Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Naw, #3 is Barry Larkin
|
Yes.
SMOOTH-FIELDING, STEADY-SWINGING SHORTSTOP WHOSE DYNAMIC DEFENSE AND ALL-AROUND PLAY SPARKED HIS HOMETOWN REDS. A 12-TIME ALL-STAR, HE TOTALED 2,340 HITS AND 379 STOLEN BASES IN 19 SEASONS. NINE TIMES BATTING OVER .300, EN ROUTE TO A .295 LIFETIME AVERAGE. IN 1996, BECAME FIRST SHORTSTOP TO POST 30 HOME RUNS AND 30 STEALS IN A SINGLE SEASON. CAPTURED NINE SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS AND THREE GOLD GLOVE AWARDS. PASSIONATE TEAM CAPTAIN AND COMMANDING CLUBHOUSE LEADER, HE BATTED .353 IN THE 1990 WORLD SERIES, GUIDING REDS TO FOUR-GAME SWEEP OF OAKLAND A'S.
Quote:
Originally Posted by saskflames69
Andre Dawson.
|
Yes.
A POWERFUL RUN PRODUCER AND LEADER BY EXAMPLE WHOSE POISE, WORK ETHIC AND UNSURPASSED DETERMINATION MADE HIM A COMPLETE PLAYER. TOTALED 438 HOME RUNS AND 2,774 HITS, WHILE STEALING 314 BASES, IN 21 SEASONS. EARNED EIGHT GOLD GLOVE AWARDS, MADE EIGHT ALL-STAR TEAMS AND WAS NAMED 1977 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. REVATALIZED BY HIS ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO, WON 1987 N.L. MVP AWARD WITH CUBS, LEADING LEAGUE IN HOME RUNS (49) AND RBI (137). TWICE LED N.L. IN TOTAL BASES.
Quote:
Originally Posted by puffnstuff
8 Casey Stengel
|
Yes.
MANAGED NEW YORK YANKEES 1949-1960. WON 10 PENNANTS AND 7 WORLD SERIES WITH NEW YORK YANKEES. ONLY MANAGER TO WIN 5 CONSECUTIVE WORLD SERIES 1949-1955. PLAYED OUTFIELD 1912-1925 WITH BROOKLYN, PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON N.L. TEAMS. MANAGED BROOKLYN 1934-1936, BOSTON BRAVES 1938-1943 AND NEW YORK METS 1962-1965.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason14h
11. BTTNGWZRDWHLND,CHPPDNDBNTDHSWYT3,053HTS.7BTTNGTTLS SRPSSDNLYBYCBBNDWGNR.SDVRTYFRLXD,CRCHDBTTNGSTNCSTH TVR.30015CNSCTVSSNS,CHVNG.328LFTM..L.RKFYRN1967ND. L.MVP10YRSLTRWHNHBTTD.388WTH239HTS.NMDT18STRGHTLL-STRTMS.NTNLHRNPNM.
Rod Carew
|
Yes.
BATTING WIZARD WHO LINED, CHOPPED AND BUNTED HIS WAY TO 3,053 HITS. 7 BATTING TITLES SURPASSED ONLY BY COBB AND WAGNER. USED VARIETY OF RELAXED, CROUCHED BATTING STANCES TO HIT OVER .300 15 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, ACHIEVING .328 LIFETIME. A.L. ROOKIE OF YEAR IN 1967 AND A.L. MVP 10 YEARS LATER WHEN HE BATTED .388 WITH 239 HITS. NAMED TO 18 STRAIGHT ALL-STAR TEAMS. NATIONAL HERO IN PANAMA.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason14h
25. NFFWPLYRSTJMPFRMHGHSCHLTMNTMJRS.PLYDTFLDNDTHRDBSND MNGDCLBFRMDC.1941THRGHJLY1948.HT511HMRNS,N.L.RCRDW HNHRTRD.LSLDNMSTRNSSCRD,MSTRNSBTTDN,TTLBSS,BSSNBLL SNDXTRBSSNLNGHTS.HD.304LFTMBTTNGVRG.PLYDNLVNLLSTRG MSNDNTHRWRLDSRS.
Mel Ott
|
Yes.
ONE OF FEW PLAYERS TO JUMP FROM A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM INTO MAJORS. PLAYED OUTFIELD AND THIRD BASE AND MANAGED CLUB FROM DEC. 1941 THROUGH JULY 1948. HIT 511 HOME RUNS, N.L. RECORD WHEN HE RETIRED. ALSO LED IN MOST RUNS SCORED, MOST RUNS BATTED IN, TOTAL BASES, BASES ON BALLS AND EXTRA BASES ON LONG HITS. HAD A .304 LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE. PLAYED IN ELEVEN ALL STAR GAMES AND IN THREE WORLD SERIES.