Mount Rushmore with a twist

David Watts · 04-09-2015, 12:07 PM

Love the Mount Rushmore thread, so I thought I would start another one. I think all of us have favorite players. Those favorite players often are what endears us to a team and makes us root for the team our entire lives. I think this is especially true of the players we loved as kids. So give me your favorite teams Mount Rushmore made up of the 4 players that made you a fan.

I'm a Detroit Tiger fan, born in 1964

Willie Horton, Aurelio Rodriguez, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.

ihatenames · 04-09-2015, 12:28 PM

Cubs: Mark Grace, Ryne Sandberg, Sosa, Kerry Wood

CD1083 · 04-09-2015, 12:38 PM

White Sox: Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Jack McDowell, Michael Jordan :P

mirrf · 04-09-2015, 12:39 PM

A's fan, born in 1971:

The Rickey
Dave Stewart
Dennis Eckersley
Mark McGwire

CommishJoe · 04-09-2015, 12:46 PM

Yankees fan started in 1975:

Lou Piniella, Mickey Rivers, Ron Guidry, Goose Gossage

CD1083 · 04-09-2015, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihatenames

Cubs: Mark Grace, Ryne Sandberg, Sosa, Kerry Wood

Growing up watching WGN, I'd put these 4 on my Cubbies list too.

jaxmagicman · 04-09-2015, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mirrf

A's fan, born in 1971:

The Rickey
Dave Stewart
Dennis Eckersley
Mark McGwire

I still love Jose Canseco. I would have to find a place for him. But who to get rid of?

jaxmagicman · 04-09-2015, 01:14 PM

Florida Marlins

Miguel Cabrera
Josh Beckett
Jeff Conine
Giancarlo Stanton (hopefully)

Orcin · 04-09-2015, 01:19 PM

St. Louis Cardinals

Bob Gibson
Lou Brock
Ken Boyer
Curt Flood

mirrf · 04-09-2015, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxmagicman

I still love Jose Canseco. I would have to find a place for him. But who to get rid of?

It would be hard to put Canseco over any of those guys, but yea, I still have fond memories of him.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 04-09-2015, 01:34 PM

Cardinals All-Time:

Stan Musial
Lou Brock
Bob Gibson

The fourth is tough. Rogers Hornsby? Dizzy Dean? Red Schoendienst? Ken Boyer? Albert Pujols? Ozzie Smith? You couldn't really go wrong with any of those guys.

Personal:

Ozzie Smith
John Tudor
Willie McGee
Vince Coleman
(You can kinda tell what year I really became a fan...

)

Andy · 04-09-2015, 01:36 PM

Reds fan, born in 83.

Barry Larkin, Jose Rijo, Eric Davis, Reggie Sanders

Leo_The_Lip · 04-09-2015, 02:32 PM

My first year collecting baseball cards and Little League was 1958. So Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Hank Bauer were my four. Since I wore number 9, Bauer was my hero.

However when I got glasses in 1959, Rhyne Duren quickly became my hero.

actionjackson · 04-09-2015, 03:39 PM

Blue Jays: Dave Stieb, Jesse Barfield, Lloyd Moseby, Tony Fernandez

Long before the World Series years, these four gave us plenty of enjoyment. We were so lucky to have Pat Gillick as the architect of the organization. Honourable Mention to Alfredo Griffin because for some strange reason, it seems like whenever I went to a game, he came up big. Weird.

swoboda · 04-09-2015, 04:05 PM

Different players during different times just 4 ?

Willie
Sandy
Sergio Romo

and of course Ron Swoboda

MorseMoose · 04-09-2015, 07:07 PM

Hmmmm...

Puckett, Radke for sure. Others that would get a mention would be (in no particular order) Punto, Mientkiewicz, Knoblauch, Hrbek, Steinbach, Molitor all for different reasons.

CONN CHRIS · 04-09-2015, 07:09 PM

Tigers Fan born in '66

Hank Aaron, Mark Fidrych, Ron LeFlore and Pete Rose.

CONN CHRIS · 04-09-2015, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MorseMoose

Mientkiewicz.

My wife happened to be out of town on business a lot the summer of '97, this was pre-kids so I went to a ton of New Britain games (less than 15 minutes from my office).

What a team that was with him, Hunter, Koskie and Ortiz. Wish that I had gotten some autographs but who knew?

DamPenguin · 04-09-2015, 07:59 PM

Tigers fan born '74:

Trammell, Whitaker, Morris, Lance Parrish

If managers could be included I would replace Parrish with Sparky Anderson.
If it were just to say the best I've seen play for the Tigers I'd go with:

Cabrera, Trammell, Whitaker, Verlander

The Game · 04-09-2015, 10:36 PM

White Sox Baines, Lance Johnson, Ozzie, Thomas

04-09-2015, 12:07 PM	#1
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,961 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Mount Rushmore with a twist Love the Mount Rushmore thread, so I thought I would start another one. I think all of us have favorite players. Those favorite players often are what endears us to a team and makes us root for the team our entire lives. I think this is especially true of the players we loved as kids. So give me your favorite teams Mount Rushmore made up of the 4 players that made you a fan. I'm a Detroit Tiger fan, born in 1964 Willie Horton, Aurelio Rodriguez, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell.

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ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	Cardinals All-Time: Stan Musial Lou Brock Bob Gibson The fourth is tough. Rogers Hornsby? Dizzy Dean? Red Schoendienst? Ken Boyer? Albert Pujols? Ozzie Smith? You couldn't really go wrong with any of those guys. Personal: Ozzie Smith John Tudor Willie McGee Vince Coleman (You can kinda tell what year I really became a fan... ) __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

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CD1083 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,590	White Sox: Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Jack McDowell, Michael Jordan :P

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Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,850	St. Louis Cardinals Bob Gibson Lou Brock Ken Boyer Curt Flood

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Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	Reds fan, born in 83. Barry Larkin, Jose Rijo, Eric Davis, Reggie Sanders

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Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,801	My first year collecting baseball cards and Little League was 1958. So Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Hank Bauer were my four. Since I wore number 9, Bauer was my hero. However when I got glasses in 1959, Rhyne Duren quickly became my hero. __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

04-09-2015, 03:39 PM	#14
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	Blue Jays: Dave Stieb, Jesse Barfield, Lloyd Moseby, Tony Fernandez Long before the World Series years, these four gave us plenty of enjoyment. We were so lucky to have Pat Gillick as the architect of the organization. Honourable Mention to Alfredo Griffin because for some strange reason, it seems like whenever I went to a game, he came up big. Weird.

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swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,220	Different players during different times just 4 ? Willie Sandy Sergio Romo and of course Ron Swoboda __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

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MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	Hmmmm... Puckett, Radke for sure. Others that would get a mention would be (in no particular order) Punto, Mientkiewicz, Knoblauch, Hrbek, Steinbach, Molitor all for different reasons.

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DamPenguin All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 601	Tigers fan born '74: Trammell, Whitaker, Morris, Lance Parrish If managers could be included I would replace Parrish with Sparky Anderson. If it were just to say the best I've seen play for the Tigers I'd go with: Cabrera, Trammell, Whitaker, Verlander

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