The Brewster

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.

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.

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.

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

All-time: Ted Williams

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

Soft spots: Dave Winfield, Will the Thrill, Maddux, Pedro, Biggio, Jason Kendall, Eric Chavez, Nomahhhh, Zito, Mark Prior, Troy Tulowitzki

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.

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!!

GoldenOne wrote: ↑

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!!

lol I am too young for Georgie, but I have heard stories from my wife/in-laws in KC about what a giant dickhead he is.

John Kruk , he was the one that had my body shape lol when I started watching baseball

All-time: Satchel Paige

As a kid: Dion James, Ron Gant

Now: Joe Lacy

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.

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

All-time- probably Tony Gwynn
Right now- gotta be Yelich

bschr682 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:03 pm

All-time- probably Tony Gwynn

Because the brown uniform?

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

Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
Ferguson Gibson
Johnny Bench
Andre Dawson
Bo Jackson (probably the greatest pure athlete of all time)

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...

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

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

As a Padres fan: Tony Gwynn

All Time: Johnny Bench

80s/90s: Rickey Henderson

Current: Joey Votto