I found this somewhere........... Starting Pitching (in order) ----------------------------- Ron Guidry (1978)= 25-3 1.74 Whitey Ford (1961) = 25-4 3.21 Lefty Gomez (1934) = 26-4 2.33 Jack Chesbro (1904) = 41-12 1.81 Allie Reynolds (1952) 20-8 2.06 Catcher = Bill Dickey (1936) 22/107/362 backup Yogi Berra (1950) 28/124/322 !st base = Lou Gehrig (1927) 47/175/373 backup Don Mattingly (1985) 35/145/324 2nd base = Tony Lazzeri (1929) 18/106/354 backup Robinson Cano (2010) 28/118/319 3rd base = Alex Rodriquez (2007) 54/156/314 backup Graig Nettles (1977) 37/107/255 Shortstop = Derek Jeter (1999) 24/102/349 backup Phil Rizzuto (1950) 7/66/324 Left Field = Charlie Keller (1941) 33/122/298 backup Dave Winfield (1982) 37/106/280 Centerfield = Mickey Mantle (1956) 52/130/353 backup Joe DiMaggio (1937) 46/167/346 Right Field = Babe Ruth (1923) 41/131/393 backup Reggie Jackson (1980) 41/111/300 NOTE: My RF backup would have been Roger Maris (1961) 61/141/269 Designated hitter = Hideki Matsui (2009) 28/90/274 backup Don Baylor (1983) 21/85/303 Closer = Mariano Rivera (2005) 7-4 43 saves 1.38 back up Goose Gossage (1980) 6-2 33 saves 2.27 Al time starting lineup =.............. SS - Derek Jeter 3B - Alex Rodriquez RF - Babe Ruth 1B - Lou Gehrig CF - Mickey Mantle C - Bill Dickey 2B - Tony Lazzeri DH - Hideki Matsui LF - Charlie Keller
LOL. How much in current american dollars would this line up cost cashman. Does it cross the billion dollar a year mark?
I remember us all doing something similar, on the old ESPN boards. Our all time Yankee Team.... I'd make a few changes, knowing now what I know- 1-off A-Roid totally from any line up. Put Nettles at 3rd. 2-Send DiMaggio to LF....Release Keeler and Winfield. 3-Remove Matsui and put Donnie BB as the DH.... Not bad....I enjoyed this type of stuff.
They made this list based solely on everyday positions they played. Dimaggio was not known as a Left fielder (only about 60 games) And they also based it on there best seasons at that position which explains why A-Roid got the nod over Nettles.
Yep, I know, I just got to screw with the line up Roster....ya' know...! Or- Put Ruth on the mound, and send in Ichiro....LOL....maybe Maris in RF, Ruth on the mound... Then destroy all of A-Roids career MLB records, since he cheats, more than once....! If I ever have a Grand Son, I can hear it now- "GrandPa how good was that Alex Rodriguez guy as a ball player"....Me: "who, I've never heard of such a person....he didn't play MLB, he was a gummy bear distributor, who tried to play BB"...!
The thing I find sad my friend is that guys like A-Rod, Clemens & Bonds didn't have to cheat. They already had the god given talent, but then they got greedy. Really a shame.
Your Right ON the Mark Rick.....bullseye my friend.... It's horribly sad, pitiful any great ball player would ruin a HOF career, to squeeze out a couple more GOOD years, or to merely win accolades, trophies, and personal records.... A Crying Shame, it is...!!! NTM-I can't give their damn baseball cards away, well I can, for a buck a piece, and that's an over inflated price, (no one is willing to pay), for cards that once were selling for a few hundred $$$. (when opening them in packs, at about 5-10 cents a piece), but the cards aren't the point, their wrecked/ruined careers are...!
We forgot the Coaching and support Staff: 1-McCarthy, 2-Stengel, 3-Huggins Bench Coach: Billy Crystal Bat Boys: The Torturro(sp)- Brothers Grounds Keeper, Stadium Entertainment, and 5th String CF'er: John Fogerty Team Mascot: (stolen from the Cubs) Bill Murray
OK, I know I'm a youngin', but for the X-factor aspect, I'd take Brosius in '98 (19/98/300) over Nettles or A-Rod... team 1st kinda guy... and I would lean in the direction of DiMaggio over Mantle, but saw neither play and therefore can't really say... Not really familiar with Keller either... 2nd is tough... Cano has great numbers but is oh so lazy... and I'd take Yogi over Dickey...
We could determine what these HOF greats salary was back then, roll it up into today's dollars, versus then.... However the impossible variable, is, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, all of them basically, if playing in today's market, would be making far more than their original salaries rolled up into today's dollars. Since back then, the Mick had to hold out just to get 100 grand. Player's with no Free Agency, had to basically take what they were offered, or hold out. DiMaggio held out for 25 grand. Jim Bouton for 35 grand, Mick for 100 grand. What they could get on the Free Agent market, would definitely surpass a couple or few billion....incredible isn't it...?
