GOAT Baseball Team

[IsaacR]

Reading old baseball biographies was my childhood.

[Questdog]

Some of you guys are flat out idiots......

Name: Questdog

Hometown: Williamstown, KY

Current City: Williamstown, KY (near Cincinnati)

Favorite Team: Cincinnati Reds

Year Born: 1962

Do I prefer the DH? : No

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)-
Lefty Grove
Walter Johnson
Randy Johnson
Sandy Koufax
Tom Seaver

Relief Pitchers (Pick two)-There is no such thing as all-time great relievers who were not either closers today or stoppers back in the day, so I'll pick 3 of them.

Aroldis Chapman
Billy Wagner
Tom Henke

P.S. I could just as easily have picked Mariano Rivera, Goose Gossage and Rollie Fingers. All 6 were awesome and above anyone else, I think.

Closing Pitcher (Pick one)-

C-Johnny Bench - anyone who ever saw him play before the lung issue knows no one else was even close.

1B-Lou Gehrig

2B-Joe Morgan

3B-George Brett

SS-Honus Wagner - would love to have seen him play. By contemporary accounts he was not graceful, but effective as a fielder.

LF-Ted Williams

CF-Willie Mays

RF-Babe Ruth

Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Stan Musial

[Airdrop01]

I almost put Henke over Rivera.

[Questdog]

Originally Posted by Airdrop01

I almost put Henke over Rivera.

Seems a lot of people forget how good he was.

[ThatSeventiesGuy]

If I made Old Hoss Radbourn my pitcher, could I give the other seven pitching slots to hitters instead?

[CD1083]

Originally Posted by Questdog

There is no such thing as all-time great relievers who were not either closers today or stoppers back in the day

Mark Eichhorn was pretty good.

[Questdog]

Originally Posted by CD1083

Mark Eichhorn was pretty good.

Pretty good does not equal all-time great,

Did you know that in 1986 he declined the offer from his manager to get him enough innings to qualify for the ERA crown and maybe take it from Roger Clemens? He said he did not think it would have been fair for a reliever to steal the title from a starter. The title would have been his if he could avoid giving up 15 earned runs in 5 innings.

[ihatenames]

Name: Ihatenames

Hometown: Plainfiled, IL

Current City: Rockford, IL

Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs

Year Born: 1982

Do I prefer the DH? : No

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)- Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Roger Clemons, Greg Maddux & Randy Johnson

Relief Pitchers (Pick two)- Mike Timlin and Jesse Orosco (Honorable Mention for pure entertainment Turk Wendell)

Closing Pitcher (Pick one)- Mariano Rivera

C- Gary Carter

1B- Lou Gerhig

2B- Ryne Sandberg (some bias here)

3B- Mike Schmidt

SS- Alex Rodriguez (Even though it hurts to type it and he's not a shortstop anymore, but to be fair most on my shortlist didn't finish there either.)

LF- Barry Bonds

CF- Willie Mays

RF- Babe Ruth

Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial

[Red14]

So I wanted to thank the 13 of you who have posted teams so far. This is a good turnout! At this point I'm going to reveal my personal team, just if anyone was curious. It's really not the greatest, but it's guys I'd want to have playing. If you all know anyone who could fill out a team, then please ask them to do so, as my goal is about 100 people for every state. Thanks again!

Name: Red14
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Current City: Carbondale, Illinois (though I've recently lived in Dayton, Ohio and Austin, Texas)
Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Birth Year: 1995
DH:No

SP- Nolan Ryan
SP- Randy Johnson
SP- Bob Gibson
SP- Sandy Koufax
SP- Phil Niekro (Come on, who doesn't love a good knuckleballer)
RP- Aroldis Chapman (Saw his fast ball from first row seats)
RP- Bruce Sutter
CP- Mariano Rivera
C- I really want to put Yadi Molina here, he was on pace to surpass Bench, but his last couple years have been down so I have to go with Johnny Bench.
1B- Lou Gehrig
2B- Roberto Alomar! This man was a stud
3B- Pete Rose, he started 634 games here.
SS- Derek Jeter, the man was the symbol of my childhood.
LF- Lou Brock, total Cards bias, but 3000 hits and 2nd all time in steals.
CF Willie Mays, GOAT in my opinion
RF- Ichiro, again just loved this guy growing up.
Subs- Babe Ruth, Stan Musial and Rogers Hornsby

[mirrf]

Originally Posted by Red14

SP- Phil Niekro (Come on, who doesn't love a good knuckleballer)

I love, love, love watching knuckleballers pitch.

I think it was this game, but my father and I were at Candlestick park, Giants vs Marlins. We got there a little early, and we were sitting near the Marlin's bull pen. 46 year old Charlie Hough was standing on one of the bull-pen mounds, smoking a cigarette. He puts his arms over his head and stretches left and right.

My dad turns to me and says, "I'm glad to see Charlie Hough still around baseball. He must be a great coach, because he was a heck of a ballplayer."

Me: "He's the Marlin's starting pitcher tonight."

[magnet 2.0]

Originally Posted by MorseMoose

Perkins wasn't a RP-only for very long. Crain, definitely.

Yeah, but he definitely had a RP period unlike some of these career closers people are putting in that slot!

[DamPenguin]

Name: DamPenguin

Hometown: Miami, FL

Current City: Cbba, Bolivia

Favorite Team: Detroit Tigers

Year Born: 1974

Do I prefer the DH? : No

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)- Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson & Jose Mendez

Relief Pitchers (Pick two)- Rollie Fingers & Billy Wagner

Closing Pitcher (Pick one)- Mariano Rivera

C- Josh Gibson

1B- Lou Gerhig

2B- Rogers Hornsby

3B- George Brett

SS- Pop Lloyd

LF- Ty Cobb

CF- Oscar Charleston

RF- Babe Ruth

Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Martin Dihigo, Ozzie Smith, Willie Mays

[yougo1000]

Name: yougo1000

Hometown: Geneva, IL



Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs

Year Born: 1999

Do I prefer the DH? : Yes

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)- Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Whitey Ford

Relief Pitchers (Pick two)- Jesse Orosco, Dennis Eckersley

Closing Pitcher (Pick one)- Mariano Rivera

C- Johnny Bench

1B- Albert Pujols

2B- Roger Hornsby

3B- Ron Santo

SS- Derek Jeter

LF- Stan Musial

CF- Willie Mays

RF- Babe Ruth

DH- Mickey Mantle

Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson

[Red14]

Originally Posted by yougo1000

DH- Mickey Mantle
Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson

No big deal here but going forward it will be assumed if you prefer the DH one of your subs will be hitting in the spot.

[ThatSeventiesGuy]

Originally Posted by DamPenguin

Name: DamPenguin

Hometown: Miami, FL

Current City: Cbba, Bolivia

Favorite Team: Detroit Tigers

Year Born: 1974

Do I prefer the DH? : No

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)- Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson & Jose Mendez

Relief Pitchers (Pick two)- Rollie Fingers & Billy Wagner

Closing Pitcher (Pick one)- Mariano Rivera

C- Josh Gibson

1B- Lou Gerhig

2B- Rogers Hornsby

3B- George Brett

SS- Pop Lloyd

LF- Ty Cobb

CF- Oscar Charleston

RF- Babe Ruth

Subs (Pick 3, not pitchers)- Martin Dihigo, Ozzie Smith, Willie Mays

Damn, wish I'd remembered Negro Leaguers. Josh and Satch, at the very least, probably would have made my team.

[Red14]

Originally Posted by DamPenguin

Name: DamPenguin

Starting Pitchers (Pick five)- Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson & Jose Mendez

C-Josh Gibson

SS- Pop Lloyd

CF- Oscar Charleston

Do the Negro League Players show up at all in OTTP historical simulations? Because if not I'm filing a complaint. I unlocked Satchel Paige in the MVP video game as a kid, he threw a 105 MPH fastball, a 59 MPH knuckle and a 69 MPH curve. Though this is probably exaggerated, if the stories about him are half true, he would still be one of the best to play the game.

[Eckstein 4 Prez]

Originally Posted by mirrf

I think it was this game, but my father and I were at Candlestick park, Giants vs Marlins. We got there a little early, and we were sitting near the Marlin's bull pen. 46 year old Charlie Hough was standing on one of the bull-pen mounds, smoking a cigarette. He puts his arms over his head and stretches left and right.

My dad turns to me and says, "I'm glad to see Charlie Hough still around baseball. He must be a great coach, because he was a heck of a ballplayer."

Me: "He's the Marlin's starting pitcher tonight."

Love this story.

I have a soft spot for all the guys who should never, ever have been professional athletes. Whether it's the old guys like Hough, Niekro, Jamie Moyer and Julio Franco, or the fat guys like John Kruk, or the little guys like David Eckstein and Jose Altuve, they always end up being my favorites. Of all non-Angel players, Altuve is probably my current favorite. That guy is ridiculous.