Favorite player growing up?
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When I was. 8 I saw this rookie on TV sprint down to 1st on a walk. It was Pete Rose. He was my favorite. I also loved the Giants and Willie Mays and Willie McCovey were great and I especially enjoyed the rivalry against the Dodgers
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I'm a Mets fan but Kirby Puckett was my favorite player. Porbably one of the most clutch hitters I've ever seen and great fielder as well.
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@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Favorite player growing up?:
I saw this being discussed in another thread a thought it deserved its own.
I’m a lifelong Cubs fan and loved Mark Grace and Greg Maddux. I followed the Braves closely as well after Maddux left and really enjoyed watching Chipper too. I was lucky to have WGN and TBS available to watch these guys all the time.
FYI, I’m 36.
"The Kid" Ken Griffey Jr!!!
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Rod Carew
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Mark Grace, Dale Murphy and Glenn Hubbard
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Old lifelong Cardinals fan here so some of the ones that pop into mind from before i was 20
Lou Brock
Ted Simmons
Willie Mcgee
Ozzie Smith
Tommy HerrMcGuire, Pujols, Yadi all came after I was an adult.
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Sammy Sosa
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Babe Ruth, loved watching him play.
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@joshjays44 said in Favorite player growing up?:
Caven Biggio, I'm still growing up
I thought you said you were 41...
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My favorite player growing up was probably Pedro Martinez
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Don Mattingly was always my favorite. We didn't have cable when I was a kid so I used to get up every morning and check the box scores in the paper to see how he did the night before
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Kenny Loften, Omar vizquel, Charles Nagy
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@olivegarden2 said in Favorite player growing up?:
@joshjays44 said in Favorite player growing up?:
Caven Biggio, I'm still growing up
I thought you said you were 41...
I'm a young 41.
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Manny Ramirez... he's from my neighborhood.
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Still growing up. Albert Almora Jr. I was lucky enough to go to a game where he got the winning home run, and had 3 hits with a sac fly. (Rare)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEO36Ea-INY
In case you’re interested. We also lost Wilson Contreras’s hammy that day. -
@raesONE said in Favorite player growing up?:
Many people will disagree and some may give me an earful, but to me it's Barry Bonds. The man is simply the best hitter of all time in my opinion, despite all that cream and clear. I loved watching that man destroy balls.
I don't like the guy, but Bonds had one of the best eyes & discipline the game has ever had.
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Lenny Dykstra. David Cone (pre-yankee years)..
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@Jeviduty said in Favorite player growing up?:
Manny Ramirez... he's from my neighborhood.
Love Manny.
