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Post by rizzuto on Mar 7, 2021 16:34:20 GMT -5
During the game thread, I listed the following:
Catcher: Thurman Munson
1B: Don Mattingly
2B: D.J. LeMahieu
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Graig Nettles
LF: Hideki Matsui
CF: Bernie Williams
RF: Paul O’Neill
DH: Reggie Jackson
I realize that Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle etc. would easily displace these guys talent-wise, but these are just my favorites. Probably because I saw them all play, but there was something about them, their personalities, the WAY they played that just sticks with me.
So, who would you choose as your favorite Yankees at each position?
By the way, Willie Randolph just missed at second base. I’m added LeMahieu in part to project him onto my lineup in the next six years and 90 million dollars!
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Post by kaybli on Mar 7, 2021 16:48:25 GMT -5
C: Wil Nieves
1B: Andy Phillips
2B: Tony Womack
3B: Eric Duncan
SS: Eduardo Nunez
LF: Zolio Almonte
CF: Ruben Rivera
RF: Matt Lawton
DH: Jesus Montero
P Kei Igawa
P Sidney Ponson
P Carl Pavano
P Hideki Irabu
P Esteban Loaiza
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Post by kaybli on Mar 7, 2021 17:04:14 GMT -5
OK OK, serious one:
C: Jorge Posada 1B: Don Mattingly 2B: DJ LeMahieu 3B: Scott Brosius SS: Derek Jeter LF: Brett Gardner CF: Bernie Williams RF: Aaron Judge DH: Hideki Matsui |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 7, 2021 17:18:16 GMT -5
1B - Mattingly - favorite Yankee of all time
2B - Randolph
SS - Jeter
3B - Nettles - 2nd favorite Yankee
C - Posasa - Ron Hassey and Thurman were also considered. Hassey was cult favorite of mine and a couple of my college roommates for some odd reason
LF - Matsui - This was a tough one, I liked Roy White and Rickey Henderson too
CF - Bernie
RF - Dave Winfield - Big Dave Winfield or O'Neill was my hardest choice, wish I could cheat and move one over to LF.
P - Guidry
P - Pettitte
P - Cone
P - El Duque
P - Mussina - We were both born and raised in the Williamsport area at the same time frame
Closer - Mo Rivera - I also was a big Goose and Righetti fan
Manger - Torre - Perfect manager for the perfect team
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Post by kaybli on Mar 7, 2021 17:31:02 GMT -5
1B - Mattingly - favorite Yankee of all time 2B - Randolph SS - Jeter 3B - Nettles - 2nd favorite Yankee C - Posasa - Ron Hassey and Thurman were also considered. Hassey was cult favorite of mine and a couple of my college roommates for some odd reason LF - Matsui - This was a tough one, I liked Roy White and Rickey Henderson too CF - Bernie RF - Dave Winfield - Big Dave Winfield or O'Neill was my hardest choice, wish I could cheat and move one over to LF. You can utilize the DH! Put O'neill in LF and Matsui at DH. |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 7, 2021 17:55:48 GMT -5
1B - Mattingly - favorite Yankee of all time 2B - Randolph SS - Jeter 3B - Nettles - 2nd favorite Yankee C - Posasa - Ron Hassey and Thurman were also considered. Hassey was cult favorite of mine and a couple of my college roommates for some odd reason LF - Matsui - This was a tough one, I liked Roy White and Rickey Henderson too CF - Bernie RF - Dave Winfield - Big Dave Winfield or O'Neill was my hardest choice, wish I could cheat and move one over to LF. You can utilize the DH! Put O'neill in LF and Matsui at DH. lol, I left off the DH. OK, Matsui is the DH and Winfield was such a great athlete, he can play LF and I can get Paulie on the team. The Yankees have had a lot of DH's that were fun to watch hit but no one just sticks out to me as an all time great Yankee. That said, Reggie, Bob Watson, Don Baylor, Jack Clark, Tartabull, Chilli Davis, Big Daddy Fielder, Sheffield, Matsui and Stanton all had their moments. We can't forget Ron Blomberg, he was the first DH after all. He was before my time so I never saw him play but he seems like a cool guy and he follows me on Twitter, so he deserves a shout out.  |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 7, 2021 18:19:34 GMT -5
You can utilize the DH! Put O'neill in LF and Matsui at DH. lol, I left off the DH. OK, Matsui is the DH and Winfield was such a great athlete, he can play LF and I can get Paulie on the team. The Yankees have had a lot of DH's that were fun to watch hit but no one just sticks out to me as an all time great Yankee. That said, Reggie, Bob Watson, Don Baylor, Jack Clark, Tartabull, Chilli Davis, Big Daddy Fielder, Sheffield, Matsui and Stanton all had their moments. We can't forget Ron Blomberg, he was the first DH after all. He was before my time so I never saw him play but he seems like a cool guy and he follows me on Twitter, so he deserves a shout out. [img alt=" " src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/udcwFqPimnXDtjoTmoVL.gif" class="smile"] LOL at Blomberg following you on Twitter. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 7, 2021 20:06:22 GMT -5
1B - Mattingly - favorite Yankee of all time 2B - Randolph SS - Jeter 3B - Nettles - 2nd favorite Yankee C - Posasa - Ron Hassey and Thurman were also considered. Hassey was cult favorite of mine and a couple of my college roommates for some odd reason LF - Matsui - This was a tough one, I liked Roy White and Rickey Henderson too CF - Bernie RF - Dave Winfield - Big Dave Winfield or O'Neill was my hardest choice, wish I could cheat and move one over to LF. P - Guidry P - Pettitte P - Cone P - El Duque P - Mussina - We were both born and raised in the Williamsport area at the same time frame Closer - Mo Rivera - I also was a big Goose and Righetti fan Manger - Torre - Perfect manager for the perfect team Winfield was a tough omission from me. Instead, I took Reggie Jackson at DH, just because of the extra power and rising to the occasion, especially in the playoffs. I didn’t even list my pitchers, but they are very similar to yours. Guidry, Pettitte, Cone, and El Duque are there, but Mussina used to drive me crazy until his last season with the Yankees, where he finally changed his philosophy and started pitching backwards at times. Masahiro Tanaka and David Wells are a toss up. David Wells has the best BB/IP of all Yankee pitchers. Tanaka is fifth on that list. Mo Rivera leads all Yankee pitchers in WHIP. Tanaka is fifth on that list. David Cone is third of all Yankee pitchers in strikeouts/9. Tanaka is fifth on that list, ahead of Clemens, Sabathia, Rivera, and Mussina. Tanaka was also one of the best fielding pitchers, year after year. Wells knew how to pitch with a lead better than anyone. He pitched according to the scoreboard, more interested in the win than his ERA or giving up a hit or solo home run. Tanaka (except for last season) was even better in the postseason, and Wells shined there, too, until his back needed surgery during a playoff game. Mariano Rivera is definitely my closer. I’ll take Sparky Lyle in the pen, too. I always wanted Righetti to remain a starter. I thought he could win 20 games as he matured. |
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Post by inger on Mar 7, 2021 20:25:39 GMT -5
My team, my way. Not the greatest, my favorites. Wow. Tough.
1B: As much as I love Mattingly, I now have a neighbor with ALS. I have to go with Lou Gehrig. I’m sure I would have loved him if I’d have seen him.
2B: Willie Randolph. I sort of wanted to say Poosh ‘em up Tony. In ‘27 he was third in the league with 18 HR, giving the Yanks a triumvirate of the top three AL HR hitters. Murderers row.
SS: Jeter. Only Jeter to be considered.
3B: Graig Nettles. A wizard with the glove, a Yankee Stadium swing.
LF: Rickey says “I’d have to pick Rickey”.
CF: Mickey Mantle
RF: Dave Winfield. I could do worse with Paul O’ Neil as my fourth OF, right?
C: Yogi Berra. I think Dickey was better.
DH: Reggie Jackson
SP: Whitey Ford, Mel Stottlemyre, Ron Guidry,
Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth
RP: Closer / Mariano Rivera
Set Up: Righetti
All purpose, 2nd through 7th inning Goose Gossage
Bench: Mattingly, Phil Rizzuto, Gil McDougald,
Tony Lazzeri, Bill Dickey, Roy White, Brett Gardner
Jorge Posada, Paul O’Neill
Manager: Casey Stengel.
That’s 26. I’m not sure if there’s a roster limit...
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Post by kaybli on Mar 7, 2021 20:32:03 GMT -5
My team, my way. Not the greatest, my favorites. Wow. Tough. 1B: As much as I love Mattingly, I now have a neighbor with ALS. I have to go with Lou Gehrig. I’m sure I would have loved him if I’d have seen him. 2B: Willie Randolph. I sort of wanted to say Poosh ‘em up Tony. In ‘27 he was third in the league with 18 HR, giving the Yanks a triumvirate of the top three AL HR hitters. Murderers row. SS: Jeter. Only Jeter to be considered. 3B: Graig Nettles. A wizard with the glove, a Yankee Stadium swing. LF: Rickey says “I’d have to pick Rickey”. CF: Mickey Mantle RF: Dave Winfield. I could do worse with Paul O’ Neil as my fourth OF, right? C: Yogi Berra. I think Dickey was better. DH: Reggie Jackson SP: Whitey Ford, Mel Stottlemyre, Ron Guidry, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth RP: Closer / Mariano Rivera Set Up: Righetti All purpose, 2nd through 7th inning Goose Gossage Bench: Mattingly, Phil Rizzuto, Gil McDougald, Tony Lazzeri, Bill Dickey, Roy White, Brett Gardner Jorge Posada, Paul O’Neill Manager: Casey Stengel. That’s 26. I’m not sure if there’s a roster limit...  |
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Post by desousa on Mar 8, 2021 8:22:13 GMT -5
C: Berra
1B: Mattingly (second all time favorite Yankee)
2B: Randolph (D.J.second)
3B: Nettles (I also considered Boyer)
SS: Jeter (Rizzuto was pretty good too)
LF: Matsui
CF: Mantle (all time favorite)
RF: O'Neil
DH: Skowron/Pepitone
SP: Ford
SP: Guidry
SP; Stottlemyre
SP: El Duque
SP: Mussina
RP: Mo
RP: Goose
RP: Rags
RP: Mendoza
Bench: Judge, Fernandez, DJ, Munson, Rivers
MGR: Casey
I found my love of baseball with the early 60's Yanks.
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Post by kaybli on Mar 8, 2021 9:13:18 GMT -5
C: Berra 1B: Mattingly (second all time favorite Yankee) 2B: Randolph (D.J.second) 3B: Nettles (I also considered Boyer) SS: Jeter (Rizzuto was pretty good too) LF: Matsui CF: Mantle (all time favorite) RF: O'Neil DH: Skowron/Pepitone SP: Ford SP: Guidry SP; Stottlemyre SP: El Duque SP: Mussina RP: Mo RP: Goose RP: Rags RP: Mendoza Bench: Judge, Fernandez, DJ, Munson, Rivers MGR: Casey I found my love of baseball with the early 60's Yanks. Great list, [img src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/GQenTev0hfkprTOBBlGu.gif" class="smile" alt=" "] |
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Post by inger on Mar 8, 2021 11:39:45 GMT -5
It’s amazing to me that Babe Ruth has trouble making this team. Also that Gehrig plays second fiddle to Donnie, Bernie often pushes Mantle away.
I don’t think anyone selected one time cult favorite Tom Tresh. I had Ryne Duran for a while but dropped him when I felt the roster had become too swollen.
Blomberg was a favorite of mine, too. But with Reggie around, how could I take a DH with only 52 career HR?
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 8, 2021 12:34:56 GMT -5
C: Berra 1B: Mattingly (second all time favorite Yankee) 2B: Randolph (D.J.second) 3B: Nettles (I also considered Boyer) SS: Jeter (Rizzuto was pretty good too) LF: Matsui CF: Mantle (all time favorite) RF: O'Neil DH: Skowron/Pepitone SP: Ford SP: Guidry SP; Stottlemyre SP: El Duque SP: Mussina RP: Mo RP: Goose RP: Rags RP: Mendoza Bench: Judge, Fernandez, DJ, Munson, Rivers MGR: Casey I found my love of baseball with the early 60's Yanks. I also thought about Ramiro “El Brujo” Mendoza being in my favorite bullpen. He was as versatile as anyone. One of my older brothers believes that Clete Boyer was the best defensive third baseman ever, including Brooks Robinson! Mantle was his favorite player, by far. The 60s were a strange decade for Yankee fans, ending their incredible run with a World Series appearance in 1964 to a last place (10th) finish in 1966. From 1921 to 1964, the Yankees were never out of the World Series for more than three years! Mantle is undoubtedly the overwhelming favorite of Yankee fans of both the 50s and 60s. If you find any Yankee fans of the 1940s, though, the pinnacle was Joe DiMaggio. I recall reading that Mantle said the best player he ever saw was Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio said the best player he saw was Lou Gehrig, and Gehrig said it was Babe Ruth. But, that’s why I was interested in the “favorite” players, which almost always are tied to our youth, when we first were bitten by the baseball bug. |
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Post by inger on Mar 8, 2021 13:30:18 GMT -5
C: Berra 1B: Mattingly (second all time favorite Yankee) 2B: Randolph (D.J.second) 3B: Nettles (I also considered Boyer) SS: Jeter (Rizzuto was pretty good too) LF: Matsui CF: Mantle (all time favorite) RF: O'Neil DH: Skowron/Pepitone SP: Ford SP: Guidry SP; Stottlemyre SP: El Duque SP: Mussina RP: Mo RP: Goose RP: Rags RP: Mendoza Bench: Judge, Fernandez, DJ, Munson, Rivers MGR: Casey I found my love of baseball with the early 60's Yanks. I also thought about Ramiro “El Brujo” Mendoza being in my favorite bullpen. He was as versatile as anyone. One of my older brothers believes that Clete Boyer was the best defensive third baseman ever, including Brooks Robinson! Mantle was his favorite player, by far. The 60s were a strange decade for Yankee fans, ending their incredible run with a World Series appearance in 1964 to a last place (10th) finish in 1966. From 1921 to 1964, the Yankees were never out of the World Series for more than three years! Mantle is undoubtedly the overwhelming favorite of Yankee fans of both the 50s and 60s. If you find any Yankee fans of the 1940s, though, the pinnacle was Joe DiMaggio. I recall reading that Mantle said the best player he ever saw was Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio said the best player he saw was Lou Gehrig, and Gehrig said it was Babe Ruth. But, that’s why I was interested in the “favorite” players, which almost always are tied to our youth, when we first were bitten by the baseball bug. I don’t recall anyone selecting DiMaggio, either... |
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