Favorite player growing up?
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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
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@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.
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Will always forever be Ken Griffey Jr....I was born in 1985 an started playing baseball soon as I could walk....by 1989-90 Griffey was in the bigs and soon as I seen that first rookie card me an my dad got in a pack of cards I knew as a child he was cool an going to be my favorite player ever not even knowing that he would actually be one of the best players/hitters the game has ever seen....Im a red Sox fan but was also a huge mariners fan because of the kid.i really miss my Mariner teams of the 90's
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Pedro, Manny, Nom-ah, and The Kid.
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Ben Sheets
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Ryne Sandberg, Leon Durham, Jody Davis, Lee Smith....and later on into my teens Sammy Sosa and Kerry Wood
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Sammy Sosa, Kerry Wood, Manny Ramirez, and Jay Buhner
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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.
growing up near chicago, ryne sandberg was a key guy to like. but Frank freakin big hurt thomas my goodness what a specimen
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@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
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
Dang @TEXAS10PT so this makes you 65? You may be the oldest player in this forum. Kudos
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@vanburenboy12 said in Favorite player growing up?:
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
Man, remember newspaper box scores when that's all you could get? Lol
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Dave Stieb, Tony Fernandez, and George Bell when I first started getting into baseball in 87. I always liked Joe Carter too, even when he played for Cleveland and killed us every time.
All in all though, its probably Stieb and Alomar.
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Will "The Thrill" Clark
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Chipper Jones
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@bonion said in Favorite player growing up?:
@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
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
Dang @TEXAS10PT so this makes you 65? You may be the oldest player in this forum. Kudos
That is correct brother I am 65. I own an 8-0 RS record too lol. I started playing organized ball when I was 9 (thank you Pete) and stopped playing after I was 37. This game keeps me in baseball after my body said it’s time to quit. Age is only a number lol
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@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
@bonion said in Favorite player growing up?:
@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
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
Dang @TEXAS10PT so this makes you 65? You may be the oldest player in this forum. Kudos
That is correct brother I am 65. I own an 8-0 RS record too lol. I started playing organized ball when I was 9 (thank you Pete) and stopped playing after I was 37. This game keeps me in baseball after my body said it’s time to quit. Age is only a number lol
That's awesome, kudos to you sir.
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@raesONE said in Favorite player growing up?:
@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
@bonion said in Favorite player growing up?:
@TEXAS10PT said in Favorite player growing up?:
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
Dang @TEXAS10PT so this makes you 65? You may be the oldest player in this forum. Kudos
That is correct brother I am 65. I own an 8-0 RS record too lol. I started playing organized ball when I was 9 (thank you Pete) and stopped playing after I was 37. This game keeps me in baseball after my body said it’s time to quit. Age is only a number lol
That's awesome, kudos to you sir.
Thanks raes. A little known fact is I played high school ball with a couple of really great players. Scott McGregor who won 20 games for the Orioles in the early 80’s and you might of heard of George Brett who is in the HOF. We had probably the best program in the area from the 60’s through the 80’s. Our coach had the most wins in CIF history.. It enabled me to get a free college education. Baseball has been good to me. You never lose your competitive edge no matter how old you get.
