Best examples of a player taking over for a legend

[BBCgalaxee]

All legends eventually retire and the guy who takes over has impossible shoes to fill.

But sometimes they are "successful"

Can you name some?

Here's mine.

No one expected Didi Gregorius to do this well and make the "Jeter transfer" go so smoothly.



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[Flyers16]

Yaz taking over left field from Ted Williams

Aaron Rodgers taking over from Favre

Steve Young taking over from Joe Montana

Just off the top of my head



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[mouschi]

How about DiMaggio/Mantle ?

 

[bmp1971]

Rice for Yaz.

 

[Yanks2151]

Tino Martinez took over for Don Mattingly and Mark McGwire.

 

[michaelstepper]

he didn't retire but mike cameron did a he'll of a job after griffey left for cincy

 

[Super Mario]

Whoever takes over for Yadier Molina.

 

[Jjoey52]

Gene Michael taking over for Maury Wills, maybe not.


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[Super Mario]

Tino Martinez took over for Don Mattingly and Mark McGwire.

Maaaaaaaaaan, Cardinals fans hated (and still hate) Tino Martinez.

I loved him, and still do though.

 

[rebelpawn]

Yaz for Williams went pretty well.....

 

[Enfuego79]

Yogi for Dickey?


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[death2redemptions]

Chris Johnson taking over for Chipper Jones

He hit over .300 once...

 

[cgilmo]

David Justice for Dale Murphy

 

[UMich92]

See Red Sox LF
Yaz for Ted Williams
Jim Rice for Yaz
Mike Greenwell for Jim Rice

Interesting that it was 3 straight HOFers but the replacement was always a tier lower. Then Greenwell who was just an all-star.



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[bstanwood]

The Williams to Yaz to Rice chain is impressive, three consecutive hall of famers.

 

[Aumike1976]

David Justice for Dale Murphy

I was just about to post this. This was the first one I thought of the other is Brian McCann for Jack Lopez although there was a year between them.

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[Aumike1976]

I was just about to post this. This was the first one I thought of the other is Brian McCann for Jack Lopez although there was a year between them.

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Javy Lopez

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[AnthonyCorona]

I agree. Didi had massive shoes to fill and has done very well. Maybe Tino coming n after Donny baseball too although he wasn't exactly a nobody

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[death2redemptions]

I agree. Didi had massive shoes to fill and has done very well. Maybe Tino coming n after Donny baseball too although he wasn't exactly a nobody

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Who did Brandon Wood replace? And who replaced the all-time great Brandon Wood?

 

[AnthonyCorona]

Who did Brandon Wood replace? And who replaced the all-time great Brandon Wood?

Did anyone replace babe ruth? No. No one can replace brandon my friend

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