Team heroes

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Name your favorite teams and their top 3 players (doesn't have to be in order)
Red Sox:
1) Ted Williams
2) Cy Young
3) Carl Yastrzemski
Yankees:
1) Babe Ruth
2) Lou Gehrig
3) Mickey Mantle
Tigers:
1) Ty Cobb
2) Hank Greenburg
3) Harry Heilman
Giants:
1) Willie Mays
2) Carl Hubbell
3) Bill Terry
Cardinals:
1) Stan Musial
2) Rogers Hornsby
3) Bob Gibson

[CTaka]

Mr. Mathewson wants to know what he did to offend you. He can't be any lower than #2 on the Giants list.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Mr. Mathewson wants to know what he did to offend you. He can't be any lower than #2 on the Giants list.

Oops!! Totally forgot about him! Put him in the number two slot followed by Hubbell. Thank-you.

[BoSox Rule]

Boston Red Sox

1 - Ted Williams
2 - Roger Clemens
3 - Pedro Martinez
4 - Carl Yastrzemski
5 - Dwight Evans
6 - Cy Young
7 - Lefty Grove
8 - Wade Boggs
9 - Jim Rice
10 - Bobby Doerr

Oh what could have been with Nomar.

[Chisox]

Mr. Mathewson wants to know what he did to offend you. He can't be any lower than #2 on the Giants list.

Correction. He can't be lower than #3,
#1/2 Mays/Bonds.

No way Hubbell is better than Matty, let alone Terry better.

[Chisox]

Hard to know how to compare pitchers/position players, but
#1. Frank Thomas
#2. Eddie Collins
#3. Big Ed Walsh
Mine is pretty easy.

Honorable mentions include in no particular order
Luke Appling, George Davis, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Minnie Minoso, Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk, Ted Lyons, Robin Ventura, Billy Pierce

[The Splendid Splinter]

Kaline said hi to #3 for the Tigers...:waving

[Chisox]

Kaline said hi to #3 for the Tigers...:waving

Actually, I'd have Kaline 2 and Greenberg 3. Good catch.

While we're at it, Yaz at #3 and Young #2 for the Red Sox keeps bothering me. Wouldn't Clemens be about equal to Young strictly as a Red Sock?

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Pirates:
1) Honus Wagner
2) Clemente
3) Paul Waner

[Chisox]

Pirates:
1) Honus Wagner
2) Clemente
3) Paul Waner

Arky Vaughan would like a word with you. So would Wille Stargell.

I really like the thread, though. Good idea.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Arky Vaughan would like a word with you. So would Wille Stargell.

I really like the thread, though. Good idea.

Thank-you.

I have a really hard time seperating Stargell and Paul Waner. It's almost a tie; I just find Waner a tad better. As for Vaughn, he doesn't cut the top three. Probably like top 10.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Phillies:
1) Mathewson
2) Schmidt
3) -undecided-

Please help me decide #3.

[geezer]

Phillies:
1) Mathewson
2) Schmidt
3) -undecided-

Please help me decide #3.

Chuck Klein

[The Splendid Splinter]

Cubs:
1. Mordecai Brown
2. Cap Anson
3. Ernie Banks

there are a lot of hitters that can be on there... Sosa, Billy Williams, Santo, Sandberg... Brown is about the only pitcher who can be in the top 3... maybe pete alexander or jenkins, but both of them played elsewhere a lot though or had their best years elsewhere...

I believe you are talking about guys who played for the specific team the most right or more than half of their career at least??? like for example Pete Alexander, would he be a Phils or Cubs or either one? I would say Phils cuz he had better years with them.

[CTaka]

Correction. He can't be lower than #3,
#1/2 Mays/Bonds.

No way Hubbell is better than Matty, let alone Terry better.

Correction - not everyone considers Bonds to be a "team hero". Mathewson also played all but one game as a Giant, while Bonds was a Pirate for 7 seasons. And it depends how much of a steroid penalty one applies to Barry's syringe... I mean stats. Bonds was an immensely talented ballplayer even prior to the 'roiding, but in absolutely no way could I ever characterize him as a "hero" on any list I create.

[geezer]

Toronto Blue Jays:

1. Carlos Delgado
2. George Bell
3. Joe Carter

[1905 Giants]

Mariners:
1)Ken Griffey Jr.
2) Edgar Martinez
3) Alex Rodriguex
4) Ichiro

[rdonahue]

Actually, I'd have Kaline 2 and Greenberg 3. Good catch.




I might be in the minority here, but I'm not sure I'd put Kaline in the top 3 for Detroit...amongst Detroit OFers. I love Al Kaline (he's my 6th favorite athlete of all-time in all sports) but I think Cobb (obviously), Crawford, and Heilmann (barely) ahead of Kaline.

As for all Tigers, I have:
1. The Georgie Peach
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2. The Mechanical Man (Charlie Gehringer)
3. Hank Greenberg
4. Mickey Cochrane
5. Sam Crawford
6. Harry Heilmann
7. Al Kaline
8. Goose Goslin
9. Hal Newhouser
after that I'm having trouble deciding who's next but Bunning, Manush, and Trammell are probably the next 3.

As for managers (not asked, but why not):
1. Hughie Jennings
2. Sparky Anderson



One last thing, looking over some things I'm not really sure if is Heilmann is better than Kaline. Heilmann was a little better offensively (OPS+ and various other #'s are better) but he played less. Kaline also seems to have much better defense.

[Francoeurstein]

Braves

1. Hank Aaron
2. Warren Spahn
3. Eddie Matthews

[The Splendid Splinter]

Braves

1. Hank Aaron
2. Warren Spahn
3. Eddie Matthews

man... hard to leave out glavine, maddux, and smoltz haha...

[ChrisLDuncan]

Yankees:

1.) Lou Gehrig
2.) Babe Ruth
3.) Joe DiMaggio
4.) Mickey Mantle
5.) DEREK JETER
6.) Yogi Berra
7.) REGGIE...REGGIE...REGGIE
8.) Bucky ****** Dent
9.) Bill Dickey
10.) Thurman Munson

[ChrisLDuncan]

Phillies:
1) Mathewson
2) Schmidt
3) -undecided-

Please help me decide #3.

...Carlton?

[Francoeurstein]

man... hard to leave out glavine, maddux, and smoltz haha...

Oh wow how can I forgot them! Top 10! no order

1. Glavine
2. Smoltz
3. Maddux
4. Aaron
5. Matthews
6. C. Jones
7. Spahn
8. Neikro
9. McGriff
10. Sain?

[StanTheMan]

Stan The Man Musial
Stanley Frank Musial
Stan Musial

Nobody else is close.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Red Sox 4-6:
4) Lefty Grove
5) Roger Clemens (as a Red Sock)
6) Sam Rice or Pesky

Next is probably Eckersly as a Red Sock.

[Agent001]

Phillies:
1) Mathewson
2) Schmidt
3) -undecided-

Please help me decide #3.

I think you meant Old Pete for number 1.

[johnnypapa]

Yankees
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Mickey Mantle


Pirates
Honus Wagner
Paul Waner
Roberto Clemente


Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Al Kaline
Sam Crawford/Charlie Gehringer


Cardinals
Stan Musial
Bob Gibson
Albert Pujols

[Mariano_Rivera]

Yankees

1) George Ruth
2) Mickey Mantle
3) Lou Gehrig
4) Joe DiMaggio
5) Yogi Berra

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Yankees
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Mickey Mantle


Pirates
Honus Wagner
Paul Waner
Willie Stargell


Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Al Kaline
Sam Crawford


Cardinals
Stan Musial
Bob Gibson
Albert Pujols

No Clemente for pirates?

And I disagree with your Tigers list. Cobb should be #1 and Greenburg or Gehringer shopuld be in there.

[johnnypapa]

No Clemente for pirates?

And I disagree with your Tigers list. Cobb should be #1 and Greenburg or Gehringer shopuld be in there.


Yeah...your right about Clemente, I'll change that. And Gehringer too...but it will have to be a tie.

[tearforamariner]

Mariners:
1)Ken Griffey Jr.
2) Edgar Martinez
3) Alex Rodriguex
4) Ichiro

We had some discussion about this on a thread in the M's forum (http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=51540&highlight=hometown+hero) a few months ago. As you can see on that poll, more people feel that Edgar is the "Hometown Hero".

I feel that he should be #1, with Griffey #2. Also, Randy Johnson and Jamie Moyer, the franchises two best pitchers, would like to know why they aren't on the list.

[LGehrigFan]

Yanks:

1) Gehrig
2) Maris
3) Mantle

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Yanks:

1) Gehrig
2) Maris
3) Mantle

I think Ruth NEEDS to be #1. And Maris better than Mantle?????

[StanTheMan]

Yanks:

1) Gehrig
2) Maris
3) Mantle

This is so far off, you might as well have typed

Cano
Rivera
Boone

[philipthegreat]

Yankees

Babe Ruth
Lou Gerhigh
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle.
Don Mattingly

[Calif_Eagle]

Yankees

Babe Ruth
Lou Gerhigh
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle.
Don Mattingly

I think anyone would gladly trade you Don Mattingly in his prime to receive Joe DiMaggio in his, even-up.

[StanTheMan]

That Lou Gerhigh was one hell of a hitter. Hit them so HIGH.....