THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME TEAM - by position - Centerfield

[miguelcabrera]

haters gunna hate. lofton is an all time great and i would build my team around him as my CFer

 

[noaskiecards]

haters gunna hate. lofton is an all time great and i would build my team around him as my CFer

 

[scotty216brs]

haters gunna hate. lofton is an all time great and i would build my team around him as my CFer

I'm curious as to the rest of your lineup....

 

[miguelcabrera]

id have to mull it over but for sure pedro martinez would be my pitcher and vinny castilla my 3rd baseman

 

[noaskiecards]

id have to mull it over but for sure pedro martinez would be my pitcher and vinny castilla my 3rd baseman

The Pigeon Forge Rangers...!

 

[Austin]

id have to mull it over but for sure pedro martinez would be my pitcher and vinny castilla my 3rd baseman

LOL! Even though you're the board's special bonehead, I have to admit, you do often crack me up.

 

[MaineMule]

Well, had to look-

• Kenny Lofton
  
  3 3.95%
  
  • gonzagacubs,
  • miguelcabrera,
  • noaskiecards

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Josh Hamilton.

 

[sportscardtheory]

Josh Hamilton.

lol No kidding. Holy crap.

 

[JzWand]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? How the hell did Cobb NOT win this poll? Better yet, how does MANTLE have more votes than Cobb? Ugh, facepalms all around.


If I was making an all time team, it would be CENTERED around Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Hands down.

I chose Mays and Cobb as my picks.

Different eras and different styles.

But I do agree in the sense that the players from yesteryear are usually overlooked in these types of polls.

In the catcher poll, Roy Campanella recieved exactly 2 votes; the same as Gary Carter.

Campanella won 3 MVPs and threw out 51% of runners throughout his short career!

 

[jbhofmann]

No disrespect to "dead ball" era players, but I have a hard time leaning towards them when the comparables are close. Guys who I respect that grew up in that Golden Age (1950's) all say that Mays was the greatest player they ever saw. As a product of the late 80's and 90's the Seattle version of Griffey was the greatest total package I saw. At this position you really can't go wrong.

 

[flagshipchromecollector]

No disrespect to "dead ball" era players, but I have a hard time leaning towards them when the comparables are close. Guys who I respect that grew up in that Golden Age (1950's) all say that Mays was the greatest player they ever saw. As a product of the late 80's and 90's the Seattle version of Griffey was the greatest total package I saw. At this position you really can't go wrong.

Agree on Griffey. Best player of the last 30 years IMO.

 

[scotty216brs]

I chose Mays and Cobb as my picks.

Different eras and different styles.

But I do agree in the sense that the players from yesteryear are usually overlooked in these types of polls.

In the catcher poll, Roy Campanella recieved exactly 2 votes; the same as Gary Carter.

Campanella won 3 MVPs and threw out 51% of runners throughout his short career!

Yeah, it's sad but I have done these types of threads before so I can't even say I am surprised by the results. Cobb and Mays should be 1 and 2, but it should have been a real close race between the two. Mantle (EDIT: AND Griffey) should not have rivaled Cobb in votes IMO.


My top 5 from the poll would be:


1. Ty Cobb
2. Willie Mays
3. Tris Speaker
4. Joe Dimaggio
5. Mickey Mantle

 

[elmalo]

No disrespect to "dead ball" era players, but I have a hard time leaning towards them when the comparables are close. Guys who I respect that grew up in that Golden Age (1950's) all say that Mays was the greatest player they ever saw. As a product of the late 80's and 90's the Seattle version of Griffey was the greatest total package I saw. At this position you really can't go wrong.

I agree with that, it was a different game in the dead ball era.

 

[elmalo]

Is (Mantle minus hangovers) > Mays?

Mantle with the hangovers and the devistating knee injuries was Mays equal, many times better. Noone will ever know how good he could have been.

 

[scotty216brs]

I agree with that, it was a different game in the dead ball era.

While it was a different game I think Ty Cobb's career 168 OPS+ speaks volumes as to how good he really was compared to the rest of the players in his era.

Not to mention with all of the power hitters on the team, you need to have some speed and a crazy good leadoff bat. On this team I see Mays as a #6 hitter.

 

[jbhofmann]

Ken Griffey Jr. the greatest yet most devastating player I ever saw.

His years in Seattle were flat out phenomonal and captivated everyone from companies (Nike, Nintendo) to grandmas. He was the guy I wanted to be. I wanted his cleats. I practiced hitting left-handed so I could foolishly try to emulate that sweet stroke. Though most of all, I wanted him to be in the NL so I could selfishly see him play in Cincinnati at least once in his career.

And then it happened. Jim Bowden pulled off a coup of monumental proportions and Junior was coming home.

But it was never the same. Junior was suppose to be Junior and he wasn't. To this day I refuse to own a card with Junior in a Reds uniform. I don't want to remember it, I don't want to acknowledge it. I simply want to remember 24 hawking balls in CF for the Mariners with a backwards cap. Not 30 limping off the field.

 

[elmalo]

I think it is a toss up between Mays, DiMaggio and Mantle.

 

[ronfromfresno]

While it was a different game I think Ty Cobb's career 168 OPS+ speaks volumes as to how good he really was compared to the rest of the players in his era.

Not to mention with all of the power hitters on the team, you need to have some speed and a crazy good leadoff bat. On this team I see Mays as a #6 hitter.

Mays as a 6th place hitter??? The man has the fourth most HR in the history of the game, he lost a year to the war, played in a ball park that was unkind to right handed hitters and he faced Gibson, Koufax, Spahn and Drysdale on a regular basis. Plus he stole 338 bases from the three hole in the order and is widely considered the one of the greatest fielders to ever play the game. Even on an all time team, for me, he hits three, maybe even two because of his speed and smarts on the base paths.

 

[scotty216brs]

Mays as a 6th place hitter??? The man has the fourth most HR in the history of the game, he lost a year to the war, played in a ball park that was unkind to right handed hitters and he faced Gibson, Koufax, Spahn and Drysdale on a regular basis. Plus he stole 338 bases from the three hole in the order and is widely considered the one of the greatest fielders to ever play the game. Even on an all time team, for me, he hits three, maybe even two because of his speed and smarts on the base paths.

Wagner
Hornsby
Williams
Ruth
Gehrig
Mays
Schmidt
Bench
Pitcher

Yes, #6.