Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Jays
Roy Halladay
Carlos Delgado
Dave Stieb
Jose BautistaSorry Robbie, you were carved out
Dude, gotta have George Bell...
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@regwombat_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
For the O's:
- Ripken, Jr.
- Palmer
- Murray
- B. Robinson
Also for the Blue Jays fans posting, no arguments, but I often forget how good Vernon Wells and Tony Fernandez were. Maybe honorable mentions there.
Vernon Wells used to absolutely own me in older MLB games.
@quinnymcquinn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@khain24_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@savefarris_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@gooseonem_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
As a Ranger's fan I do not choose to recognize Bautista lol
"Well Odor is now 2 for 5 today..."
Rather get sucker punched in May than knocked out twice in a row in October
...but they did get knocked out twice in a row in October.
Anyway, on topic...
Ruth
Gehrig
Mantle
MoFirst three are locks. Could possibly swap Mo for Joe Dimaggio or Yogi Berra I guess but feel like I got to go to Mo here.
I’m a huge Yankees fan. For me it’s about the childhood nostalgia.
Jeter
Mo
Bernie
Paul O’NeilI'd have the same problem with a nostalgia based one. At least all time is easier since 3 guys are basically absolute locks.
Loved Bernie. Jeter and Mo obviously tops from the 90s/00s.
Played 2B in little league (and Pitcher) and loved Chuck Knoblach (despite his garbage arm).
Mattingly, Tino, Paulie, Soriano, Cano. Equestrian expert Wade Boggs. El Duque (lets not pretend every young yankee fan didn't use his windup and leg kick playing whiffle ball). Need an entire mountain range to list based on "favorites" -
@hikes83_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Jays
Roy Halladay
Carlos Delgado
Dave Stieb
Jose BautistaSorry Robbie, you were carved out
Dude, gotta have George Bell...
Meh.. he had an MVP sure, though it's one he shouldn't have won.. but other than that, he was kind of overrated. I'd go Vernon or Joe Carter over him. Joe for his postseason heroics, Vernon for his 5 tool game..
Josh Donaldson in his first 2 years as a Jay produced the same WAR George Bell did in a decade lol
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@renz2003_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Cleveland Indians
Tris Speaker
Bob Feller
Jim Thomas
KluberI would find it really hard to leave out Nap Lajoie. I think hes still around top 20 all time for WAR.
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersVlad? No? I mean Carter left similar to like he did.
And expos Vlad was awesome!!!The question is impact in history of the team; Rusty Staub was the first star the Expos had, Carter the biggest, Raines 2nd and Rogers the most impactful pitcher in their history. Carter, Raines and Rogers got them to their only postseason, and some of the best (Walker, Pedro, Vlad) weren't here long enough/traded for money reasons.
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@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersVlad? No? I mean Carter left similar to like he did.
And expos Vlad was awesome!!!The question is impact in history of the team; Rusty Staub was the first star the Expos had, Carter the biggest, Raines 2nd and Rogers the most impactful pitcher in their history. Carter, Raines and Rogers got them to their only postseason, and some of the best (Walker, Pedro, Vlad) weren't here long enough/traded for money reasons.
Great points! And ya, Carter is Mr. Expo to me. Dude was everything you could ask for behind the plate. Pure class too.
Obviously a dark time for Montreal Expos fans at the end, but I just remember skinny Vlad destroying baseballs for them and gunning dudes down left and right. He was so good in those 7 or so years there. -
Mariners:
Griffey
Edgar
Ichiro
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersVlad? No? I mean Carter left similar to like he did.
And expos Vlad was awesome!!!The question is impact in history of the team; Rusty Staub was the first star the Expos had, Carter the biggest, Raines 2nd and Rogers the most impactful pitcher in their history. Carter, Raines and Rogers got them to their only postseason, and some of the best (Walker, Pedro, Vlad) weren't here long enough/traded for money reasons.
Great points! And ya, Carter is Mr. Expo to me. Dude was everything you could ask for behind the plate. Pure class too.
Obviously a dark time for Montreal Expos fans at the end, but I just remember skinny Vlad destroying baseballs for them and gunning dudes down left and right. He was so good in those 7 or so years there.Yeah, the gunning down is a bit overinflated; for every guy he got on base, he'd overthrow the cutoff or hit the backstop with his throws. Felipe Alou didn't want to coach him for fear of neutering him, but that made him bad at fielding, baserunning, plate discipline. I'll take Larry Walker over Vlad any day of the week just for the basic and intelligence at the game. Vlad was the best talent I've seen and could have been even better. If you put arms side by side on the 80/20 scouting scale, I'd go 80/40 power/accuracy for Vlad and 70/70 for Walker.
Can you imagine Guerrero if he had learned to take pitches, aim his throws and how to turn bases? When he came up I thought he'd give Griffey a run for his money, but he was wasted here.
And yea, concerning Carter, if my mom had met him in real life, I'd probably have a curly blonde baby brother or sister...
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Cubs:
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Fergie Jenkins
Kris BryantTough to leave put Billy Williams but Kris Bryant was the best player on the team that actually won a title so that counts a lot especially for the loveable losers
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Mets:
Tom Seaver
David Wright
Darryl Strawberry
Mike PiazzaHonorable Mention for 8 years down the road: Jacob DeGod
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@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersVlad? No? I mean Carter left similar to like he did.
And expos Vlad was awesome!!!The question is impact in history of the team; Rusty Staub was the first star the Expos had, Carter the biggest, Raines 2nd and Rogers the most impactful pitcher in their history. Carter, Raines and Rogers got them to their only postseason, and some of the best (Walker, Pedro, Vlad) weren't here long enough/traded for money reasons.
Great points! And ya, Carter is Mr. Expo to me. Dude was everything you could ask for behind the plate. Pure class too.
Obviously a dark time for Montreal Expos fans at the end, but I just remember skinny Vlad destroying baseballs for them and gunning dudes down left and right. He was so good in those 7 or so years there.Yeah, the gunning down is a bit overinflated; for every guy he got on base, he'd overthrow the cutoff or hit the backstop with his throws. Felipe Alou didn't want to coach him for fear of neutering him, but that made him bad at fielding, baserunning, plate discipline. I'll take Larry Walker over Vlad any day of the week just for the basic and intelligence at the game. Vlad was the best talent I've seen and could have been even better. If you put arms side by side on the 80/20 scouting scale, I'd go 80/40 power/accuracy for Vlad and 70/70 for Walker.
Can you imagine Guerrero if he had learned to take pitches, aim his throws and how to turn bases? When he came up I thought he'd give Griffey a run for his money, but he was wasted here.
Wasted feels like a stretch.. he was putting up 150+ wRC+'s every year.. despite swinging at everything.. I hear ya that he was a "loose cannon" though. Larry was much more zoned in with great fundamentals of the game. True 5 tool legend.
Ya, Guerrero could have been even better, but he wild ways is what made him so dangerous imo..
Larry was surrounded by much better players obviously.. the '94 expos were the best expos.. sad -
In my era for the cubs we'll say 1980 to present-
Greg Maddux
Javier Baez
Ryne Sandberg
Mark Grace -
Brewers is tough. Tons of great players, but not many for very long.
I guess I’d have to say:
Robin Yount
Paul Molitor
Mike Caldwell
Ryan Braun -
@wiryhooligan22 said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Brewers is tough. Tons of great players, but not many for very long.
I guess I’d have to say:
Robin Yount
Paul Molitor
Mike Caldwell
Ryan BraunYou gotta think Yelich is getting in there.
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The entire 75 reds team.
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@wiryhooligan22 said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Brewers is tough. Tons of great players, but not many for very long.
I guess I’d have to say:
Robin Yount
Paul Molitor
Mike Caldwell
Ryan BraunI was thinking
Yount
Molitor
Fielder
Braun (and I hate Braun)Fielder was a star, and had 3 top 5 MVP finishes in his time here. Yelich can make his way in there quickly. Fielder/Sheets/Cooper over Caldwell for me. Theres not a ton to pick from with sustained success. Gantner/Cirillo/Oglivie/Scott/Vuckovich/Higuera/Jenkins/Gorman Thomas/Don Money
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@kush_coder_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Tom Glavine/Greg Maddox (Thats like asking a parent to pick favorite child)
Chipper Jones
Hank Arron
Dale MurphyYeah ditto this.
Maddux/Chipper/Hank/Murphy could maybe swap Murphy and Eddie Matthews -
Mets
Tom Seaver
David Wright
Daryl Strawberry
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Orioles
Jim Palmer
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
George Sisler (Including the Browns here)
For those who object to that I'll add:
Eddie Murray -
@cincyplaya5150_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
The entire 75 reds team.
Hard to pick from that team isn't it. Lol! They were stacked.
