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

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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,410
    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
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,893
    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. 
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    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
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,365
    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. 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    tbergs Posts: 10,410
    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.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,288
    good to see no one’s being objective and just picking their favorite teams. mine would be all Giants.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,814
    It is specifically written to pick your favorite team.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    F Me In The Brain said:
    It is specifically written to pick your favorite team.
    Haha! True statement. :lol:
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663

    Give me a time machine and put these guys together (all players I have seen, some many times):

    Infielders:
    1B- Willie McCovey
    2B- Jeff Kent
    SS- José Uribe
    3B- Jim Davenport

    Outfielders
    LF- Kevin Mitchell
    CF- WIllie Mays
    RF- Filipe Alou

    C- Dick Dietz

    Pitchers:
    Ace Starter- Juan Marichal
    Middle Reliever- Stu Miller
    Closer- Randy Moffitt

    DH (if you feel inclined)
    No DH nonsense!





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

  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    Wobbie said:
    good to see no one’s being objective and just picking their favorite teams. mine would be all Giants.
    Then let us know who your all-time Giants team would be!
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    brianlux said:

    Give me a time machine and put these guys together (all players I have seen, some many times):

    Infielders:
    1B- Willie McCovey
    2B- Jeff Kent
    SS- José Uribe
    3B- Jim Davenport

    Outfielders
    LF- Kevin Mitchell
    CF- WIllie Mays
    RF- Filipe Alou

    C- Dick Dietz

    Pitchers:
    Ace Starter- Juan Marichal
    Middle Reliever- Stu Miller
    Closer- Randy Moffitt

    DH (if you feel inclined)
    No DH nonsense!





    No Barry Bonds?
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,919
    Phillies:
    1B - Ryan Howard
    2b - Chase Utley
    SS - Larry Bowa (Rollins was better but Bowa was the 1st player in sports i wanted to be so I have to go with him)
    3B - Mike Schmidt
    LF - Shane Victorino (cheating a bit but sue me)
    CF - Lenny Dykstra (1993 edition only)
    RF - Jayson Werth
    C - JT Realmuto
    SP - Steve Carlton
    RP - Tug McGraw

    All time favorite Non-Phillies players
    1B - Will Clark (runner up Don Mattingly)
    2B - Jose Altuve (runner up Johnny Ray Pirates - not a lot of great 2nd basemen in my time)
    SS -  Derek Jeter (hard to hate even as a Yankees player) (runner up Ozzie Smith)
    3B - Chipper Jones (runner up David Wright)
    LF - Joe Charboneau (go joe charboneau) (runner up Tim Raines)
    CF - Mike Trout (runner up Dale Murphy)
    RF - Andre Dawson (runner up Dave Parker)
    C - Jorge Posada (runner up Pudge Rodriguez)
    SP - Nolan Ryan (runner up Dave Stieb)
    RP - Trevor Hoffman just for the "Hells Bells" entrance  (runner up Bruce Sutter)
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Infielder:
    c - Gary Carter
    1b - Andres Galarraga
    2b - Delino DeShields
    ss - Tom Foley
    3b - Tim Wallach

    Outfielders:
    rf - Larry Walker (tough pick over Vladdy G.)
    cf - Andre Dawson
    lf - Tim Raines

    Pitchers:
    Starter - Dennis Martinez
    Middle Reliever - Mel Rojas
    Closer - Jeff Reardon (Wetteland obviously off the list)
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Infielder:
    c - Gary Carter
    1b - Andres Galarraga
    2b - Delino DeShields
    ss - Tom Foley
    3b - Tim Wallach

    Outfielders:
    rf - Larry Walker (tough pick over Vladdy G.)
    cf - Andre Dawson
    lf - Tim Raines

    Pitchers:
    Starter - Dennis Martinez
    Middle Reliever - Mel Rojas
    Closer - Jeff Reardon (Wetteland obviously off the list)
    Epos Players!!!  Nice!

    Where are Vlad, Pedro and Randy Johnson?
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,893
    tempo_n_groove said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Infielder:
    c - Gary Carter
    1b - Andres Galarraga
    2b - Delino DeShields
    ss - Tom Foley
    3b - Tim Wallach

    Outfielders:
    rf - Larry Walker (tough pick over Vladdy G.)
    cf - Andre Dawson
    lf - Tim Raines

    Pitchers:
    Starter - Dennis Martinez
    Middle Reliever - Mel Rojas
    Closer - Jeff Reardon (Wetteland obviously off the list)
    Epos Players!!!  Nice!

    Where are Vlad, Pedro and Randy Johnson?
    Or Strasburg, Rendon, Harper, Soto, Corbin... too soon?
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Poncier said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Infielder:
    c - Gary Carter
    1b - Andres Galarraga
    2b - Delino DeShields
    ss - Tom Foley
    3b - Tim Wallach

    Outfielders:
    rf - Larry Walker (tough pick over Vladdy G.)
    cf - Andre Dawson
    lf - Tim Raines

    Pitchers:
    Starter - Dennis Martinez
    Middle Reliever - Mel Rojas
    Closer - Jeff Reardon (Wetteland obviously off the list)
    Epos Players!!!  Nice!

    Where are Vlad, Pedro and Randy Johnson?
    Or Strasburg, Rendon, Harper, Soto, Corbin... too soon?
    Stop it.  Stop!!!

    Yes, too soon.  None of them ever donned an Expos uniform.

    You left off Robles and Turner too...
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    I'm liking the "All-Time Team" that are not on your favorite team.  Here would be mine.  I'm sticking to players I've seen in my generation.
    • Catcher: Pudge Rodriguez
    • First Base: Todd Helton
    • Second Base: Roberto Alomar
    • Shortstop: Cal Ripken Jr.
    • Third Base: Chipper Jones
    • Left Field: Kirby Puckett
    • Center Field: Ken Griffey Jr.
    • Right Field: Vlad Guerrero Sr.
    • DH: Frank Thomas
    • Ace: Pedro Martinez
    • Middle Relief: Andrew Miller
    • Setup Man: Dennis Eckersley
    • Closer: Mariano Rivera
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    tempo_n_groove said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Infielder:
    c - Gary Carter
    1b - Andres Galarraga
    2b - Delino DeShields
    ss - Tom Foley
    3b - Tim Wallach

    Outfielders:
    rf - Larry Walker (tough pick over Vladdy G.)
    cf - Andre Dawson
    lf - Tim Raines

    Pitchers:
    Starter - Dennis Martinez
    Middle Reliever - Mel Rojas
    Closer - Jeff Reardon (Wetteland obviously off the list)
    Epos Players!!!  Nice!

    Where are Vlad, Pedro and Randy Johnson?
    I mentioned Vladdy was hard to pass on but had to pick the Canadian from Maple Ridge BC! 
    Randy J was better after traded and it was Pedro vs El Presidente.... tough call but you win when you pitch a perfect game 👍

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