The votes are in......

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  1. Rick2583

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    As per the poll taken by the daily news. Over 175,000 votes for the greatest baseball team ever assembled.

    1B = Lou Gehrig (no runner-up)
    2B = Rogers Hornsby (37%) to Jackie Robinson (26%)
    SS = Derek Jeter (35%) to Honus Wagner (23%) Cal Ripkin (15%) and both Ernie Banks & Ozzie Smith with (10%)
    3B = Mike Schmidt slight edge over Brooks Robinson (35% to 33%)
    LF = Ted Williams over Stan Musial. (no %s given)
    CF = Willie Mays (40%) over Mantle (22%) & DiMaggio (21%)
    RF = Babe Ruth (no runner-up)
    C = Yogi Berra (40%) Johnny Bench (29%)
    Starting pitcher = Sandy Koufax (29%) Cy Young (23%) Seaver (18%)
    Closer = Who else....Mariano Rivera (81%) Gossage (5%) Eckersley (4%)
     
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    BigDaddyAl1973 Well-Known Member

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    I take it RF was a given lol

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    Messiah717 Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    ha ha I was going to ask about RF also but Ruth would've come down and punched me.
     
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    Berra over Bench is really the only problem I have there.
     
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    Rick2583 Chairman of the board

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    Holy shit, I can't believe I forgot about right field. I corrected that error. DAMN! my first mistake this year.
     

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