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MLB: The 5 Greatest Shortstops to Ever Play the Game
The Cheat Sheet ^
| October 14, 2016
| Michael Laurila
Posted on 10/14/2016 4:13:30 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: poinq; Dilbert San Diego; All
Willie Mays is the greatest all around baseball player. No debate. I agree.
To: poinq
Willie Mays is the greatest all around baseball player. No debate. Wrong. Babe Ruth could hit and was a pretty damn good pitcher.
Babe Ruth is the best. Period.
To: EveningStar
Three parts to the question.
Glove only: Ozzie Smith by a mile.
Batting: Honus Wagner
Value to Team: Name your favorite.
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posted on
10/14/2016 4:35:08 PM PDT
by
lurk
(TEat)
To: EveningStar
I proudly used my Peewee Reese glove in Little League.
To: EveningStar
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posted on
10/14/2016 4:36:18 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Pumpsie Green was an outfielder.
How about Don Buddin (was he on 3rd, at least until Malzone came along?)?
CA....
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posted on
10/14/2016 4:36:23 PM PDT
by
Chances Are
(Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
To: eekitsagreek; poinq
Babe Ruth was an anomaly.
To: poinq
I think 1956 proved Mantle was better than Mays. IF Mantle could have stayed healthy there would be no debate.
To: Gay State Conservative
Yes, and Speaker was Center Field.
It said, best defensive player ever, not best defensive shortstop.
For that I'd take the Wizard of Oz, or Belanger who played exclusively on natural turf.
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10/14/2016 4:39:32 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
10/14/2016 4:40:00 PM PDT
by
Salvavida
(The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
To: eekitsagreek
Compared to everyone else at the time, Babe Ruth was Superman!
To: EveningStar
Willie Mays is the greatest all around baseball player. No debate.I agree.
You're BOTH wrong.
That'd be Barack Obama. Just ask him.
...hey, this *is* Free Republic, after all.
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10/14/2016 4:40:51 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: EveningStar
What? Where is Ray Oyler!?!!!
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posted on
10/14/2016 4:41:19 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: bobby.223
Chipper came up as a blue chip shortstop.
Torn ACL as a rookie forced a move to third.
If not for that injury, he’d have been among the best at the position.
As it is he will settle for being among the best third baseman.
To: Gay State Conservative; Chances Are
Pumpsie Green's claim to fame (from
Wikipedia):
Green had the distinction of being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major-league club to integrate.
To: grey_whiskers
Belanger played on grass at memorial stadium in Baltimore.
To: Chances Are
Pumpsie Green was an outfielder. IIRC he played 2B and SS with the Red Sox.
To: EQAndyBuzz
Rey Ordonez was a great defensive shortstop.
To: EveningStar
Green had the distinction of being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major-league club to integrate. I first became interested in baseball (and thus the Sox) in '61.I was too young to know anything about the race stuff...all I knew was that the Sox weren't destined to play in October.
To: grey_whiskers
Mark Belanger - I got his autograph when I was nine! #7 is still my favorite number!
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10/14/2016 4:52:39 PM PDT
by
Zirondelle
("disce aut discede")
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