Favorite Baseball Player.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

No sport has had as many classic athletes as baseball. Share your favorite.

[rcrook]

Todd Helton best 1st basemen ever?!?!!

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Nah best is Gehrig obviously, but my fav would be bagwell.

[StandMyBrothers]

Scott Podsednik and Nene Hilario

[Drew Beringer]

Favorite players: Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Manny Ramirez, Ichiro

[asshat]

ken griffey jr and barry larkin

easy

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Favorite players: Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Manny Ramirez, Ichiro
Ichiro!! I love Manny-some of his fielding blunders are too hilarious. But still a fun player, I can't wait to see him in LA.

[lilRIPsta]

Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth(I always wore #3 growing up), Albert Pujols, Ted Williams, Nolan Ryan, Nick Markakis(now i wear 21), Ryan Zimmerman.
future favorites: Matt Wieters and Stephen Strasburg

[ExtremeAvalanch]

i gotta say randy johnson is my fav ever. what a towering monster-with one hell of an arm.

[QuikTrig]

barry lamar bonds. kirk rueter.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

strasburg will be a blast to watch. that fastball-watch out.

[J.C.]

Ever or present day?

For the sake of not picking any Mets, I'll go with David Ortiz, Chase Utley, Dontrelle Willis, Todd Helton, Joe Nathan, James Loney, and Scott Kazmir. Incomplete list, but meh.

[lilRIPsta]

strasburg will be a blast to watch. that fastball-watch out.

finally a franchise pitcher. he could single handily turn around the nats

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Ever or present day?

For the sake of not picking any Mets, I'll go with David Ortiz, Chase Utley, Dontrelle Willis, Todd Helton, Joe Nathan, James Loney, and Scott Kazmir. Incomplete list, but meh.
Ever. Great picks! Chase Utley is such a great leader, and hes so fun to watch with rollins. and helton-what a sport. he's stuck it out with the rockies his whole career. if it wasn't for the back condition, i'd say he's the best 1st baseman currently playing.

[StandMyBrothers]

better than Pujols?!:-0

[ExtremeAvalanch]

better than Pujols?!:-0
lol honestly it's so close. pujols has the best batting average, and helton has third. they are both amazing players. imo, pujols has had one of the most impressive rises to stardom in recent memory. pujols is a better pure player. i think todd's pure leadership puts him ahead though.

[SgtSmegma]

George Brett

KC Royals ftw

[SgtSmegma]

lol honestly it's so close. pujols has the best batting average, and helton has third. they are both amazing players. imo, pujols has had one of the most impressive rises to stardom in recent memory. pujols is a better pure player. i think todd's pure leadership puts him ahead though.

No. Pujols is miles ahead of Helton

[ExtremeAvalanch]

George Brett

KC Royals ftw
now he's a classic player.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

No. Pujols is miles ahead of Helton
if i wasn't a rockies fan i would definitely say pujols man.

[StandMyBrothers]

lol honestly it's so close. pujols has the best batting average, and helton has third. they are both amazing players. imo, pujols has had one of the most impressive rises to stardom in recent memory. pujols is a better pure player. i think todd's pure leadership puts him ahead though.
hahahahah winner.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

hahahahah winner.
lol uh yeah...
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/positions/rankings/1B.php

[Pat Brown]

Andruw Jones

[RIP_HunterS]

Nolan Ryan

[xbrokendownx]

ARod
Robinson Cano
Ryan Braun

[we are cured]

honus wagner

[Chris M.]

Larry Walker

[livethesounds]

lol uh yeah...
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/positions/rankings/1B.php

what's that list based off of? Helton's best days have passed, while Pujols hasn't even peaked yet. By the end of Pujols's career he'll be far ahead of Helton. Helton is a fantastic player, but Pujols is better.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

That's a tough call...

Favorite would probably be Tim Salmon, followed by Chone Figgins, Jim Edmonds and Lackey.

[kshtoinks12]

Abner Doubleday, hands down.

[live.]

Tino Martinez!

[Chris M.]

Forget Pujols' career being better by the time he's done, it's already been better than Helton's. Remember, Helton has played half his games in Coors.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

ARod
Robinson Cano
Ryan Braun
my life is ruined because of a-rod now.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Forget Pujols' career being better by the time he's done, it's already been better than Helton's. Remember, Helton has played half his games in Coors.
the coors factor is a good argument. there's no bigger home field advantage in baseball.

[xbrokendownx]

if ARod ruined your life you must have a pretty shitty life

[rcrook]

what the fuck is with this guy and thinking that being a good leader and being a great presence in the locker room makes you the best player?

[ExtremeAvalanch]

if ARod ruined your life you must have a pretty shitty life
you must have a shitty life making insults through forums.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Tino Martinez!
i wish he would consider being a closer. bring him in with two or three innings left and he'll be virtually unhittable.

[iihungrieii]

nene?

[Chris M.]

i wish he would consider being a closer. bring him in with two or three innings left and he'll be virtually unhittable.

ULTIMATE FAIL

[iihungrieii]

i wish he would consider being a closer. bring him in with two or three innings left and he'll be virtually unhittable.

holy shit i dont even watch baseball and i know you got your shit mixed up

[somethingyellow]

Tim Lincecum

[asmolitor]

all-time: avatar
active: chipper jones

[ExtremeAvalanch]

holy shit i dont even watch baseball and i know you got your shit mixed up
no no i was thinkin pedro he was on espn like ten mins ago.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

all-time: avatar
active: chipper jones
his '99 season was unforgettable

[rcrook]

no no i was thinkin pedro he was on espn like ten mins ago.

still talking about pedro closing is the dumbest thing ever

[ExtremeAvalanch]

still talking about pedro closing is the dumbest thing ever
not even. pedro hasn't been himself for three seasons now. his 2008 season was abysmal, and he really hasn't been a good pitcher for two seasons. he isn't resilient enough to play seven or eight innings anymore, but if he only had to do two or three innings, he'd do fine.

[rcrook]

Yeah lets put Pedro as closer when we just threw a boatload of money to Franky Rodriguez and JJ Putz.

[TakingBackDowd]

Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken Jr., Mark Mcgwire (before i found out he was juiced)

[COTA]

Manny Ramirez

[rcrook]

Wade Boggs for drinking 35-50 miller high lifes on cross country roadtrips

[imirish06]

Ken Griffey Junior, hands down.

[startBBtoday]

griffey

[Chris M.]

Yeah lets put Pedro as closer when we just threw a boatload of money to Franky Rodriguez and JJ Putz.

He's not with the Mets anymore. He's a free agent.

[Kaleidoscope]

Tino Martinez

Tony Graffanino

Lou Gehrig

EDIT: Junior Griffey, I think everyone has a place for him.

[+thecalisonme]

Rusty Kuntz, Wade Boggs, Wil Cordero, Micky Tettleton

[jaimej]

All time is no contest: Lou Gehrig.

Current: Always loved Teixeira, so stoked he's a Yankee. Cole Hamels, Nick Markakis, Grady Sizemore, Shane Victorino, Dustin Pedroia. (I know I know, blasphemy, but kid is sick!)

Oh and I left out Yankees on my current list (other than Tex but I loved him before) but Mariano Rivera obv tops the list.

[S/T]

Gary Sheffield, Dontrelle Willis, Josh Beckett, and, if we count players before our time, Ty Cobb.

[imirish06]

I know I've never seen him play but the more I read about him, the more I love him. Shoeless Joe Jackson.

[walshknilb281]

Wade Boggs for drinking 35-50 miller high lifes on cross country roadtrips
hahah wheres the articel that talks about that

[rcrook]

I don't completely understand how you're favorite player can be someone you've never seen play.

[BJW7191]

Todd Helton best 1st basemen ever?!?!!
Is he really your fav. player? Because he is hands down my fav

alltime=
whitey ford or roberto clemente

[tbone0329]

john smoltz

[thesafeword]

Chipper Jones, Jeff Francouer, Kevin Youkilis, Jacoby Ellsbury, Griffey Jr., Adrian Beltre and Manny.

[ExtremeAvalanch]

Chipper Jones, Jeff Francouer, Kevin Youkilis, Jacoby Ellsbury, Griffey Jr., Adrian Beltre and Manny.
good picks. i thought everyone would be saying beltre.

[livethesounds]

yea cause Adrian Beltre is a clear fan favorite around the nation.

[thesafeword]

Haha, personally I was thinking Kenjii Johjima, or however the fuck you spell his name, but what do I know?

[Smithers]

all time it's definitely Ted. of the players i've seen in my life it's Pedro. the guy was just fantastic in his prime. and currently it's Jon Lester.

[himynameisalan]

jose reyes is a machine :-)

[Scott Weber]

tim lincecum, griffey, bj upton, evan longoria, jay buhner, randy johnson, albert pujols, felix hernandez, eric gagne ('roid years).


i miss roiding gagne. he was the best pitcher i've ever seen during that 2 year stretch. absolutely ridiculous.

[acfrue]

Henry Aaron because he's an amazing player....and he has an awesome last name. Also my current favorites are Geovany Soto and Albert Pujols.

[Everiggs]

Chris Shelton, just because I feel bad for him.

He is one of the biggest flash-in-the-pan athletes of the past few decades.

[aloneatlastnj]

ripken, griffey, pujols, ramirez and rivera for me.

[Scott Weber]

Chris Shelton, just because I feel bad for him.

He is one of the biggest flash-in-the-pan athletes of the past few decades.
He's tearing shit up for the Mariners in ST right now.

[drudo182]

Alex Gordon! Is this the year he'll break out? Sure as hell hope so.

All-time is tough. Looking back, George Brett was a great player. Love Griffey Jr. as well.

[Everiggs]

He's tearing shit up for the Mariners in ST right now.

Let's pick up this discussion about a month into the season and see where he's at.

[Scott Weber]

Let's pick up this discussion about a month into the season and see where he's at.
I was just informing you where he was right now. He's going to be a platoon player at best for the M's this year.

[Everiggs]

I was just informing you where he was right now. He's going to be a platoon player at best for the M's this year.

I wasn't trying to be a dick if I came off that way. Since I did pick him as my favorite player, I would like to see where he's at a few weeks into the season.

From what I remember he's still relatively young.

[Big_Guy]

of all time?

1. Cal Ripken Jr.
2. Ken Griffey Jr.

[williek311]

Grady Sizemore
Manny

[infamous_alias]

Growing up it was split between Chipper and Rickey Henderson
Now it would probably be split between Dan Uggla and Mike Aviles

ps, glad to see several Royals fans in here! They don't usually get much love :)

[Uwe Blab]

Nomar Garciaparra and Tim Lincecum.

[about3fitty]

whitey ford

[DooDooBird]

Chipper Jones was a favorite growing up... the 1999 season when he single-handedly won the East for the Braves by bombing all over the Mets down the stretch is one of my favorite baseball memories ever.

other favorites: Frank Thomas, Ryne Sandberg, Fred McGriff, Robin Ventura, Griffey, the killer B's, John Smoltz, Tony Gwynn

[CubbyNick42]

Pujols. Nobody else is really close.

[silentstar1134]

Cal Ripken Jr.
A no brainer for an O's fan :-)

[SwiftSilentDead]

Brian Roberts & Todd Helton

[TheBestBet]

Being a Yankee fan and a young kid in the early 90's. I have to go with Donnie Baseball. Also love Bernie Williams and Paul O'neil.

[screamoutmyname]

rey ordonez

honorable mention: ken griffey jr., cal ripken jr., robin ventura, lenny dykstra, john kruk, carlos delgado, raul mondesi, orel hershizer, moises alou

[You Vandal]

Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler

[lcgyy]

Gehrig and Nene Hilario

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