Who's your favorite baseball player currently? Who's your favorite baseball player of all-time?

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  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    edited August 2019
    Here’s the pride and joy of the Royal Blue at his infamous moment
     
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    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Ahhh, the good old days of baseball...

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Wobbie said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I still love the game of baseball at its core, but I admit I'm a little old & grumpy when it comes to the exit velo, launch angle, home run or sit the fuck down that the game is quickly becoming.  It's always going to be my favorite sport, no matter what, and I'm sure we'll eventually cycle back to hitting, slugging (and by that I mean hitting doubles & triples, not just homers), advancing runners, etc.  History repeats and I can't help but think what we're going through now is likely how many people felt 100 years ago.  But the bottom line is, baseball is and always will be the best.
    Growing up, Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player.  He and Harry Caray are the two main reasons I'm a Cubs fan.  Grace, Dawson, & Sosa are up there as far as Cubs fandom goes.  Kirby Puckett was my favorite non-Cub, and I was also a big fan of the hometown boy John Kruk.
    Favorite current player is Anthony Rizzo.  Non-Cub would be Buster Posey.
    Harry Caray was the worst.

    worst. ever.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    Steve Stone was phenomenal and I'm sure still is.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    edited August 2019
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I still love the game of baseball at its core, but I admit I'm a little old & grumpy when it comes to the exit velo, launch angle, home run or sit the fuck down that the game is quickly becoming.  It's always going to be my favorite sport, no matter what, and I'm sure we'll eventually cycle back to hitting, slugging (and by that I mean hitting doubles & triples, not just homers), advancing runners, etc.  History repeats and I can't help but think what we're going through now is likely how many people felt 100 years ago.  But the bottom line is, baseball is and always will be the best.
    Growing up, Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player.  He and Harry Caray are the two main reasons I'm a Cubs fan.  Grace, Dawson, & Sosa are up there as far as Cubs fandom goes.  Kirby Puckett was my favorite non-Cub, and I was also a big fan of the hometown boy John Kruk.
    Favorite current player is Anthony Rizzo.  Non-Cub would be Buster Posey.
    I think baseball will eventually cycle back to what you describe, but imo it's got to start with the pitching. A guy throwing 98+ mph is great and all, but when it's too prevalent, hitters are going to adjust to it and they have. More guys are going to actually have to learn to pitch (paint the corners, change speeds, better breaking balls) to cause that change.
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,414
    bootlegger10 said:
    Steve Stone was phenomenal and I'm sure still is.
    Steve Stone taught me more about baseball than playing the game itself did. He was (and most surely still is) phenomenal. 
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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Wobbie said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I still love the game of baseball at its core, but I admit I'm a little old & grumpy when it comes to the exit velo, launch angle, home run or sit the fuck down that the game is quickly becoming.  It's always going to be my favorite sport, no matter what, and I'm sure we'll eventually cycle back to hitting, slugging (and by that I mean hitting doubles & triples, not just homers), advancing runners, etc.  History repeats and I can't help but think what we're going through now is likely how many people felt 100 years ago.  But the bottom line is, baseball is and always will be the best.
    Growing up, Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player.  He and Harry Caray are the two main reasons I'm a Cubs fan.  Grace, Dawson, & Sosa are up there as far as Cubs fandom goes.  Kirby Puckett was my favorite non-Cub, and I was also a big fan of the hometown boy John Kruk.
    Favorite current player is Anthony Rizzo.  Non-Cub would be Buster Posey.
    Harry Caray was the worst.

    worst. ever.
    *Hawk Harrelson enters the chat*
    Haha. Yes sir. 
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    bootlegger10 said:
    Steve Stone was phenomenal and I'm sure still is.
    Definitely a student of the game. Loved the broadcasts with Stone and Harry. 
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,003
    Growing up: Lenny Dykstra

    All-time: Chase Utley

    Current: Aaron Nola

    Some non-Phillies favorites include Canseco, Mattingly, Griffey, Henderson, Randy Johnson, and Smoltz
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Spaceman is pretty special.
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  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,744

    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    Have always loved Baseball.  I don't go to as many games as I used too but still go to about 15-20 games a year for the blue jays.  actually going to spring training next year.  growing up my favorite player was Cal Ripkin but then it moved on to Roberto Alomar who is still my favorite player.  the player i love watching now is Mike Trout (hard to watch alot of games cause it is late where i live but try to watch as many as possible.)
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Growing Up:  Lee Mazzilli
    Current: Pete Alonso 
    All Time: Sandy Koufax

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Black Diamond said:
    Growing Up:  Lee Mazzilli
    Current: Pete Alonso 
    All Time: Sandy Koufax

    Koufax!

    I'm friends with his cousin.
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  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,744

    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,919

  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    dankind said:
    Black Diamond said:
    Growing Up:  Lee Mazzilli
    Current: Pete Alonso 
    All Time: Sandy Koufax

    Koufax!

    I'm friends with his cousin.
     :o 
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  • andyzoffhegoes
    andyzoffhegoes Posts: 388
    Rickey Henderson all time


    Matt Chapman now
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Paul Delong right this second. Just like his attitude and seems like a guy that has his head on straight. 

    Wainwright for dude I’m gonna miss when he retires soon

    Pujols all time but Big Hurt is a strong second.

    Jack Buck is the GOAT and Mike Shannon might have the most baseball voice of all time.

    Rizzo or Votto for player I love to hate and hate to like.
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    edited August 2019
    Oh man, I didn't think about asking who's your least favorite, or hate the most.
    • Growing Up: Albert Belle, that guy was such a punk
    • Least Favorite Ever: A.J. Pierzynski as a Twin and a White Sox (although I think he does a nice job in the broadcast booth)
    • Most Recent Least Favorite: Jose Bautista, it's crazy to think he was actually a Royal for a cup of coffee before he took off with the Blue Jays, i will forever cherish him getting decked by Rougned Odor
    Post edited by Glorified KC on
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.

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