Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore
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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).
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@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersNeed Dawson in there.
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Cubs all-time: Banks, Sosa, Sandberg, Santo.
Cubs my life-time: Sosa, Sandberg, Wood, Rizzo.
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@bob_loblaw1984 said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersNeed Dawson in there.
Nope, If you move someone out, it ain’t Dawson going in.
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Although I was born in 94, my dad and his parents always have awesome stories about The Big Red Machine and the glory days of the Reds:
Bench
Morgan
Rose
LarkinHonorable mention; Joey Votto for my generation
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@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@bob_loblaw1984 said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersNeed Dawson in there.
Nope, If you move someone out, it ain’t Dawson going in.
6 gold gloves, 3 silver sluggers, and a ROY for the Expos in 10 years.
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Montreal needs a baseball team again.
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@puig66rules_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
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.
Nice list. So many good options going back to Brooklyn. Reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Wait til Next Year” gave me a soft spot for the Dodgers.
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@yankblan_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
Expos:
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Rusty Staub
Stever RogersBro.....The Hawks best years were in Montreal!
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Cardinals
Stan the Man
Pujols
Gibson
HornsbyOzzie as a late defensive substitution.
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My Ms My Rushmore is:
The Kid, Ken Griffey Jr.
Ichiro
Edgar
Seattle broadcasting legend, Dave Niehaus -
Astros (I know boo)
Biggio
Bagwell
Billy Wagner
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Mine for the cubs would be
Banks- because of course Mr. Cub is on it
Santo- one of the most beloved cubs of all time as a player and broadcaster
Sosa- steroids or not he was one of the most popular players in Cub history
Lester- he was that big signing that let all us Cub fans know that it was time to go win a world series
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@gooseonem_psn said in Favorite Team Mt. Rushmore:
So I got this idea while listening to the Starting 9 Podcast. Pick the four players from your favorite team that had the biggest impact/most success in their time there.
As a Rangers fan my Mt. Rushmore would have to be:
Nolan Ryan
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez
Michael Young
Adrian BeltreHow do you not put Juan Gonzalez on that list fam. Had about 4oo Hrs and about 1300 RBIs playing most his career for the Rangers. He was an absolute MONSTER.
