Leave out obvious choices go with people who have been hanging around for years and you believe deserve to be in, and no banned players please Pete Rose, Joe Jackson \nMine are Bert Blyleven and Tony Oliva for the Twins, any Twins fans disagree.
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I agree with you all the way. Tony Oliva and Bert Blyleven and I love the Twins!!!!!!! Go Twins... Hope Barry Bonds.
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Well since all these players you have now actually at one point in there careers played for the dream team I will stay with only those players (1992-current olympic team members).\nI love the choice at center Hakeem was one of the most athletic centers ever he also was a great kick out passer and was not selfish with the ball. \n\nI don't mind Tim Duncan at PF although I probably would have gone with Karl Malone when he played for the Dream team he was young athletic quick and one of the best rebounders in the league.\n\nI don't know if moving Jordan to SF is the best choice because the team currently would be better served with a shooter at this spot Bird could work if you wanted a deep shooter (taking nothing away from reggie he is one of my all-time favorites). I might also consider Scottie Pippen because Michael and him were teamates or Charles Barkley for energy hustle and rebounds.\n\nSG=Michael Jordan\n\nAllen Iverson would in my opinion take to many shots as a point guard to be on a Dream team where ever player on the team is a better overall player than he is. I would pick a distrubuter possibly John Stockton great at assists and chemistry with teams PF Malone but in the end I would go with Magic because this is an athletic run and gun team and Johnson lead showtime.\n\nMy team would be:\n\nC- Hakeem Olajuwon\nPF- Karl Malone\nSF- Larry Bird\nSG- Jordan...\nPG- Magic Johnson
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hmm... tough one. im obligated to say jeter cuz he's my favorite athlete EVER!!!! but they all rock!!\njeter, bad attitude?!? what planet do you come from??? ever heard of the "turn 2 foundation"? kindly do before you start spouting crap about truly special human beings (i know it sounds corny, but its true!!)!!!\nYANKEES ROCK FOREVER!!!!!!!!!
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harmon killebrew\nkirby puckett\ntony oliva\nrod carew\nkent hrbek\n\nin my opinion, johan santana and joe mauer will crack that list someday.
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Wow, that is a goood question, I am a bit prejudiced towrds the Yankees, but I think historically this still valid. The best catchers of my youth are Bench, Fisk or Munson.\n1.Mickey Cochrane \n2.Johnny Bench\n3.Yogi Berra \n4.Josh Gibson\n5.Carlton Fisk\n6.Ivan Rodriguez\n7.Roy Campanella\n8.Elston Howard\n8a.Thurman Munson\n9. Mike Piazza\n10. Bill Dickey\nSorry if it seems like their are alot of Yankees, but that is the way I see it.\n\nHey Disgraced, it was Jackie Robinson, not Hank Aaron.\n\nIn retrospect I think Gibson could be #1 but he was not allowed to play at the same time as many of  his contemporaries, by far he is the best hitter of the bunch.
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1. rod carew\n2. tony gwynn\n3. kirby puckett\n4. joe dimaggio\n5. ted williams
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Pete Rose is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball.  If the hall of fame lets steroid cheaters such as mcgwire, sosa, palmeiro, bonds, etc in, then it is a shame that they won't let the greatest hitter and hardest player in the history of the sport in.  Pete Rose is my idol, i don't care if he bet on baseball or not, that is nothing compared to CHEATING, and yet these cheaters will still get in the hall of fame.
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Tough question, fun, but tough.  I'll limit my answer to players I've actually seen play, either via ESPN Classic, or during my lifetime.\n\n1st Team\nF - Larry Bird (lifetime)\nF - Karl Malone (lifetime)\nC - Wilt Chamberlain (ESPN Classic)\nG - Michael Jordan (lifetime)\nG - Magic Johnson (lifetime)\n\n2nd Team\nF - Charles Barkley (lifetime)\nF - Julius Erving (ESPN Classic)\nC - Hakeem Olajuwon (lifetime)\nG - Pete Maravich (ESPN Classic)\nG - John Stockton (lifetime)\n\nWhat the hey, I'll go ahead and list my personal all-time favorite starting 5 squad as well:\n\nF - Dominique Wilkins\nF - Kevin McHale\nC - David Robinson\nG - Clyde Drexler\nG - Mark Jackson
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1.johnny bench\n2.trevor hoffman\n3.frank robinson\n4.roberto alomar\n5.larry bowa\n6.larry walker\n7.Mike Henneman
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C: Johnny Bench\nP: Roger Clemens\n1B: Lou Gherig\n2B: Rogers Hornsby\nSS: Honus Wagner\n3B: George Brett/Mike Schmidt (aren't they really the same? aren't they!)\nRF: Babe Ruth\nCF: Willie Mays\nLF: Barry Bonds
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i'd go with pedro, due to the run support that the mets have, he's a pretty solid option from start to finish...there's a slight risk for injury unfortunately, but i think it's worth it.  if you have something against martinez or the mets, then i suggest going with chris carpenter.
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I would have to either go with Andruw Jones or Chip, Chip, Chipper... Both have consistantly performed through out the duration of their career.  So my answer is most definitly John Smoltz.  Hes been a been around forever, and still is a killer pitcher.  He has changed his style to fit the improvement of hitters, and has been one hell of a gunslinger.  No question.
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Luis Gonzales and Roger Clemens are my two best bets.\n\nBrady Anderson would be an interesting one.  Entirely believable that he'd be a user.  Nobody cares about Belle anymore; he's just a punchline, which is too bad.
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I would choose francisco liriano... because hes a lefty who throws mid 90s and hes only 22 and i would say david wright... he has one of the best swings in baseball and hes a good defensive player... the cubs need a solid third baseman and a pitcher who can actually pitch in 30 games rather be hurt for 100...\nBTW im not a cubs... but i do like derrick lee... sacramento boy and im from sacramento...
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I'll take Bobby Orr, the man changed the way the game is played and would have been even better if he could have played longer.  Not that the Great one but remember the Oilers won a cup without him and the Bruins haven't won since Orr left
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1. Pujols\nBest 1b of all time-btw-hit more HR in first 4 seasons than Ruth, Maris\n2. Gurrero\nBest All-around player in the game, deserved the MVP 2 years ago\n3. A. Rodriguez\nHandled the transition from SS to 3b smoothly, and is still one of the best hitters\n4. Hafner\nBig DH for the Indians is one of the early picks for MVP in the AL: hits for power and avg.\n5. Big Papi\nCarried the Red Sox to a title in '04, is an icon of the MLB and is the consummate DH
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I have been waiting for a while to go on a major rant so here it goes:\n\nKimtastic:  You argue that it should be the MVS award.  Yes, it is called the MVP award, and as a matter of fact, Morneau was the Most Valueable Player. Jeter had a great year but he also hit in a much better line-up.  I will do a quick comparison for you\n\nTwins                                   Yankees\nMauer:  .347, 13, 84             Cano:  .342, 15, 78\nCuddyer:  .284, 24, 109       Giambi:  .253, 37, 113\nHunter:  .278, 31, 98            A-Rod:  .290, 35, 121\nCastillo:  .296, 3, 49             Damon:  .285, 24, 80\nPunto:  .290, 1, 45                Abreu:  .330, 7, 42\nBartlett:  .309, 2, 32              Posada:  .277, 23, 93\n\nSimply look at those numbers.  If you tell me Jeter is more important to the Yankees line-up, than Morneau is to the Twins, you need get over your little crush for Jeter.\n\n\nETW,\n\nWhat does that stand for Enormously Tiny Wiener?\n\n1) Yes Justin Morneau was the MVP of the Twins.  Ask Mauer, Ask Santana, ask Liriano, ask every single Twins fan and they will say Morneau was the twins MVP.  \n\n2) From June 7th to the end of the season, nobody, not Jeter, not Mauer, nobody had a better batting average than Morneau(.362).  Also on this date the Twins were in fourth place.  It was Morneau who got the Twins going offensively and mainly because of him, the Twins won the Division.  \n\n3)  I will give you some advice, if you don't know something, don't go off and make yourself look like an idiot the way you do.  Morneau went a few games were he sat out against lefties, in June not July.  With a batting average of .255, it shows how hot Morneau got to be able to raise his average to .321 in half of a season.  \n\n\nVIXENLUVA\n\nThere isn't a problem about Jeter playing for the Yankees, but when people say that if you take Jeter out of the line-up, it falls apart, then you are nothing but a complete stooge.  Morneau makes a greater difference when taken out of the Twins line-up than Jeter and the Yankees line-up.  \n\nBy the way what does it mean when you say "if you ANYTHING about baseball you should shut your trap"\n\n\nGANNON J\n\nAre you saying that Jeter should be the MVP because A-Rod had mental issues and a long hitting streak?  Then you'd agree that Jimmy Rollins should have won the MVP last year because Pat Burell  had mental issues and he had a long hitting streak.  Right? \n\n From the looks of it Jeter did not do a lot to deal with A-Rod's mental issues.  A-Rod was isolated in the clubhouse and from what Sheffield said, nobody tried to pick him up.  You would think that a great captain would try to help out a struggling player, rather than let the team isolate him.\n\n\nEXOCET,\n\nWhat you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone who read what you say is now dumber for reading it.\n\n"it is rewarding the most valuable player on the team that plays meaningful games in september"\n\nThe Yankees did not play a meaningful game in September.  They had already won the division and were able to put it into cruise control.  \nThe Twins on the other hand were in third place and 6 games behind the Tigers.  They played in meaningful games in September.  \n\nRight there you argue against Jeter:  \n-It was the Twins who played meaningful games in September, and Justin Morneau was the MVP of the Twins.  \n\nI thank you for making the case for Morneau.\n\n\n\nIN CLOSING, JUSTIN MORNEAU WON THE MVP.  HE DESERVED IT AND YOU IDIOT YANKEES FANS WILL NEVER HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF ACCEPTING THE FACT.  SO IT IS POINTLESS TO EVEN TRY TO ENLIGHTEN YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR ADDICTIONS TO JETER.  \n\nMORNEAU MVPS=1\nJETER MVPS=0