Who would be your all-time starting 9 for your favorite baseball team?

Glorified KC

If you were to come up with your all-time team from your favorite baseball team, who would they be?  It can be more than just the starting 9.

Infielders
Outfielders
DH (if you feel inclined)
Ace Starter
Middle Reliever
Setup Reliever
Closer

eeriepadave

favorite baseball team?

1st- John Kruk

2nd- Chase Utley

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3rd- Mike Schmidt

OF- Richie Ashburn (little before my time but always liked him)
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Von Hayes

C-  (tie) Carlos Ruiz or Darren Daulton

DH- Jim Thome (Yeah no DH in the NL but he did DH for them in interleague play)

SP- Steve Carlton

RP- Brad Lidge

obviously the '08 World Series team had a big impact. Been a Phills fan since i was a kid though (late 70's/early 80's)

Glorified KC

Kansas City Royals

• C - Salvador Perez
• 1B - John Mayberry
• 2B - Frank White
• SS - Alcides Escobar
• 3B - George Brett
• LF - Alex Gordon
• CF - Carlos Beltran
• RF - Jermaine Dye
• DH - Mike Sweeney
• Ace - Bret Saberhagen
• Middle Reliever - Dan Quizenberry
• Setup Reliever - Wade Davis
• Closer - Greg Holland

Shortstop was the hardest, there are slim pickings on that position.  I almost went with Adalberto Mondesi just based on potential alone and will probably end up as the best SS in Royals history when it’s said and done.  It was hard leaving Johnny Damon off of this list too.  He was the best lead off hitter the Royals have ever had (sorry Willie Wilson) and played GG centerfield.  Beltran was just the best all-around baseball player the Royals have ever had in my opinion.

Glorified KC

eeriepadave said:

favorite baseball team?

1st- John Kruk

2nd- Chase Utley

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3rd- Mike Schmidt

OF- Richie Ashburn (little before my time but always liked him)
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Von Hayes

C-  (tie) Carlos Ruiz or Darren Daulton

DH- Jim Thome (Yeah no DH in the NL but he did DH for them in interleague play)

SP- Steve Carlton

RP- Brad Lidge

obviously the '08 World Series team had a big impact. Been a Phills fan since i was a kid though (late 70's/early 80's)

So you remember the 1980 World Series?  That was probably the best Royals team of all time.  Steve Carlson was nails in clinching the championship for the Phils.

RS151862

C - Mike LaVallerie
1B - Willie Stargell
2B - Bill Mazeroksi
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Bobby Bo
LF - Andrew McCutchen
CF - Andy Van Slyke
RF - Roberto
SP - Doug Drabek
CL - Teke

wish I could have put Dave Parker on the list, and I almost used Russ Martin simply for the HR he hit off Cueto in the 2013 WC game. It’s hard to believe how few dominant SPs the pirates have had in over 130 years. I think they’ve won 2 Cy Young’s. 1992 Doug Drabek was probably the best we’ve ever had. 

eeriepadave

cdthomas1981 said:

eeriepadave said:

favorite baseball team?

1st- John Kruk

2nd- Chase Utley

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3rd- Mike Schmidt

OF- Richie Ashburn (little before my time but always liked him)
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Von Hayes

C-  (tie) Carlos Ruiz or Darren Daulton

DH- Jim Thome (Yeah no DH in the NL but he did DH for them in interleague play)

SP- Steve Carlton

RP- Brad Lidge

obviously the '08 World Series team had a big impact. Been a Phills fan since i was a kid though (late 70's/early 80's)

So you remember the 1980 World Series?  That was probably the best Royals team of all time.  Steve Carlson was nails in clinching the championship for the Phils.

rarely, I was six years old, I do remember the '80 KC team too though. I was also a Royals fan. I liked their uniforms growing up plus i also like George Brett

F Me In The Brain

C - Bench
1B - Votto

2B - Morgan
SS - Larkin
3B - Rose
OF - Robinson
OF - Davis
OF - Foster
SP - Rijo
RP - Chapman

MayDay10

1 - Bob Feller
2 - Sandy Alomar
3 - Jim Thome
4 - Nap Lajoie
5 - Jose Ramirez
6 - Lou Boudreau
7 - Shoeless Joe
8 - Tris Speaker
9 - Rocky Colovito

Ledbetterman10

eeriepadave said:

favorite baseball team?

1st- John Kruk

2nd- Chase Utley

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3rd- Mike Schmidt

OF- Richie Ashburn (little before my time but always liked him)
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Von Hayes

C-  (tie) Carlos Ruiz or Darren Daulton

DH- Jim Thome (Yeah no DH in the NL but he did DH for them in interleague play)

SP- Steve Carlton

RP- Brad Lidge

obviously the '08 World Series team had a big impact. Been a Phills fan since i was a kid though (late 70's/early 80's)

I’d switch out Kruk for Howard and Hayes for Burrell. But otherwise, my list would be pretty much the same. 

eeriepadave

Ledbetterman10 said:

eeriepadave said:

favorite baseball team?

1st- John Kruk

2nd- Chase Utley

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3rd- Mike Schmidt

OF- Richie Ashburn (little before my time but always liked him)
OF- Shane Victorino
OF- Von Hayes

C-  (tie) Carlos Ruiz or Darren Daulton

DH- Jim Thome (Yeah no DH in the NL but he did DH for them in interleague play)

SP- Steve Carlton

RP- Brad Lidge

obviously the '08 World Series team had a big impact. Been a Phills fan since i was a kid though (late 70's/early 80's)

I’d switch out Kruk for Howard and Hayes for Burrell. But otherwise, my list would be pretty much the same. 

I was tempted to put Howard as my first baseman and move kruk to the outfield but decided against it. Liked howard a lot.

I also wanted to put Jim Eisenreich in there somewhere but ran out of positions.

tempo_n_groove

Interesting Concept.

1B-  Stan Musial
2B-Roger Hornsby
SS-Johannes Honus Wagner
3B- Alex Rodriguez
LF- Tyrus Raymond Cobb
RF- Barry Bonds
CF- Michael Trout
DH-George Herman Ruth
SP-Walter Johnson
MR-Denton True Cyclone Young
R-Mariano Rivera

If I had to manage a game and this was my lineup, they would destroy anything that they faced.

I put Trout in there because he is the one modern day player whom will one day be mentioned among the others on my team.

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

C - Bench
1B - Votto

2B - Morgan
SS - Larkin
3B - Rose
OF - Robinson
OF - Davis
OF - Foster
SP - Rijo
RP - Chapman

Chapman over Dibble?
Votto over Tony Perez?

EDIT:  I read the title wrong and need all of the same team...

tempo_n_groove

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

F Me In The Brain

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

C - Bench
1B - Votto

2B - Morgan
SS - Larkin
3B - Rose
OF - Robinson
OF - Davis
OF - Foster
SP - Rijo
RP - Chapman

Chapman over Dibble?
Votto over Tony Perez?

EDIT:  I read the title wrong and need all of the same team...

Considered then both but yes....that was the choice for me.  Some tough choices at a bunch of the positions.  

Glorified KC

tempo_n_groove said:

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

Chuck Finley was a very underrated pitcher.

Poncier

C Carlton Fisk
1B Carl Yastrzemski
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
DH David Ortiz
SP Pedro Martinez
RP Dick Radatz

That leaves off some impressive players including Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth (the pitcher), Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts.

Glorified KC

Poncier said:

C Carlton Fisk
1B Carl Yastrzemski
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
DH David Ortiz
SP Pedro Martinez
RP Dick Radatz

That leaves off some impressive players including Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth (the pitcher), Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts.

That’s definitely a hard franchise to narrow down (Red Sox).  I love putting in Pedro, he was the best pitcher I’ve seen (in his prime) in my life time.

tbergs

cdthomas1981 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

Chuck Finley was a very underrated pitcher.

And all that while Tawny Kitaen was kicking his ass...

tbergs

cdthomas1981 said:

Poncier said:

C Carlton Fisk
1B Carl Yastrzemski
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
DH David Ortiz
SP Pedro Martinez
RP Dick Radatz

That leaves off some impressive players including Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth (the pitcher), Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts.

That’s definitely a hard franchise to narrow down (Red Sox).  I love putting in Pedro, he was the best pitcher I’ve seen (in his prime) in my life time.

I loved Pedro, definitely one of the greats, but I still put Maddux above him for best I've seen. Pedro had the extra pizazz because he was a strikeout artist, but didn't have the endurance. A healthy Pedro pitching 35 - 37 times a year in his prime would be hard to beat in any era though.

darwinstheory

Fun idea, thanks!

C - Willson Contreras (though it was going to be Pudge a couple different times)
1B - Mark Grace (though I do love Rizzo)
2B - Ryne Sandberg
3B - Kris Bryant
SS - Ernie Banks (never saw him play)
OF - Jayson Heyward 
OF - Andre Dawson
OF - Ben Zobrist (right guy, perfect time)
SP - Greg Maddux
MR - Jesse Chavez (only spent about 10 minutes with the team, but he was fun to watch and likeable as hell).
CL -  Mike Montgomery (only had 1 save)

The Cubs don't have a particularly rich history of OF and RP's.

Glorified KC

tbergs said:

cdthomas1981 said:

Poncier said:

C Carlton Fisk
1B Carl Yastrzemski
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
DH David Ortiz
SP Pedro Martinez
RP Dick Radatz

That leaves off some impressive players including Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth (the pitcher), Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts.

That’s definitely a hard franchise to narrow down (Red Sox).  I love putting in Pedro, he was the best pitcher I’ve seen (in his prime) in my life time.

I loved Pedro, definitely one of the greats, but I still put Maddux above him for best I've seen. Pedro had the extra pizazz because he was a strikeout artist, but didn't have the endurance. A healthy Pedro pitching 35 - 37 times a year in his prime would be hard to beat in any era though.

Maddux as such an artist when it came to painting the edges of the strike zone.  I just thought in his prime, Pedro was the hardest to put the ball in play.  That includes Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, etc.

tbergs

MN Twins, sticking only to players who played under the Twins uniform. If I were to include Senators, there would be some big changes here.

C - Joe Mauer
1B - Harmon Killebrew
2B - Rod Carew
SS - Roy Smalley
3B - Gary Gaetti
OF - Torii Hunter
OF - Kirby Puckett
OF - Tony Oliva
DH - Paul Molitor 
SP - Johan Santana
RP - Joe Nathan

Poncier

tbergs said:

cdthomas1981 said:

Poncier said:

C Carlton Fisk
1B Carl Yastrzemski
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
DH David Ortiz
SP Pedro Martinez
RP Dick Radatz

That leaves off some impressive players including Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth (the pitcher), Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts.

That’s definitely a hard franchise to narrow down (Red Sox).  I love putting in Pedro, he was the best pitcher I’ve seen (in his prime) in my life time.

I loved Pedro, definitely one of the greats, but I still put Maddux above him for best I've seen. Pedro had the extra pizazz because he was a strikeout artist, but didn't have the endurance. A healthy Pedro pitching 35 - 37 times a year in his prime would be hard to beat in any era though.

1997-2000, Pedro's last year in Montreal and first 3 in Boston is one the most dominating stretches any pitcher ever has had, especially considering 101% of the hitters were jacked up on performance enhancing goofballs.
3 Cy Youngs (finished 2nd in 98)
Twice with an ERA below 2 (and 2.07 in 99), twice over 300 K's (284 in 2000, he missed about 5 starts that year).
By far the most dominant I've seen a pitcher be in my lifetime. 

bbiggs

darwinstheory said:

Fun idea, thanks!

C - Willson Contreras (though it was going to be Pudge a couple different times)
1B - Mark Grace (though I do love Rizzo)
2B - Ryne Sandberg
3B - Kris Bryant
SS - Ernie Banks (never saw him play)
OF - Jayson Heyward 
OF - Andre Dawson
OF - Ben Zobrist (right guy, perfect time)
SP - Greg Maddux
MR - Jesse Chavez (only spent about 10 minutes with the team, but he was fun to watch and likeable as hell).
CL -  Mike Montgomery (only had 1 save)

The Cubs don't have a particularly rich history of OF and RP's.

My list would mirror yours with the following changes...

C Joe Girardi 
3B Ron Santo 
LF Billy Williams 
RP Lee Smith 

darwinstheory

bbiggs said:

darwinstheory said:

Fun idea, thanks!

C - Willson Contreras (though it was going to be Pudge a couple different times)
1B - Mark Grace (though I do love Rizzo)
2B - Ryne Sandberg
3B - Kris Bryant
SS - Ernie Banks (never saw him play)
OF - Jayson Heyward 
OF - Andre Dawson
OF - Ben Zobrist (right guy, perfect time)
SP - Greg Maddux
MR - Jesse Chavez (only spent about 10 minutes with the team, but he was fun to watch and likeable as hell).
CL -  Mike Montgomery (only had 1 save)

The Cubs don't have a particularly rich history of OF and RP's.

My list would mirror yours with the following changes...

C Joe Girardi 
3B Ron Santo 
LF Billy Williams 
RP Lee Smith 

Good call on Girardi. I agree with you on that. Lee Smith was the career saves leader for many years, but Mike Montgomery has the biggest and best save in Chicago Cubs history. I couldn't look past that. Though, he was predominantly a MR for them, so there is that. 

tempo_n_groove

tbergs said:

cdthomas1981 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

Chuck Finley was a very underrated pitcher.

And all that while Tawny Kitaen was kicking his ass...

Because it was frowned upon back then to hit a woman too.  Low lying fruit...

Fuji Finley was a beast of a Pitcher.

tempo_n_groove

cdthomas1981 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

Chuck Finley was a very underrated pitcher.

I left off Langston, Ryan and Abott for him.  He was amazing.

tbergs

tempo_n_groove said:

cdthomas1981 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

California Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Bobby Grich
3B- Troy Glaus
SS-Andrelton Simmons
LF-Freddy Lynn
RF-Darin Erstad
CF-Michael Trout
DH-Reginald Martinez Jackson
SP-Charles Finley
MR-Frank Tannana
RP-Troy Percival

Chuck Finley was a very underrated pitcher.

I left off Langston, Ryan and Abott for him.  He was amazing.

Langston was my pitching idol pre-Maddux because he was a lefty like me. Pretended to be him as a kid.

Wobbie

good to see no one’s being objective and just picking their favorite teams. mine would be all Giants.

F Me In The Brain

It is specifically written to pick your favorite team.

bbiggs

F Me In The Brain said:

It is specifically written to pick your favorite team.

Haha! True statement.