Dream Team: Your starting 9 of all time.

[Laxcat]

If you could have any 9 players start for your team, who would they be and what is the batting order?

 

[Gwynn545]

All-time would be boring, IMHO, since its just "stats and stories", so instead:
In my lifetime, sincd i am an expert on that, I would go like this:
1. Henderson LF
2. Morgan 2B
3. Gwynn RF
4. Reggie DH
5. Griffey CF
6. Carew 1B
7. Brett 3B
8. Arod SS
9. Bench C

 

[koal]

big red machine for me

 

[Laxcat]

All-time would be boring, IMHO, since its just "stats and stories", so instead:
In my lifetime, sincd i am an expert on that, I would go like this:
1. Henderson LF
2. Morgan 2B
3. Gwynn RF
4. Reggie DH
5. Griffey CF
6. Carew 1B
7. Brett 3B
8. Arod SS
9. Bench C

I agree somewhat about the in our lifetime players. But I think I'd take Teddy Ballgame and The Say Hey Kid in any era.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Babe Ruth for sure

 

[Laxcat]

Babe Ruth for sure

If I could have the Maris from '61, that would be nice too.

 

[IndiansFan]

1. Ty Cobb
2. Stan Musial
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Babe Ruth
5. Roger Maris
6. Joe DiMaggio
7. Jackie Robinson
8. Ken Griffey Jr.
9. Cy Young

 

[jbhofmann]

LF-Ty Cobb
CF-Willie Mays
RF- Ted Williams
P- Babe Ruth
1B- Lou Gehrig
3B- Mike Schmidt
2B- Joe Morgan
C- Johnny Bench
SS- Honus Wagner

 

[dano7]

I guess that with Ruth pitching, you would need no DH controversy.
DANNY

 

[jbhofmann]

I guess that with Ruth pitching, you would need no DH controversy.
DANNY

You caught that

 

[moxacaine]

Ill play


2B - Hornsby
1B - Gehrig
LF - Williams
CF - Mays
RF - Aaron
SS - Wagner
3B - Schmidt (this was a tough choice)
C - Campanella
P - Walter Johnson

 

[James52411]

Guys I've seen play...

P: Randy Johnson (Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, and Steve Carlton were the toughest omissions and would fill out the rotation)
C: Pudge Rodriguez (Bench was past his prime when I started watching baseball circa 1983)
1B: Albert Pujols (Todd Helton, Frank Thomas, Joey Votto are runners up)
2B: Ryne Sandberg (Robbie Alomar was probably better, but it's my team and Ryno is a HOFer. Joe Morgan wasn't elite when I saw him)
3B: Miguel Cabrera (Jack Schmidt is a very close runner up)
SS: Derek Jeter (ARod was a better player, but his drama is something I'd rather not deal with. Ripken also considered)
LF: Rickey Henderson (Over Bonds because this team needs a lead-off hitter more than another slugger and Rickey is the best of all time)
CF: Ken Griffey, Jr. (Kirby Puckett is the runner up. McCutchen is excellent too.)
RF: Tony Gwynn (Perfect two hitter for the team. Vlad Guerrero and Ichiro are the runners up)

Batting Order:

1. Henderson
2. Gwynn
3. Cabrera
4. Pujols
5. Griffey
6. I. Rodriguez
7. Jeter
8. Sandberg
9. R. Johnson

If we have a DH, Bonds is the guy and bats fourth, with everyone after him shifting down a spot in the order.

 

[sheetskout]

Henry Aaron never gets the credit he deserves.

 

[gt5717b]

In my lifetime:

1. Henderson LF
2. Sandberg 2B
3. Griffey Jr. CF
4. Bonds RF
5. Pujols 1B
6. Schmidt 3B
7. ARod SS
8. Pudge C
9. Maddux P

I had to hold my nose on a few those, but these are the guys I'd trot out there if I could.

 

[Laxcat]

Henry Aaron never gets the credit he deserves.

He was awesome. But he did have old Eddie Mathews swinging behind him.

 

[gracecollector]

If I could walk onto my personal Field of Dreams, these would be the guys playing. Not who I think is best at the position, but who I'd like to see play. Hard to imagine Cap Anson standing next to Jackie Robinson on the right side of the infield though!

1B) Cap Anson
2B) Jackie Robinson
SS) Rabbit Maranville
3B) Brooks Robinson
LF) Willie Stargell
CF) Hack Wilson
RF) Babe Ruth
C) Yogi Berra
P) Satchel Paige

 

[Laxcat]

Ill play


2B - Hornsby
1B - Gehrig
LF - Williams
CF - Mays
RF - Aaron
SS - Wagner
3B - Schmidt (this was a tough choice)
C - Campanella
P - Walter Johnson

My favorite so far. Only change I'd make is Eddie Taubensee at catcher. Why? Because I love Eddie Taubensee and who needs a catcher that hits with a line up like that!

 

[Super Mario]

1B-Pujols
2B-Schoendienst
SS-Jeter
3B-Rolen
C-Yadier
RF-Maris
CF-Mantle
LF-Griffey Jr.
P-Gibson

Coincidentally Junior Griffey is the only player in my 9 who never played for the Yankees or Cardinals.

 

[djrulz]

C - Yogi Berra
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Willie Randolph
3B - Graig Nettles
SS - Derek Jeter
OF - Joe DiMaggio
OF - Mickey Mantle
OF - Babe Ruth
SP - Whitey Ford
CL - Mariano Rivera

 

[Laxcat]

Rf Teddy Ballgame
Cf Mays
Lf Aaron
1st McCovey
2nd Morgan
SS Banks
3rd Torre (MVP season '71)
P Koufax
C Pudge

This isn't mine. It's my friends who is sitting next to me. He would know, his dad pitched against most of them.