bronze johnny Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just now, ComicConnoisseur said: Sad what happened to Mantle. I will have to check out that book The Lost Son. Ironically, it was a play that involved DiMaggio and Mays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just now, bronze johnny said: Ironically, it was during a play that involved DiMaggio and Mays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 3 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Now if we can somehow add rock n roll into the mix! Speaking of Rock n Roll, it will soon be 40 years to the day that we lost the one and only King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 11:02 PM, SupergirlDC19591 said: Great player for sure but I don't believe he was better than Cobb with his .366 or .367 life time average + almost 900 stolen bases + almost 4200 hits + 12 AL batting titles + AL homerun leader 1909 triple crown winner + 1911 AL MVP. What hurts Cobb in any way is having not won a World Series ring. Ruth has a .342 life time average + 714 homeruns + 2873 hits + 12 time all time AL home run leader + 7 world series rings. C - Johnny Bench Hon Mention to Yogi 1b Lou Gehrig hon mention to Jimmy Foxx 2b Rogers Hornsby 2 MVP's, 2 TRIPLE CROWNS, only player with 40 HR's and a .400 season together, 2d best career av behind Cobb. ss Honus Wagner For a big 'ol dutchman he could really fly - Hon mention to Arod (one of my best friends "Mr Baseball" concedes He's the best ever) 3b Mike Schmidt prodigious power and a dozen plus golden gloves LF Ted Williams He missed virtually 5 full seasons fighting for his country - pro rating his stats over those PRIME years, would make this a no-brainer CF Willy Mays hon Mention to Dimaggio, Cobb, Speaker, Mantle, Griffey... RHP Walter Johnson LHP Lefty Grove hon mention to Sandy R Mariano Who else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 12/03/2017 at 11:30 AM, ComicConnoisseur said: C. Johnny Bench 1b. Lou Gehrig 2b. Joe Morgan SS. Derek Jeter 3b. Pete Rose Lf Ted Williams Cf Mickey Mantle Rf Babe Ruth DH David Ortiz SP Pedro Martinez RP Mariano Rivera We have to have a balance of modern age and golden age players. Can't be all baseball players that played from 1920s to 1950s. Very solid list although I would swap out Rose for Schmidt and Jeter for A-Rod. When he got traded to NY, he was the better shortstop at the time. He would have been the best ever at SS if he would have remained at that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This thread quickly turned into a baseball thread Might as well rename it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dark Knight said: This thread quickly turned into a baseball thread Might as well rename it It's that time of year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jordysnordy said: It's that time of year! Yep I get it it's baseball season. I love talking about sports too but it should be in a separate thread with the proper title and should not deviate away from the original post, just my opinion. Anyways, carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 3/6/2017 at 11:41 PM, SupergirlDC19591 said: It seems like 2017 so far is another good year for AF15.....but what about the other key SA books they seem to have slowed down. Opinions welcomed!! Trying to get this back on topic. How about Silver Surfer #1 and FF # 48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 3/12/2017 at 3:15 PM, burntboy said: C - Johnny Bench Hon Mention to Yogi 1b Lou Gehrig hon mention to Jimmy Foxx 2b Rogers Hornsby 2 MVP's, 2 TRIPLE CROWNS, only player with 40 HR's and a .400 season together, 2d best career av behind Cobb. ss Honus Wagner For a big 'ol dutchman he could really fly - Hon mention to Arod (one of my best friends "Mr Baseball" concedes He's the best ever) 3b Mike Schmidt prodigious power and a dozen plus golden gloves LF Ted Williams He missed virtually 5 full seasons fighting for his country - pro rating his stats over those PRIME years, would make this a no-brainer CF Willy Mays hon Mention to Dimaggio, Cobb, Speaker, Mantle, Griffey... RHP Walter Johnson LHP Lefty Grove hon mention to Sandy R Mariano Who else? Who's in Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 hours ago, bronze johnny said: Who's in Right? Who's on first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said: Who's on first. What's on second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piper Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 6 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Trying to get this back on topic. How about Silver Surfer #1 and FF # 48? FF 48, ASM 15 seem to be hot. SS 1 is cold. All are great books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 7 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Trying to get this back on topic. How about Silver Surfer #1 and FF # 48? I don't think so, neither one of them could field worth a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, pemart1966 said: I don't think so, neither one of them could field worth a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 16 hours ago, bronze johnny said: Who's in Right? Dang, I left off the greatest baseball player of all - Babe Ruth. Would make it just on his massive offensive stats, but in a Pinch he could be a true starting pitcher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, burntboy said: Dang, I left off the greatest baseball player of all - Babe Ruth. Would make it just on his massive offensive stats, but in a Pinch he could be a true starting pitcher... I like Hornsby at second- it was a tough call for me to make between him, Eddie Collins, and Lajoie. Really can't go wrong with any of them in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, bronze johnny said: I like Hornsby at second- it was a tough call for me to make between him, Eddie Collins, and Lajoie. Really can't go wrong with any of them in the lineup. Hijacked thread ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) On 3/9/2017 at 0:56 PM, JAM_NYC said: Who knew the baseball discussion in the silver age comics forum would be better than the baseball thread in the WC? +1 You guys definitely need to change the title on this thread here. BTW: Bobby Orr is the greatest of all time for hockey since he completely revolutionized and changed the way the game was played from the back end. Edited March 14, 2017 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
