Best CF in Baseball??

jblaze03fuel · 09-01-2002, 11:59 AM

I'm not talking about who would you take this season, or next season....if you had the choice to take 1 CF and put him on your team....anyday, anytime....who would it be?

twins15 · 09-01-2002, 12:03 PM

Willie Mays. Where's Kirby Puckett?

jblaze03fuel · 09-01-2002, 12:04 PM

We had 10 choices, and there are so many, I did forget him my bad...he was who I was trying to think of an my mind went blank.

IatricSB · 09-01-2002, 12:14 PM

Erstad, Hunter, and Berkman are listed before such unknowns as Mantle? (or the Duke)

jblaze03fuel · 09-01-2002, 12:16 PM

This is mainly a defensive poll.

twins15 · 09-01-2002, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jblaze03fuel
This is mainly a defensive poll.

Thanks for teling us that, though it wouldn't have changed my vote.

jblaze03fuel · 09-01-2002, 12:33 PM

Well CF is a position it's not a # in the batting order

IatricSB · 09-01-2002, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jblaze03fuel
This is mainly a defensive poll.

Then how could you leave out the Grey Eagle

IatricSB · 09-01-2002, 12:55 PM

Berkman has played only 40 of his 311 games in CF (prior to 2002). How did he make the list? Must be his stellar defensive range (2.30 in a league that averages 2.59 at CF). Maybe I'm forgetting the Gold Gloves he's won.

Dwolfson20 · 09-01-2002, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jblaze03fuel
Well CF is a position it's not a # in the batting order

You said we could take one CF and put him on our team. Wouldn't he then have to bat?

IatricSB · 09-01-2002, 01:02 PM

When looking for the best defensive CFer, how can you list one from the 1910s, one from the 1940s, one from the 1960s, and 6 from the present (including one that has only played 40 games in CF prior to 2002)? Ever hear of Tris Speaker, Max Carey, Curt Flood, etc.

Cooleyvol · 09-01-2002, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IatricSB

Then how could you leave out the Grey Eagle

Stacy,

You're dealing with jblaze here.
He has NO idea who the Grey Eagle was!

The Duke · 09-01-2002, 06:37 PM

A 13 year old is not going to even know to list guys like Snider, Mantle, & Speaker.

Jason Moyer · 09-01-2002, 11:31 PM

Defensively: Andruw Jones
Offensively: Mickey Mantle
Overall: Willie Mays

Jason

jblaze03fuel · 09-01-2002, 11:55 PM

thanks Moyer, for actually being of some help to the post. Maybe others should follow suit. Wouldn't want to mention any names or anything...

twins15 · 09-02-2002, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason Moyer
Defensively: Andruw Jones
Offensively: Mickey Mantle
Overall: Willie Mays

Jason

Not quite old enough to remember many cf's known for their defense, but I agree with Moyer.

darkhorse · 09-02-2002, 01:13 AM

Oscar Charleston. Perhaps the finest to ever play the game.

Mariner and Giants Fan · 09-02-2002, 02:59 AM

Kirby Puckett!!?? He he was a nice guy and a decent player for about 10 years, but absolutely not in the same universe as the Sey Hey Kid!!!!

twins15 · 09-02-2002, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mariner and Giants Fan
Kirby Puckett!!?? He he was a nice guy and a decent player for about 10 years, but absolutely not in the same universe as the Sey Hey Kid!!!!

He is better than some of the players that are on this list.

Mariner and Giants Fan · 09-02-2002, 06:42 PM

So his OS is better, I am sure Soriano's is too but does that make him the greatest all time second baseman or is he overrated

I really do not think that Kirby Puckett belongs on an all time CF list. Of course neither do Berkman, A. JOnes, Ersatd, Hunter or Edmonds.

Try: Mays-Mantle-Snyder-Dimaggio-Griffey(?)-Cobb-Speaker-Dawson-Ashburn-Lynn.

Kirby would definitely be in the second 10 though where the others listed above playing today would not.

View Poll Results: Which CF would you take?
Erstad	1	3.23%
Hunter	1	3.23%
Edmonds	2	6.45%
A.Jones	5	16.13%
Griffey	0	0%
Berkman	1	3.23%
Mays	14	45.16%
Cobb	1	3.23%
Dimaggio	1	3.23%
Someone else..	5	16.13%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

09-01-2002, 11:59 AM	#1
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09-01-2002, 12:55 PM	#9
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	Berkman has played only 40 of his 311 games in CF (prior to 2002). How did he make the list? Must be his stellar defensive range (2.30 in a league that averages 2.59 at CF). Maybe I'm forgetting the Gold Gloves he's won. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards Last edited by IatricSB; 09-01-2002 at 01:04 PM.

09-01-2002, 12:04 PM	#3
jblaze03fuel All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 920	We had 10 choices, and there are so many, I did forget him my bad...he was who I was trying to think of an my mind went blank.

09-01-2002, 12:16 PM	#5
jblaze03fuel All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 920	This is mainly a defensive poll.

09-01-2002, 12:33 PM	#7
jblaze03fuel All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 920	Well CF is a position it's not a # in the batting order

09-01-2002, 01:02 PM	#11
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	When looking for the best defensive CFer, how can you list one from the 1910s, one from the 1940s, one from the 1960s, and 6 from the present (including one that has only played 40 games in CF prior to 2002)? Ever hear of Tris Speaker, Max Carey, Curt Flood, etc. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

09-01-2002, 06:37 PM	#13
The Duke Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas & Atlantic City Posts: 10	A 13 year old is not going to even know to list guys like Snider, Mantle, & Speaker. __________________ You only live once, and the way I live, once is enough.

09-01-2002, 11:31 PM	#14
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	Defensively: Andruw Jones Offensively: Mickey Mantle Overall: Willie Mays Jason __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

09-01-2002, 11:55 PM	#15
jblaze03fuel All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 920	thanks Moyer, for actually being of some help to the post. Maybe others should follow suit. Wouldn't want to mention any names or anything...

09-02-2002, 01:13 AM	#17
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Oscar Charleston. Perhaps the finest to ever play the game. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

09-02-2002, 02:59 AM	#18
Mariner and Giants Fan All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Port Townsend, WA. Posts: 1,264	Kirby Puckett!!?? He he was a nice guy and a decent player for about 10 years, but absolutely not in the same universe as the Sey Hey Kid!!!! __________________ Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"

09-02-2002, 06:42 PM	#20
Mariner and Giants Fan All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Port Townsend, WA. Posts: 1,264	So his OS is better, I am sure Soriano's is too but does that make him the greatest all time second baseman or is he overrated I really do not think that Kirby Puckett belongs on an all time CF list. Of course neither do Berkman, A. JOnes, Ersatd, Hunter or Edmonds. Try: Mays-Mantle-Snyder-Dimaggio-Griffey(?)-Cobb-Speaker-Dawson-Ashburn-Lynn. Kirby would definitely be in the second 10 though where the others listed above playing today would not. __________________ Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"