Best baseball player?
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A-Rod and Albert Pujols are both good.  They can both make histories, depends on how long they will play.  I list their carrier stats below  (the top one is Pujols)\n\nAB     R      HR      RBI     SB     AVG     OPS\n2995    644     209    638     31     .333    1.043   \n6242    1256    432    1235    228    .307    .962\n\nClearly A-Rod has better speed, the rest are close.  I do think Pujols could have better carrier stats if he is at a better offsensive team.  But we'll see.
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1) Albert Pujols - Best player in the universe right now\n2) Joe Mauer - Hitting like Ichiro\n3) Francisco Liriano - The next "Johan Santana"\n4) Scott Rolen - Veteran who can still hit\n5) Eric Gagne - Could have been higher if wasn't for injuries\n6) Jonny Gomes - Already showing power and patience at young age and could get better\n7) Justin Morneau - Starting to develop power and could evolve as the best if he can be patience at bat \n8) Chris Shelton - Streaky power hitter that needs to be consistent to succeed\n9) Adam LaRoche - Shows power but needs to solve left-handers
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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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check out juan pierre, avg. steals, runs scored. hes a winner
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I feel that by far the best utility guy in the MLB is Chone Figgins of the Angels. He combines great speed with a consistent glove and a solid bat. Another good utility is Ryan Freelof the Reds. He has excellent speed, but doesn't have as good of a bat as Figgins. Also, there are Bill Hall of the Brewers and Brandon Inge of the Tigers, if you want to count him. Brandon Inge has been playing 3rd base very consistently of recent, but in addition he has played outfield, shortstop, and catcher in his professional baseball career.
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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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Sorry, but I don't play video games, so I don't know if this fits your criteria.  I think Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals is one of the purest players I've ever seen.  I'm not a fan of the team, but I think he's an amazing player.
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Albert Pujols, because he's awesome. Go Cards!!!
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roger clemens. the rocket. hes the best active pitcher all-time, and current, even though he hasnt pitched a major league game yet this year. by the end of the year he'll prove hes still the best. the best reliever is jonathon papelbon
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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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Right now i'd have to go with Scott Rolen. In the past month he has hit .380 and made some amazing defensive plays. He gets it done on both sides of the ball. He has really stepped up his game while Albert Pujols is injured.
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Maradona is definetely, the best.\nactive player I can say messi
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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 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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Bonds\nAJ Pryzinski\nK. Rogers\nJason Kendall..............
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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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Best is jr.\n\nworst is rainbow face gordon.