Who is your favorite baseball player and why????
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my favorite player is adum dunn from the cincinnati reds. i like him becaause he is a good player and he is from my favorite team.
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i think he is one of the best...but you also have to put a-rod, manny, ortiz, and derek jeter on that list, but i would say a-rod is the best player in baseball today and pujols is a close second
491962
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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Present day player is Derek Jeter. All time was Mickey Mantle, with Thurman Munson a close second. You can tell I'm not a Yankee fan.... lol!
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i wasn't around when koufax was (tho i wish i could've seen him- he rocks!!!- not playing on yom kippur and stuff), but the best pitcher i ever saw was mariano rivera. the dude just rox!!!
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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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Jim Thome's swing is one of the prettiest in baseball. I love watching him unload on a ball. Konerko is solid, as well.
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Right now... Jim Thome. Career... A-Rod. Go Cards!!!
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you got to say ty cobb because he is one of the top ten greatest of all time but you have to put trammell and lou whitaker al kaline gates brown hank greenbergh, and hal newhouser i would have to say the greatest now is future hall of fame catcher ivan rodriquez he has a ton of playoff experience so when they get deep into the playoffs this year he can be a good leader
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It would be hard to top Ozzie Smith in his prime.  They didn't call him the magician for nothing.  Brooks Robinson was also incredible at times.  Right now, Derek Jeter comes closest to getting to things and making plays that are simply beautiful
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Albert Pujols, because he's awesome. Go Cards!!!
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Yep! Best team to root for and the best fans!!  Did you see Albert's 3 home runs today?  He's just awesome!  Go Cards!
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I am a big Yankee Fan...\n\nI have more than one favorite, I like Jeter, A-Rod, Johnny Damon, B. Williams, and Paul O'Neill (I know he's retired now)\n\nGO YANKEES
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Favorite current player is Peter Forsberg.  I know this is a easy choice, but when you have the best hockey player on the planet on your team, it's kinda hard not to like him.\n\nForsberg is a force and is very talented.\n\nAs for current and the past- I have to go with Ron Hextall.  I was too young for the Cups of Barber, Parent and Clarkey.  Hextall was a great goalie with a huge mean streak.  Gotta love 'em!
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Currently-----> Alex Rodriguez all the way!!! He has over 400 homers, and he is a really stong player. And, he plays good defense on 3B, and even though he swings at a lot of his pitches, that is what gave him all those homers!!!\n\nPast-----> Babe Ruth!!!
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I would have loved to sit down and watch a game with Kirby Puckett (RIP).  I am a Die Hard Tigers fan, but I (sports) idolized KP growing up.  I would just love to hear his view on the game and even if the game was slow, he would always keep me smiling.  A close second would be Buck O'Neill.  He is one of the greatest storytellers ever.\n\nCoincidentally, I could not stand Wade Boggs.  No specific reason why, just never liked him.  Probably because he and KP were always competing for the batting crown.  Might be a decent guy though.\n\nGreat question.  Makes you relive the glory days of your youth.  Always felt like I was sitting down next to Ernie Harwell when I would listen to the Tigers game late at night with my radio as a kid.
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Mariano Rivera cause he has more experience then Papelbon.\n\nAnd I am a Red Sox fan too \n\nPaplebon is still young and has a lot to learn