Your All-Time Roster

[lostfan]

Lineup:

2B – Jackie Robinson

C – Yogi Berra

DH – Babe Ruth

CF – Willie Mays

3B – Alex Rodriguez

LF – Ted Williams

RF – Hank Aaron

1B – Lou Gehrig

SS – Cal Ripken

 

SP1 – Pedro Martinez

SP2 – Sandy Koufax

SP3 – Tom Seaver

SP4 – Nolan Ryan

SP5 – Satchel Paige

 

MR: Goose Gossage

SU: Dennis Eckersley

CL: Mariano Rivera

 

Bench: Ken Griffey Jr., Ty Cobb, Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks, Carlton Fisk, Frank Thomas (homer pick)

 

Note: I didn't mess with dead ball-era pitchers or I'd have put Cy Young and Walter Johnson as 1 and 2. So many honorable mentions and good players squeezed out I can't even name them all.

Edited May 17, 2008 by lostfan

[knightni]

Willie Mays - CF

Rogers Hornsby - 2B

Ted Williams - LF

Babe Ruth - RF

Lou Gehrig - 1B

Alex Rodriguez - 3B

Ernie Banks - SS

Mickey Cochrane - C

Walter Johnson - P

 

Mickey Mantle - CF

Pete Rose - Util

Johnny Bench - C

Ty Cobb - OF

Honus Wagner - SS

 

 

Bob Gibson - P

Sandy Koufax - P

Steve Carlton - P

Christy Mathewson - P

 

Dennis Eckersley - SU

Nolan Ryan - CL

[daa84]

SS - Honus Wagner

2b - Joe Morgan

DH - Babe Ruth

CF - Willie Mays

RF - Ted Williams

LF - Barry Bonds

3b - Alex Rodriguez

1b - Lou Gehrig

C- Josh Gibson (if negro leaguers count, satchel paige was in a previous list so i included him, if not Berra slight edge over Bench. On that note I was tempted to put Oscar Charleston, but it seems difficult to put him over any of the OFers, while Gibson over Berra I am ok with)

 

SP - Walter Johnson

Cy Young

Bob Gibson

Greg Maddux

Lefty Grove

 

Bullpen - CP Mariano Rivera, Hoyt Wilhem, Tom Seaver (gotta have a long man)

 

I was tempted to put arod at short and brooks robinson at 3rd, but for the sake of a leadoff man I went with Wagner (and wagner was arguably a better player than robinson anyways)

 

BTW Knight...this seems like as good of an idea as any for the next "Lets make a list" ....if we have a long time it would be pretty sweet to do maybe a top 10 at each position and at the end compile it all....if you dont organize it, maybe i will

Edited May 17, 2008 by daa84

[YASNY]

SS - Honus Wagner

2b - Joe Morgan

DH - Babe Ruth

CF - Willie Mays

RF - Ted Williams

LF - Barry Bonds

3b - Alex Rodriguez

1b - Lou Gehrig

C- Josh Gibson (if negro leaguers count, satchel paige was in a previous list so i included him, if not Berra slight edge over Bench. On that note I was tempted to put Oscar Charleston, but it seems difficult to put him over any of the OFers, while Gibson over Berra I am ok with)

 

SP - Walter Johnson

Cy Young

Bob Gibson

Greg Maddux

Lefty Grove

 

Bullpen - CP Mariano Rivera, Hoyt Wilhem, Tom Seaver (gotta have a long man)

 

I was tempted to put arod at short and frank robinson at 3rd, but for the sake of a leadoff man I went with Wagner (and wagner was arguably a better player than robinson anyways)

 

BTW Knight...this seems like as good of an idea as any for the next "Lets make a list" ....if we have a long time it would be pretty sweet to do maybe a top 10 at each position and at the end compile it all....if you dont organize it, maybe i will

 

I'm sure you mean Brooks Robinson at third.

[daa84]

I'm sure you mean Brooks Robinson at third.

bah obviously...thanks....damn orioles named robinson

Edited May 17, 2008 by daa84

[YASNY]

I find it extremely difficult to compare players I have seen play to those that came before my time. For example, I think Roberto Clemente was one the greatest players I have ever seen, but how can I pick him over the Babe. Then, where does Stan Musial fit in to the equation? In the Chicago athletes list, I only included players I have seen play.

[BigEdWalsh]

LF - Ted Williams

CF - Mantle

RF - Clemente

3B - A Rod

SS - Wagner

2B - Rogers Hornsby

1B - Gehrig

C - Dickey

DH - Ruth

 

SP - Grover Cleveland Alexander

- Gibson

- Walter Johnson

- Carlton

- Mathewson

 

RP - Fingers

- Rivera

- Wilhelm

 

To complete a 25 man roster: Joe DiMaggio, Musial, Morgan, Brooks Robinson, Berra, Koufax, Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan

 

[Mplssoxfan]

LF - Ted Williams

CF - Mantle

RF - Clemente

3B - A Rod

SS - Wagner

2B - Rogers Hornsby

1B - Gehrig

C - Dickey

DH - Ruth

 

SP - Grover Cleveland Alexander

- Gibson

- Walter Johnson

- Carlton

- Mathewson

 

RP - Fingers

- Rivera

- Wilhelm

 

To complete a 25 man roster: Joe DiMaggio, Musial, Morgan, Brooks Robinson, Berra, Koufax, Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan

 

What? No Ed Walsh?

 

 

 

[Heads22]

Mmm, needs more Erstad.

[RME JICO]

Podsednik - LF

Iguchi - 2B

Dye - RF

Konerko - 1B

Everett - DH

Rowand - CF

Pierzynski - C

Crede - 2B

Uribe - SS

 

SP - Contreras, Buehrle, Garland, Garcia, El Duque

Closer - Jenks

 

99 Regular Season wins, 11-1 in the playoffs, and 1st place wire to wire.

 

Ok,

2B – Rogers Hornsby

SS – Honus Wagner

CF – Willie Mays

DH – Babe Ruth

3B – Alex Rodriguez

LF – Ted Williams

RF – Vladimir Guerrero

1B – Lou Gehrig

C – Mike Piazza

 

SP1 – Pedro Martinez

SP2 – Sandy Koufax

SP3 – Nolan Ryan

SP4 – Johan Santana

SP5 – Walter Johnson

 

Closer - Mariano Rivera

[witesoxfan]

LF - Carlos Quentin

 

nothing else matters

[SoxFan1]

Line-Up:

LF Rickey Henderson

SS Honus Wagner

DH Barry Bonds

RF Babe Ruth

CF Willie Mays

1B Lou Gehrig

C Johnny Bench

2B Rogers Hornsby

3B Wade Boggs

 

Bench:

C Yogi Berra

1B Willie McCovey

IF Alex Rodriguez

IF Cal Ripken Jr.

OF Ted Williams

 

Starting Rotation:

SP: Bob Gibson

SP: Pedro Martinez

SP: Satchel Paige

SP: Randy Johnson

SP: Christy Mathewson

 

Bullpen:

LR: Ed Walsh

MR: Dennis Eckersley

MR: Goose Gossage

MR: Trevor Hoffman

SU: Rollie Fingers

CL: Mariano Rivera

[rangercal]

25 Man Roster

 

 

Batting Order

1.) Honus Wagner SS R

2.) Ted Williams DH L

3.) Babe Ruth RF L

4.) Alex Rodriguez 3b R

5.) Barry Bonds LF L

6.) Willie Mays CF R

7.) Rogers Hornsby 2b R

8.) Lou Gehrig 1b L

9.) Johnny Bench C R

Bench

Yogi Berra C L

Jimmie Foxx 1b R (#1 RH Pinch Hitter)

Stan Musial OF L (#1 LH Pinch Hitter)

Rickey Henderson OF R (Primary pinch runner)

Eddie Collins INF L (#2 pinch runner)

 

Starting Rotation

1.) Lefty Grove L

2.) Tom Seaver R

3.) Warren Spahn L

4.)Walter Johnson R

5.)Pedro Martinez R

 

Bullpen

Hoyt Wilhelm R #1 MR

Sparky Lyle L #2 MR

Goose Gossage R Long Reliever

Billy Wagner L SU

Dennis Eckersley R SU

Mariano Rivera R CL

[Steve9347]

If all players were thrown on the field today, with the talent they possessed/possess at the Major League level, I'd probably take David Eckstein over Honus Wagner.

 

I'm just saying, that dude would've struggled against global competition...

 

Let the beatings begin!

[rangercal]

If all players were thrown on the field today, with the talent they possessed/possess at the Major League level, I'd probably take David Eckstein over Honus Wagner.

 

I'm just saying, that dude would've struggled against global competition...

 

Let the beatings begin!

 

Who knows. This is a point no one could prove no matter what side of the argument you take. To counter what you are saying though, I think it is remarkable that Wagner put up those type of #'s during the dead ball era.

[YASNY]

If all players were thrown on the field today, with the talent they possessed/possess at the Major League level, I'd probably take David Eckstein over Honus Wagner.

 

I'm just saying, that dude would've struggled against global competition...

 

Let the beatings begin!

 

That's a valid argument, but it's questionable as well. Ty Cobb used to place buckets throughout the outfield, then hit baseballs INTO them in batting practice. Bigger, faster, stronger is one thing. Great hand - eye coordination is another. A great baseball player is a great baseball player regardless of era.

[lostfan]

That's a valid argument, but it's questionable as well. Ty Cobb used to place buckets throughout the outfield, then hit baseballs INTO them in batting practice. Bigger, faster, stronger is one thing. Great hand - eye coordination is another. A great baseball player is a great baseball player regardless of era.

For the purposes of this thread let us just assume that the ballplayers of the past would've benefitted equally from the advantages they have today like better nutrition, workout regimes, film study, scouting reports, and steroids.

 

Also, if you want them on your roster, Negro Leaguers do count, but let's assume they would've still put up good stats in the majors (if slightly degraded).

Edited May 19, 2008 by lostfan

[Harry Chappas]

25 Man Roster

 

 

Jimmie Foxx 1b R (#1 RH Pinch Hitter)

 

Jimmie Foxx is the most underrated player in ANY sport of all time in my mind. I like Mel Ott as well.

[Gregory Pratt]

I constantly toy with these lineups and consider a variety of them. I almost always put Ruth and Molitor in, because I'm very fond of them, but I like to consider defense and personality in constructing these lineups.

 

CF Richie Ashburn

2B Paul Molitor

RF Babe Ruth

1B Dick Allen

3B Chipper Jones

LF Willie Stargell

C Roy Campanella

SS Adam Everett

P

 

SP

 

Greg Maddux

Pedro Martinez

Dizzy Dean

Catfish Hunter

Bert Blyleven

 

RP

 

Scot Shields

Mike Marshall

Troy Percival

Billy Wagner

 

No consideration to the bench at this time.

[Gregory Pratt]

Jimmie Foxx is the most underrated player in ANY sport of all time in my mind. I like Mel Ott as well.

 

Double X and Stan the Man do not get the respect they deserve from baseball fans.

[knightni]

SS Adam Everett

 

 

At least pick Ozzie Smith, Luis Aparicio, Omar Vizquel or Dave Concepcion if you're using fielding as your criteria.

 

They weren't one-dimensional, like Everett is.

 

 

[Gregory Pratt]

I should've just gone:

 

C Piazza

1B Gehrig

2B Hornsby

3B Schmidt

SS Rodriguez

OF Ruth

OF Bonds

OF Mantle

 

 

I was just spicing this particular lineup up. Besides, as Bill James cleverly put it: "If Ozzie Smith was half as good as Adam Everett, he was incredible." Of course, I don't believe Everett is quite that good, but that's not the point.

Edited May 27, 2008 by Gregory Pratt