07-21-2023, 12:32 PM
As for top 50 all-time for Rose? I think that is dicey, but not outrageous.
Best ever:
C: Bench
1B: Gehrig
2B: Hornsby
3B: Schmidt
SS: Wagner
RF: Ruth
CF: Mays
LF: Williams
SP: W. Johnson
RP: Rivera
That's 10.
No-Brainer Top 50 = 8.
SP: Mathewson, Young, Alexander, Grove
CF: Cobb, Speaker
RF: Aaron
OF: Musial
Near No-Brainer = 5.
SP: Koufax, Seaver, Maddux, R. Johnson
2B: Collins
Reasonably No-Brainer = 9.
SP: Nichols
1B: Pujols
2B: Lajoie
3B: Matthews
SS: Ripken
RF: F. Robinson, Ott
CF: Mantle
LF: Henderson
We are uo to 32. I think we have a gaggle of guys I'd out in contention for the last 18 spots:
SP: Spahn, P. Martinez, Feller, Keefe, Gibson, Ryan, Paige
C: Gibson, Berra
1B: Anson, Foxx
2B: Morgan, J. Robinson, Carew, Gehringer
3B: Brett, B. Robinson
SS: O. Smith
RF: Clemente, Kaline
CF: Griffey Jr, DiMaggio
LF: Yaz
UT: Rose
That's 24. You could easily add some more pitching, PED guys (Bonds), and some guys playing now (Trout, etc), and more Negro League players.
Best ever:
C: Bench
1B: Gehrig
2B: Hornsby
3B: Schmidt
SS: Wagner
RF: Ruth
CF: Mays
LF: Williams
SP: W. Johnson
RP: Rivera
That's 10.
No-Brainer Top 50 = 8.
SP: Mathewson, Young, Alexander, Grove
CF: Cobb, Speaker
RF: Aaron
OF: Musial
Near No-Brainer = 5.
SP: Koufax, Seaver, Maddux, R. Johnson
2B: Collins
Reasonably No-Brainer = 9.
SP: Nichols
1B: Pujols
2B: Lajoie
3B: Matthews
SS: Ripken
RF: F. Robinson, Ott
CF: Mantle
LF: Henderson
We are uo to 32. I think we have a gaggle of guys I'd out in contention for the last 18 spots:
SP: Spahn, P. Martinez, Feller, Keefe, Gibson, Ryan, Paige
C: Gibson, Berra
1B: Anson, Foxx
2B: Morgan, J. Robinson, Carew, Gehringer
3B: Brett, B. Robinson
SS: O. Smith
RF: Clemente, Kaline
CF: Griffey Jr, DiMaggio
LF: Yaz
UT: Rose
That's 24. You could easily add some more pitching, PED guys (Bonds), and some guys playing now (Trout, etc), and more Negro League players.