Your Top Five Favorite MLB players

• Ty Webb

  

  Thought this would be a fun topic
  
  List your top 5 favorite MLB players you have actually seen play,then list your Top 5 players you have read about/seen footage
  
  Mine are:
  
  1.Barry Larkin
  2.Bret Boone
  3.Ryan Freel
  4.Albert Pujols
  5.Roy Halladay
  
  1.Pete Rose
  2.Willie Mays
  3.Josh Gibson
  4.Roger Maris
  5.Jackie Robinson
• justincredible

  

  1. Barry Larkin
  2. Joey Votto
  3. Aaron Harang
  4. Adam Dunn
  5. Ken Griffey Jr.
  
  1. Joe Nuxhall
  2. Pete Rose
  3. Johnny Bench
  4. Ted Kluszewski
  5. George Foster
• BR1986FB

  1. Albert Belle
  2. George Hendrick
  3. Rico Carty
  4. Lenny Barker
  5. Manny Ramirez
  
  1. Goose Gossage
  2. Rocky Colavito
  3. Mark McGwire
  4. Nolan Ryan
  5. Bob Feller
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  1. Keith Hernandez
  2. Doc Gooden
  3. Darryl Strawberry
  4. Jose Reyes
  5. Len Dykstra
  
  1. Tom Seaver
  2. Joe DiMaggio
  3. Ted Williams
  4. Sandy Koufax
  5. Jackie Robinson
• Ty Webb

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;821519 wrote:1. Keith Hernandez
  2. Doc Gooden
  3. Darryl Strawberry
  4. Jose Reyes
  5. Len Dykstra
  
  1. Tom Seaver
  2. Joe DiMaggio
  3. Ted Williams
  4. Sandy Koufax
  5. Jackie Robinson

  Newman and Kramer will be upset with you
• Ironman92

  

  1. Nolan Ryan
  2. Greg Maddux
  3. Barry Larkin
  4. Ken Griffey Jr
  5. Roberto Alomar
  
  HM's Eric Davis, Andruw Jones, Juan Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, Rey Ordonez, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Adam Dunn, Wily Mo Pena, Vince Coleman, Barry Bonds, Devon White, Rickey Henderson, Dave Winfield, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr, Pudge, Bench, Mattingly, Kirby Puckett, Shawon Dunston, John Smoltz, Billy Wagner, Tony Gwynn, Gary Sheffield, Vlad, Ichiro, Rob Dibble, Jeff Montgomery, George Brett, Dave Parker, Ruben Sierra, Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, Ozzie Smith, Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Robinson Cano, Jeff Bagwell, Andres Gallaraga, Goose Gossage, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Fred McGriff, Jose Rijo, Mark Grace, Brett Butler, Edgar Martinez, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Mike Piazza, Carlos Delgado, Carl Crawford, Johnny Damon, JT Snow, Johnny Ray, Tony Pena, Benito Santiago, Mark Teixeira, Billy Hatcher, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Derek Jeter, Miguel Tejada, Edgar Renteria......to name a few
  
  1. Hank Aaron
  2. Willie Mays
  3. Mickey Mantle,
  4. Ted Williams
  5. Babe Ruth
  
  This one is endless IMO....Gehrig, Clemente, Koufax, Cobb,Marichal,....could keep going on
• Laley23

  

  Seen Play in Person:
  Kenny Lofton
  Manny Ramirez
  Omar Vizquel
  CC Sabathia
  Asdrubal Cabrera
  
  Never Got to See in Person (yet)
  Larry Doby
  Willie Mays
  Vladamir Guerrero (also got a day off, both times I went to his teams games)
  Justin Upton (got the fucking day off when I went to a game in Phoenix last year)
  Chris Perez (will change tonight)
  
  Favorite Current Players (excluding Indians)
  Miguel Cabrera
  Justin Upton
  Justin Verlander
  Curtis Granderson
  Clayton Kershaw
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Honus Wagner
  Ty Cobb
  Babe Ruth
  Mickey Mantle
  Jackie Robinson
  
  Hank Aaron
  Barry Bonds
  Chris Heisey
  Billy Hatcher
  Scott Rolen
• norwalk

  Seen:
  
  Pete Rose
  Joe Morgan
  Johnny Bench
  Hank Aaron
  Rod Carew
  
  HM: Eric Davis, Barry Larkin, Jose Canseco, Steve Garvey, Randy Jones, Nate Colbert, Davey Lopes, Ralph Garr, Biff Pocoroba, etc, etc
• Ironman92

  

  Biff Pocoroba...lol
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Laley23;821540 wrote:
  Favorite Current Players (excluding Indians)
  Miguel Cabrera
  Justin Upton
  Justin Verlander
  Curtis Granderson
  Clayton Kershaw

  
  I like this, here are mine (current, non-Mets favorite players):
  
  1. Andrew McCutchen
  2. Josh Johnson
  3. Starlin Castro
  4. Tim Lincecum
  5. Jair Jurrjens (I know he is on a rival team, but love watching him pitch)
• Laley23

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;821636 wrote:I like this, here are mine (current, non-Mets favorite players):
  
  1. Andrew McCutchen
  2. Josh Johnson
  3. Starlin Castro
  4. Tim Lincecum
  5. Jair Jurrjens (I know he is on a rival team, but love watching him pitch)

  
  Isnt it funny how you just end up having a strong likeness for rivals because of how closely you follow them. Thats the case for Grandy, Cabrera, and Verlander for me. I want to hate everything about the Tigers, but I get all their games (on FSD) in Toledo (also say Granderson/Verlander) for the Hens, so I end up watching them and then have this insanely strong tie to appreciate what they do. Its weird.
• Ironman92

  

  Also Bill Madlock and David Justice
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Laley23;821671 wrote:Isnt it funny how you just end up having a strong likeness for rivals because of how closely you follow them. Thats the case for Grandy, Cabrera, and Verlander for me. I want to hate everything about the Tigers, but I get all their games (on FSD) in Toledo (also say Granderson/Verlander) for the Hens, so I end up watching them and then have this insanely strong tie to appreciate what they do. Its weird.

  
  Totally ... perfect example is Chipper Jones. As much as I want to smack him for being so dominant against us, I can't help but respect the hell out of him. Also, while I hate Philly, I actually enjoy watching Chase Utley and Ryan Howard play. Jimmy Rollins, however, can eat a dick haha
• Ironman92

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;821695 wrote:Totally ... perfect example is Chipper Jones. As much as I want to smack him for being so dominant against us, I can't help but respect the hell out of him. Also, while I hate Philly, I actually enjoy watching Chase Utley and Ryan Howard play. Jimmy Rollins, however, can eat a dick haha

  
  Schofield? Thon?
• JerseyBuck

  

  1. Manny Ramirez
  2. Ken Griffey Jr.
  3. Albert Belle
  4. Omar Vizquel
  5. Jim Thome
  
  1. Joe DiMaggio
  2. Bob Feller
  3. Tom Seaver
  4. Keith Hernandez
  5. Pete Rose
  
  Non Indians or Mets (current players)
  1. Joey Votto
  2. Miguel Cabrera
  3. Roy Halladay
  4. Justin Verlander
• Ironman92

  

  Yeah....gotta add Verlander, Phil Niekro, Bert Byleven, Mauer, Morneau, Granderson, Willie McGee.....I'll think of more I'm sure
• GOONx19

  

  Kenny and Omar.
• HitsRus

  

  If they didn't play for the Tribe, they ain't gonna be "my favorite".
  
  That said..
  
  1) Kenny Lofton
  2) Omar Visquel
  3) Charlie Nagy
  4) Jim Thome
  5) Carlos Baerga.
  
  old guys I saw
  
  Rocky
  Herb
  Gary Bell
  Sonny Siebert
  Andre Thorton
• coyotes22

  

  Albert Belle
  Kenny Lofton
  Travis Fryman
  Jim Thome
  Jose Canseco
  
  Babe Ruth
  Willie Mays
  Orel Hershiser
  Rodger Clemens
  Barry Bonds
• Crimson streak

  

  1.Kenny lofton.
  2.Omar
  3. Drubs
  4. griffey jr.
  5. Carl Crawford
  
  Current fav.
  1.drubs
  2. Pujols
  3. Chris Perez
  4. Matt holiday
  5. Cliff lee
• End of Line

  

  Top 5 all time (read/watched about)
  
  1. Roberto Clemente
  2. Willie Stargell
  3. Bill Mazeroski
  4. Bobby Banilla
  5. Manny Sanguillen
  
  Current Favs.
  
  1. Andrew McCutchen
  2. Ryan Doumit
  3. Matt Holliday
  4. Jason Bay
  5. Brian Giles (Yes, I know but he was my fav. player for a long time)
• Classyposter58

  

  In Person is...
  Ken Griffey Jr
  Justin Verlander
  Miguel Cabrera
  Evan Longoria
  Mark McGwire
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  Best I've seen in person:
  
  Johnny Bench
  Albert Pujols
  A-Rod
  Manny Ramirez
  Tom Seaver
• Thinthickbigred

  Tough one
  in no particular order
  Willie Stargell
  Dave Parker
  John Candelaria
  Vida Blue
  Steve Garvey
  
  Barry Bonds
  Roger Clemons
  Pete Rose
  Babe Ruth
  Hank Aaron