Mt. Rushmore of all time
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What say you? This is a tough one for me as I only have 2 no doubters. But you really can put 15-20 guys on here with minimal resistance. My 2 no doubters are (Pitchers are for another Mt.):
Mays
Mantle
Trout is well on his way to being a top consideration, he is even in the mix now.
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I don’t think mantle qualifies for that man. It sucks that injuries hurt him so much, but it’s what happened. I’d say:
Ruth
Mays
Aaron
WilliamsI can understand Bonds in place of Williams, but personally his steroid usage knocks him down for me.
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Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
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@doobiebross66-72 said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Willie MaysI was definitely thinking of Robinson for the impact. Can’t be overstated, but ultimately I was thinking in terms of ability
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@Original_Quad said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
I don’t think mantle qualifies for that man. It sucks that injuries hurt him so much, but it’s what happened. I’d say:
Ruth
Mays
Aaron
WilliamsI can understand Bonds in place of Williams, but personally his steroid usage knocks him down for me.
He was a beast even before the roids
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@Original_Quad said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
I don’t think mantle qualifies for that man. It sucks that injuries hurt him so much, but it’s what happened. I’d say:
Ruth
Mays
Aaron
WilliamsI can understand Bonds in place of Williams, but personally his steroid usage knocks him down for me.
Yeah I understand, very true.
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Have we learned nothing?
Ruth
Seaver
Hoffmann..... Longoria
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@DoIHearBossMusic said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
@Original_Quad said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
I don’t think mantle qualifies for that man. It sucks that injuries hurt him so much, but it’s what happened. I’d say:
Ruth
Mays
Aaron
Williams
I can understand Bonds in place of Williams, but personally his steroid usage knocks him down for me.Yeah I understand, very true.
The fact that Bonds never hit 50 home runs in a season except for the year he hit 73 just cries roids and cheating IMHO
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Ruth, Cobb, Bonds, Mays, and Aaron are the top 5 in career WAR for position players. Also in the top 20 are Williams, Musial, Honus, ARod, and Ricky Henderson.
I'd vote Ruth, Mays, Aaron, and Williams. I think Bonds was better than all but Ruth though
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Ruth
Mays
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@Arizona_Squatch said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
Ruth
Mays
Williams
Joe KellyJoe Kelly belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of dudes who [censored] their pants when Carlos Correa approaches them. Mike Fiers can be on it too because I think its suspect that he didn't throw a single pitch to any Astro in 2020
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If I were to look up stats, then I’m sure my list would be similar to the above, but I like doing Mt. Rushmore lists by eras. For 1980s and beyond, my My Rushmore stands:
Junior
Vlad Sr.
Ichiro
Maddux
PedroYes, loads of favoritism on this list, I know.
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For me it would be Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays and Bartolo Colon.
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Ted Williams has to be on there. IMO he's without question the greatest hitter of all time. If he doesn't lose almost 5 full seasons to military service he would've almost undoubtedly been the all-time leader in walks, runs, and RBI, with somewhere around 700 HRs, 700 2B, and 3500 hits (yes, I know this assumes he stayed healthy). What's even more impressive is his numbers didn't decline one iota after the league integrated- the man posted a 1.257 OPS in 1958 at 38 years old. You can make a case that he could've put up similar numbers if he were playing right now. He was just that good.
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@ThaGhettoBlasta said in Mt. Rushmore of all time:
The fact that Bonds never hit 50 home runs in a season except for the year he hit 73 just cries roids and cheating IMHO
It's real hard to hit homers when you're getting intentionally walked 120 times a year.
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Ruth Robinson Paige Shoeless Joe Jackson
