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| I'm talking 45 doubles in 1990, dawg! |
Contributing authors for this post are the following illustrious teams (in order by playoff seeding): Hughes Drubbers, Lloyd's Christmas, Falmouth Falcons, and my team (that was recently spanked by Falmouth), the Rip City Reavers.
Top 5 Active Players
| Player | Hughes Drubbers | Falmouth Falcons | Rip City Reavers | |
| 1 | Albert Pujols | Albert Pujols | Jose Bautista | |
| 2 | Roy Halladay | Roy Halladay | Adrian Gonzalez | |
| 3 | Ryan Braun | Jose Bautista | Roy Halladay | |
| 4 | Tim Lincecum | Adrian Gonzalez | Albert Pujols | |
| 5 | Jose Reyes | Mariano Rivera | Troy Tulowitzki |
Overall Top 5:
- Albert Pujols - "An off year for him is a career year for most." -FF
- Roy Halladay - "If you need a guy next week to go 9, save the pen, and win, look no further." -HD
- Jose Bautista - "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. He's in his own stratosphere right now and the skills are real." -RCR
- Adrian Gonzalez - "It's not a coincidence that so many Sox players are having career years this year. Gonzo's the ultimate lineup protection." -RCR
- Ryan Braun - "Imagine the press this guy would get if he played in NY, Boston or Philly." -HD
| Player | Hughes Drubbers | Lloyd's Christmas | Falmouth Falcons | Rip City Reavers |
| 1 | Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth |
| 2 | Barry Bonds | Hank Aaron | Honus Wagner | Ted Williams |
| 3 | Ted Williams | Ty Cobb | Oscar Charleston | Rogers Hornsby |
| 4 | Ty Cobb | Honus Wagner | Ted Williams | Willie Mays |
| 5 | Willie Mays | Carl Yastrzemski | Walter Johnson | Pedro Martinez |
Overall Top 5:
- Babe Ruth - "Best LHP in MLB when in Boston. His Yank teams would have won more WS if not for the second Connie Mack dynasty." -HD;
"He's the babe. He's fat, he's jolly, he's Santa Claus if Santa wasn't a sexless old man that can't hit a curveball." LC
"Hands down. He hit and even pitched." -FF
"Evidence both statistical and anecdotal places Ruth as the greatest of all-time." -RCR - Ted Williams - "Highest OBP of all time. This era's superstars are lucky to have one season with an OBP that matches Teddy Ballgame's .483 career mark." -HD
- Honus Wagner - "8 batting titles, his name is Honus, and he was badass before 'badass' was a thing." -LC
"Considered the greatest SS, cool nickname, most popular baseball card, and we need an INF'er in this group." -FF - Ty Cobb - "A power hitter in the deadball era. I believe he could have adapted to today's game. Imagine the speed of Jose Reyes, batting third, with 30 HRs and 50 2B per year. Thanks to Tris Speaker's sharing the AL spotlight for 19 of Cobb's years, Cobb was underrated as a fielder." -HD
"4191 hits, 12 batting titles, .420 average, plus he taught an entire generation of young boys that American men don't take any shit from anybody, ever." -LC - Barry Bonds - "Was arguably top 20 all-time even before the steroid era. In the 2000s when he was often walked intentionally with a man on first or nobody on, I never understood why the Giant manager didn't have Bonds lead off." -HD
Top 5 Personal Favorite Players
Player | Hughes Drubbers | Lloyd's Christmas | Falmouth Falcons | Rip City Reavers |
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3 | Hank Aaron | |||
4 | Bo Jackson | |||
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Notable quotes on the selections:
- Tom Seaver - "Made lousy Met teams the probable winner in games he pitched." -HD
"The best player the Mets have ever had." -FF - Pedro Martinez - "I seriously considered just putting his name down 5 times. He threatened to bean the Babe's reanimated corpse and gave Zim exactly what he deserved." -LC
"Had the most electrifying stuff of all-time. From the jheri-curls to the midget to manhandlingSergeant SchultzDon Zimmer to the ridiculous ERA+, Petey was the greatest." -RCR - Lou Piniella - "Loved his heads-up play, and his wind-up swing in the on-deck circle." -HD
- Ken Griffey, Jr. - "His sheer, unaffected niceness and love of the game would have made him a fan favorite even if he didn't put his body on the line each and every play." -LC
- Mookie Wilson - "So often he would go from 2nd to home on an infield grounder." -FF
- Ted Williams - "Maybe the best hitter ever. Had a B on his hat. Didn't like people. His head is frozen." -LC
"He didn't just have an incredible baseball career, he had an incredible life." -RCR - Joe Morgan - "The guy could do everything before drawing walks was considered of high value." -HD
- Howard Johnson - "Multi-positional, 30/30 switch hitter." -FF
- Hank Aaron - "The appeal of Hammerin' Hank isn't just his homerun crown, but the incredible humility with which he led his life. That's even more inspiring." -RCR
- Rich "Goose" Gossage - "His WHIP was average, but his wildness kept hitters (aside from George Brett) off balance. Could mow 'em down for 2 or 3 innings." -HD
- Bo Jackson - "Convinced an entire generation of kids (my generation) that he was a real life super hero of some kind. Also, the wall run." -LC
- Rusty Staub - "Le Grand Orange - a great hitter, and then a fan favorite PH in his 2nd go around w the team." -FF
- Josh Gibson - "The more I read about Josh Gibson, the more fascinated I am. Known by some as a black Babe Ruth, he allegedly hit over 800 homeruns over his 16 year career. By the way, he was a catcher, and the last few years of his playing career he was playing with a brain tumor (died at age 35). I can't read enough stuff about the guy. Ranked #18 on TSN's top 100 players list." -RCR
- Rickey Henderson - "Best lead-off hitter of all time. Could dominate a game without making contact." -HD
- Barry Bonds - "Sure he's 84% D-Ball, but damn could that dude play. Also, I'm pretty sure that he's never liked anyone... ever." -LC
- Smoky Joe Wood - "He was for a very brief time considered by many the most dominant pitcher of his era, including even Walter Johnson himself. He lost everything to injuries and misfortunate, but gained a measure of redemption by re-inventing himself as an outfielder. A very intriguing player with an interesting story." -RCR
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