunny

He was able to play all 9 positions in the field. He was able to strike out the side with one pitch. He could routinely hit mammoth homeruns out of the park or leg out homers inside the park. He once scored 96 runs in a game by himself.

That was one helluva catch to give Bugs the win, the hold and the save.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Definitely Ken Griffey Jr for me.

It was never more swagger from a baseball swing than him.

 

[Chewbaccer]

I was born in 91 and have lived in north GA my entire life.

It's Chipper Jones, hands down.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

ROBERTO CLEMENTE…because he tried to play like i did. Well that and he was a fantastic human being.

 

[Bamabino]

Brooks Robinson

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Clayton Kershaw. Best pitcher on the planet.

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

Ryne Sandberg . We got cable TV in 1982. All my friends chose the Braves. I chose the Cubs - WGN. Nothing better than watching them from 1:20 to 4:30 and then go play your own game.

 

[BallsOfFurry]

Hank Aaron, still the all time HR king and the most prolific offensive force in history.
Plus he's a classy dude.

 

[batchaps4me]

Bo knows.

 

[4thstreet]

Boog Powell

Class act that always had a smile on his face,and was always joking with opposing players that reached 1st.

 

[mick7-1961]

Just look at my avatar...


The Commerce Comet.......He is the reason I have loved baseball since I was seven.....In 1957....And he is number seven.

 

[Voltaire26]

Rogers Hornsby ... so much production from a 2nd baseman.

 

[JohnU]

Rogers Hornsby ... so much production from a 2nd baseman.

Lord knows, Hornsby must have had 20:10 vision.

 

[GNG]

Hank Aaron... He could do it all, hit for average, hit with power, run the bases and play great defense.

 

[darken65]

Willie Mays. 22 seasons in the Big League and some great numbers. My personal all -time great.