Who do you think was the best first basemen in history and why?
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George Sisler is my pick\n\nA sharp batting eye and extraordinary fielding ability at first base led Ty Cobb to call George Sisler "the nearest thing to a perfect ballplayer." The owner of an engineering degree, Sisler was one of baseball's most intelligent and graceful players, starring predominantly for the St. Louis Browns. He won two batting titles, hitting over .400 both times, and amassed an astounding total of 257 hits in 1920, a record that stood for 84 years until surpassed by Ichiro Suzuki in 2004. He had a 41-game hitting streak in 1922, hit .300 or better 13 times and had a sizzling .340 lifetime batting average.
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Albert Pujols, hands down
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Prince Fielder.\nHe's been a solid hitter so far. He has great power and can hit at least 25-30 in his rookie season.\n\nAL obviously Papelbon.
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Well if I am going with an all-time team I would go with 4 starters and a closer.\nSP-Pedro Martines- For all who dont know he has the best adjusted ERA+ of any pitcher ever, and his peak were some of the best seasons any pitcher has ever recorded\n\nSP-Walter Johnson- Ninth on the all-time strikeout list and owner of a 2.17 career ERA. \n\nSP-Randy Johnson-Very few lefties have dominated as much as Johnson has. Him and Walter would also lead to a bunch of funny Johnson and Johnson references\n\nSP-Roger Clemens-Obviously I concentrated on very high strikeout pitchers who could dominate a game and that is what Clemens did\n\nCL-Mariano Rivera-Best closer ever\n\nIf I could have all these guys in there prime pitching in a four man rotation, like they used to back in the day, I could easily win 120 games.
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Jeter ...his clutch hitting in the World Series always fascinated me. He was the first pro athelete my age I saw have real success, I've always been a little in awe of that.
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I think Cool Papa was without a doubt the better player. Ernie Banks had a great power stroke but never in your wildest dreams can you learn to be as quick as lightning. Speed is a gift that you are born with, something that cannot be taught. Cool Papa was unquestionably the fastest man to ever play the game. Ricky Henderson would have pissed in his pants if Cool Papa played in the major leagues. His defense was stellar and he was a spectacular lead-off hitter.
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There is good argument for either Garvey or Gwynn.... BUT....\n\nSteve Garvey's best days was when he was a Dodger and was part of the best infield in baseball at the time.  He was a good player when he went to the Padres, but not a great player. He was counting the days to his retirement.\n\nTony Gwynn was in his prime in 1984 and got even better with age. Personally, I think Gwynn was the better player overall let alone in 1984.\n\nI choose Gwynn
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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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Although I never got to see the All Time Greats, I'd have to say Ted Williams. Stan Musial was great also. Ty Cobb was no slouch either. Adding power you need to add Willie Mays and Babe Ruth.
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Juan Gonzalez.  The guy was total talent with the bat, and he just bulked up and wore out his body on roids.
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Gotta go with guys whose nicknames were so big, many people didn't know their real name.  Guys like Oil Can Boyd, Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, and Catfish Hunter.
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The first two to pop into my mind are Ozzie Smith, and Willie Mays, but that leaves out COUNTLESS other great players.  I'll edit this after I think a bit...\n\nAll right, with 16 consecutive gold gloves I'll throw Brooks Robinson in as number 3.\n\nHere's a list by position for the AL, year by year, (the list at the bottom includes both leagues)
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Lefty: Ken Griffey Jr. (hands down)\nRighty: Molitor is a nice choice...
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Ted Williams may have been the greatest hitter ever, but he was only an OK fielder (not because he didn't have the ability to field, he just didn't put much effort in that direction. He was also not the best base runner ever either, not even close).\n\nWillie Mays and Hank Aaron both were incredible "five tool" players... Aaron was a better hitter than Mays, Mays was a little better fielder than Aaron.  Mickey Mantle was also a better hitter than Mays when they were both at their peak, but injuries (and his lifestyle) prevented Mantle from putting up the career numbers that Mays had.  Mantle was a much, much better post-season player than Mays ever was (Mantle's teams won 8 of 12 World Series, Mays' teams lost 3 of 4.  However, two of Mays' World Series teams were the '51 Giants of his rookie year and the '73 Mets in his last year, when he was 42 years old). Mays' Giants lost the World Series to Mantle's Yankees in 1951 and 1962.\n\nMantle hit 18 post-season home runs...all in the World Series, of course, as the playoff system did not start until 1969, the year after Mantle retired. Nowadays, with umpteen rounds of playoffs, players are setting all kinds of 'post-season' records, without ever having to even play in a World Series. No telling how many 'post=season' HR's Mantle would have hit if he had 3 rounds (i.e two extra rounds per year) of playoffs...\n\nBut Babe Ruth would have to get the nod as the greatest player of all time. He was well on his way to a Hall of Fame pitching career before his move to the outfield. He then became either the best or 2nd best hitter (Ted Williams) of all time, with only Barry Bonds recently clouding the issue as to who's the best...\n\nBabe Ruth simultaneously held the World Series records for (1) Most home runs hit, with 15  AND  (2) most consecutive scoreless innings pitched (29+)  !!!!!!  The thought of one man holding BOTH records is amazing, but even more amazing is that he held both records for over 30 years... his pitching record was set with the Red Sox (who won the W.S. with Ruth in 1915, 1916 and 1918) and was not broken until Whitey Ford's performance in 1961.   His HR record (last W.S. HR hit in 1932) was not broken until Mantle hit his 16th in 1964.\n\nBill James' top 10 players of all time\n\n1. Babe Ruth\n2. Honus Wagner\n3. Willie Mays\n4. Oscar Charleston (Negro League player)\n5. Ty Cobb\n6. Mickey Mantle\n7. Ted Williams\n8. Walter Johnson\n9. Josh Gibson (Negro League player)\n10. Stan Musial\n\nfollowed by \n\n11. Tris Speaker\n12. Hank Aaron\n13. Joe DiMaggio\n14. Lou Gehrig\n15. Joe Morgan\n16. Barry Bonds (first active player listed, this was ab.2000)\n17. Satchel Paige (Negro League pitcher, played briefly in majors)\n18. Eddie Collins\n19. Lefty Grove\n20. Grover Cleveland Alexander\n\nOther recent players include \n21 Mike Schmidt \n24. Frank Robinson  \n26 Rickey Henderson   \n30 George Brett   \n31. Mark McGwire  \n33. Pete Rose  \n35 Craig Biggio    \n37 Carl Yastrzemski  \n38 Tom Seaver    \n44 Johnny Bench   \n45 Jeff Bagwell   \n46 Bob Gibson   \n48 Cal Ripken   \n49 Roger Clemens   \n54 Tony Gwynn  \n55 Robin Yount   \n57 Reggie Jackson     \n58 Ryne Sandberg   \n60 Wade Boggs   \n61 Eddie Murray  \n63 Harmon Killebrew   \n64 Rod Carew    \n69 Willie McCovey   \n73 Griffey Jr   \n75 Frank Thomas   \n77 Ernie Banks  \n78 Steve Carlton   \n79 Mike Piazza  \n80 Robbie Alomar   \n71 Tim Raines   \n92 Greg Maddux  \n97 Carlton Fisk   \n98 Kirby Puckett  \n100 Billy Williams
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1) A-Rod\n2) Albert Pujols\n3) Roger Clemens\n4) Tom Glavine\n5)Greg Maddox\n\nthat is the top 5
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smoltz and kent are already in. smoltz has better credentials than dennis eckersly(both were great starters and closers) whose already in. kent is already all-time leader in hr by 2nd basemen. other than that i agree with your list.
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Mickey.  He never tried to hit the ball out of a players hand on first base.  And I still do love the Yanks.