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Favourite Player.

Post by Clayman » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:06 pm

Who is your favourite player? If your talking baseball history then mine would be Shoeless Joe, Ty Cobb, Josh Gibson, Honus Wagner and any Brooklyn Dodgers from the 50s.

If your talking since I started following baseball in 86 this is my favourite player timeline.

1986-96 Lenny Dykstra
1997-2004 Rey Ordonez
2005-2006 Mike Matheny
2007 N/A
2008-Present Joey Votto

Never really followed anyone player in 07, also I know Votto played in 07 but wasnt till the following year I noticed him. So who's your favourite player/players?

I was going to use the first month of the season to pick out a Detroit Tigers player but that will have to wait.
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by Jwalk100 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:30 pm

My all time favorite player is C Johnny Bench.

I played catcher as a kid and tried to be like him.

I consider him the greatest catcher of all time.
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by drummerJ99 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:42 pm

I'd say my favorite growing up was Mark McGwire. Grew up a fan of the A's for some unknown reason. Kinda strange living in Indiana and being a A's fan. Lol.

As I got older it switched to Ken Griffey Jr, especially during his stint with the Reds.

A few others from around same time was Eric Chavez & Barry Larkin.
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:12 pm

All time? Henry Aaron (why my screen name is Recte44, and why my son is named Henry Aaron).
Now? Christian Yelich

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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by jleddy » Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:11 am

All-time: Ted Williams

As a kid: Bobby Bonilla (played 3B for the Pirates in Little League as BobbyBo started to emerge)

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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by Clayman » Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:57 am

I know Joe mentioned pitchers but not many really mention pitchers as their favourite pitchers, I've never really looked at pitchers as my favourite players. Reason being up until recently (MLBtv) we only got the Sunday & Wednesday night games then a few per week so you may only get to see a certain pitcher say twice a season.
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by GoldenOne » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:40 am

Thurman Munson, until he died.

George Brett (Randy's favorite too!) and then Cal.

Now - shows where my allegiance is at - Ryan Zimmerman, Max Scherzer, and Juan Soto!!
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Post by usnspecialist » Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:18 am

GoldenOne wrote:
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Thurman Munson, until he died.

George Brett (Randy's favorite too!) and then Cal.

Now - shows where my allegiance is at - Ryan Zimmerman, Max Scherzer, and Juan Soto!!
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by Fat Nige » Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:01 am

John Kruk , he was the one that had my body shape lol when I started watching baseball
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by shoeless.db » Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:35 am

All-time: Satchel Paige

As a kid: Dion James, Ron Gant

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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by HoosierVic » Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:07 pm

All-time: Ernie Banks. I loved him as a little kid, and got to interview him at Wrigley Field in college. Met him again as an adult, and he was just a complete gentleman.

Now: Javier Baez. An amazing talent and crazy fun to watch.

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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by 7teen » Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:44 am

All-time: Chris Sabo (that's why my screen name here is 7teen)
Current: Joey Votto
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by bschr682 » Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:03 pm

All-time- probably Tony Gwynn
Right now- gotta be Yelich
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by jleddy » Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:08 pm

bschr682 wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:03 pm
All-time- probably Tony Gwynn
Because the brown uniform?
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Post by bschr682 » Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:23 pm

jleddy wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:08 pm
bschr682 wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:03 pm
All-time- probably Tony Gwynn
Because the brown uniform?
That’s just a plus
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by RonCo » Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:08 am

Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
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Johnny Bench
Andre Dawson
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by usnspecialist » Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:40 am

7teen wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:44 am
All-time: Chris Sabo (that's why my screen name here is 7teen)
Current: Joey Votto
might want to have Sabo get with Dempsey and put some of that cork in his bat if he wants to get to 3000...
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by 7teen » Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:58 am

usnspecialist wrote:
Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:40 am
7teen wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:44 am
All-time: Chris Sabo (that's why my screen name here is 7teen)
Current: Joey Votto
might want to have Sabo get with Dempsey and put some of that cork in his bat if he wants to get to 3000...
He's getting there, come hell or high water. Or 120 Portland losses I guess. haha
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by StormZ_23 » Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:44 pm

As a kid: Adrian Gonzalez/Trevor Hoffman (can't pick)
Now: Fernando Tatis Jr.

As a Padres fan: Tony Gwynn
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Re: Favourite Player.

Post by HerbD » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:11 pm

All Time: Johnny Bench

80s/90s: Rickey Henderson

Current: Joey Votto
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