Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore
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@formallyforearms said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Ford
Yogi Berra
Don MattinglyTough to see Rivera left out.
I was only supposed to pick 4 lol. He was next though
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@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Ford
Yogi Berra
Don MattinglyIs Whitney Ford Whitey's sister? Heck of a lady
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Does it have to be same city? Athletics...historically:
Jimmie Foxx
Reggie Jackson
Rickey Henderson
EckLeaving out some Hall of Famers. I'm an 80's kid though so my fandom would be:
Rickey
Big Mac
Canseco
Dave Stewartlol, hello steroids!
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Ford
Yogi Berra
Don MattinglyIs Whitney Ford Whitey's sister? Heck of a lady
Yes she is! Unfortunately they found her dead in a hotel bathroom a few years back... Tragic
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@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Ford
Yogi Berra
Don MattinglyIs Whitney Ford Whitey's sister? Heck of a lady
Yes she is! Unfortunately they found her dead in a hotel bathroom a few years back... Tragic
Did she go out drinking with Mick, Whitey and Billy?
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@kingakp_xbl said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Ford
Yogi Berra
Don MattinglyIs Whitney Ford Whitey's sister? Heck of a lady
Yes she is! Unfortunately they found her dead in a hotel bathroom a few years back... Tragic
Did she go out drinking with Mick, Whitey and Yogi?
I think it was the years of Crack with Bobby Brown.. And maybe that too lol
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@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.
He may work his way on there, but he’s not there yet. He had 2 fantastic seasons. Braun, Yount, and Molitor had many more than that. There’s the scandal mark against Braun, of course.
Most of the other iconic Brewers just weren’t great or were great outside Milwaukee.
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@formallyforearms said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@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
That's pretty much it.I was mostly trying to get a pitcher on there. I absolutely love Fielder and wouldn’t be mad on that.
I considered all those names. Even Rollie is iconic in Milwaukee despite only spending 4 years there.
Sheets was good if he was on the field. Cooper was good in Milwaukee for the better part of a decade. Caldwell was by no means amazing, just pretty consistent.
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@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
Wait a minute! Do you know what a sucker punch is? You cannot be sucker punched if you are already facing someone and have your hands on him.
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@chuckclc_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
Wait a minute! Do you know what a sucker punch is? You cannot be sucker punched if you are already facing someone and have your hands on him.
It was a sucker punch. Bautista didn't know he was in a fight until he was already punched... And by then Beltre didn't allow him to retaliate, which I'm sure we would have saw Odor get hit back.
Sucker punch or not.. lol.. my point still stands. Jays got the last laugh
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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@chuckclc_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
Wait a minute! Do you know what a sucker punch is? You cannot be sucker punched if you are already facing someone and have your hands on him.
It was a sucker punch. Bautista didn't know he was in a fight until he was already punched... And by then Beltre didn't allow him to retaliate, which I'm sure we would have saw Odor get hit back.
Sucker punch or not.. lol.. my point still stands. Jays got the last laugh
Lol, nah Bautista was done. After that hit he didnt want anything to do with Odor anymore. Its just a natural response. Team wise they were both in the same boat at the end of the year. Watching another team hoist the trophy.
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Rockies:
Larry Walker
Helton
Bichette
Vinny CastillaHonorable mention- Tulo had he been able to stay healthy, and Galarraga had he played longer here
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@chuckclc_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@nanthrax_1_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@chuckclc_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
Wait a minute! Do you know what a sucker punch is? You cannot be sucker punched if you are already facing someone and have your hands on him.
It was a sucker punch. Bautista didn't know he was in a fight until he was already punched... And by then Beltre didn't allow him to retaliate, which I'm sure we would have saw Odor get hit back.
Sucker punch or not.. lol.. my point still stands. Jays got the last laugh
Lol, nah Bautista was done. After that hit he didnt want anything to do with Odor anymore. Its just a natural response. Team wise they were both in the same boat at the end of the year. Watching another team hoist the trophy.
Disagree on Bautista. He's tough as nails and given a fair fight without breakup, he would destroy Odor like he destroys baseballs.
As for the 2nd point. Fair!! Still felt good to watch my Jays beat Texas twice. Down 2-0 in '15, sweep in '16.
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@desolator78_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Rockies:
Larry Walker
Helton
Bichette
Vinny CastillaHonorable mention- Tulo had he been able to stay healthy, and Galarraga had he played longer here
As a fellow Rox fan, I’d substitute Eric Young for Bichette.
Tulo never really had major health issues until he left CO. He should definitely overtake Vinny Castillo. -
@random_schmuck_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@desolator78_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Rockies:
Larry Walker
Helton
Bichette
Vinny CastillaHonorable mention- Tulo had he been able to stay healthy, and Galarraga had he played longer here
As a fellow Rox fan, I’d substitute Eric Young for Bichette.
Tulo never really had major health issues until he left CO. He should definitely overtake Vinny Castillo.That's not true at all... Tulo missed significant time in Colorado. About 2 full seasons worth of DL time in 8 years, including a serious hip surgery.
He only really got hurt twice in Toronto. Once backing up into Pillar which he lost a month or so.. the other ended his career. -
@msacks11_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@sirkess_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Phillies
Mike Schmidt
Steve Carlton
Richie Ashburn
Tug McGrawI was just typing one up for the Phillies and looking at what my list would be and what yours is I'd assume I'm younger than you because I have never seen any of those guys play but I still had Schmidt and Carlton on mine but my I had Rollins (my favorite player of all time) and the last spot was my tough one. The question does say success so it makes my think of Hamels because he was a WS MVP but Howard and Utley are tough to leave off for me. It's a fun question for sure.
Also going a little bit newer here for the Phillies:
Howard - 2006 MVP
Rollins - 2007 MVP
Utley - could have been 2008 MVP
Hamels - 2008 NLCS/WS MVPObviously Schmidt and Carlton are all-timers but the 2008-2011 teams is what I grew up on. Honorable Mentions to Werth, Victorino, Ruiz, Burrell, Lidge, Lee, Halladay
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Dodgers are interesting
Sandy Koufax
Jackie Robinson
Clayton Kershaw
Tommy Lasorda (if managers count)I think Fernando Valenzuela, Duke Snider, and Don Newcombe are also good options.
Edit:
If non players count then Vin Scully needs to be somewhere.
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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
I, personally, would remove Bautista and replace with Bell...far better overall stats for a longer period...in fact Bautista would be about 10th on my list, but can't argue with the your other 3. That said though, Stieb being #1 and Halliday #1A are a shoe in after that 3 and 4 could be a number of different combos of players
So with that, my list would be:Stieb
Halliday
Bell
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@bobbyromano24 said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@msacks11_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@sirkess_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Phillies
Mike Schmidt
Steve Carlton
Richie Ashburn
Tug McGrawI was just typing one up for the Phillies and looking at what my list would be and what yours is I'd assume I'm younger than you because I have never seen any of those guys play but I still had Schmidt and Carlton on mine but my I had Rollins (my favorite player of all time) and the last spot was my tough one. The question does say success so it makes my think of Hamels because he was a WS MVP but Howard and Utley are tough to leave off for me. It's a fun question for sure.
Also going a little bit newer here for the Phillies:
Howard - 2006 MVP
Rollins - 2007 MVP
Utley - could have been 2008 MVP
Hamels - 2008 NLCS/WS MVPObviously Schmidt and Carlton are all-timers but the 2008-2011 teams is what I grew up on. Honorable Mentions to Werth, Victorino, Ruiz, Burrell, Lidge, Lee, Halladay
No Robin Roberts? Richie Ashburn? I get it though, your generation. Man that 2000's Phillies team was excellent.
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@stiebfan37_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
I, personally, would remove Bautista and replace with Bell...far better overall stats for a longer period...in fact Bautista would be about 10th on my list, but can't argue with the your other 3. That said though, Stieb being #1 and Halliday #1A are a shoe in after that 3 and 4 could be a number of different combos of players
So with that, my list would be:Stieb
Halliday
Bell
FernandezWhat!?!!?
No.. nu uh...
First off.. it's Halladay.. lol besides the spelling mistake.
Where is Delgado?? He holds most records. Destroys Bell.
And lastly.. no Bell does not beat Bautista. At all!!Bautista
10 seasons in TOR
38.3 bWAR
136 OPS+
288 HRBell
9 seasons in TOR
21.2 bWAR
119 OPS+
202 HRAnd if you want to get into the other details, Bautista absolutely crushes him! OBP of course, Jose was elite at discipline, Bell was terrible at taking walks... Even defensively, Bautista, while not great was still much better than Bell.
Bautista was elite. Bell was pretty good a couple years. And if you bring up his mvp year, he didn't deserve that at all.. Bautista put up 5 WAR seasons in his off years like Bell's 1987. There were 3 guys better than him in the AL that year (Boggs, Trammell, Molitor).
