the all-time best of the greats who were raised by the bay

[west coast orange and black]

A fight broke out in our dugout the other day. It seems Bill Lee made a crack about Billy Martin's behavior at the hotel bar, and Martin leveled him with a flying tackle. It's not all class and levity when it comes to the all-time Bay Area All-Stars, but neither of those guys had much chance of making the final roster, anyway.

Put it this way: Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff man in baseball history, will be coming off the bench.

Leading off, Joe Morgan.

Frank Robinson hits second, in right field. Sounds crazy until you see the heart of the order.
-bruce jenkins, sf chronicle sportswriter, monday, 09 july 2007

go here (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/09/SPGH1QGPVB61.DTL) for the complete article.

[west coast orange and black]

"My team is a bit like the Bay Area itself: alluring, forgiving, awe-inspiring, rich in variety. You might wander off to check out some other region, but you'll always come back."

well put, jenkins.

terrific article. :clapping

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Hey, let's put together an all-time Bay Area team together. Players who either where born in the Bay Area or grew up in the Bay Area are eligible. I need a third baseman.


C-Ernie Lombardi (Oakland)
1B-Keith Hernandez (San Francisco)
2B-Joe Morgan (Oakland)
3B-????
SS-Joe Cronin (San Francisco)
LF-Barry Bonds (San Mateo
CF-Joe DiMaggio (Martinez)
RF-Rickey Henderson (Oakland, ok I cheated)

SP-Randy Johnson (Livermore)
SP-Lefty Gomez (Rodeo)
SP-Ray Kremer (San Francisco)
SP-Monte Pearson (Oakland)
SP-Dave Stewart (Oakland)
SP-Dave Stieb (Alameda)

RP-Dennis Eckersly (Oakland)
RP-Dave Righetti (San Jose)
RP-Mark Eichhorn (San Jose)
RP-Dave Smith (Richmond)

[west coast orange and black]

^^ tony lazzeri, born and raised in the city.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

^^ tony lazzeri, born and raised in the city.

I forgot Lefty O'Doul as well.