Best baseball players over the last 35 years? (Boston Red Sox, Phillies, Cardinals)

[aardvarks]

I started watching baseball in 1973, that's 35 years ago. So using that time frame what is your best starting lineup you can muster, both for your favorite team and then all of baseball. Here's mine.

Boston Red Sox:

C- Fisk
1B-Yaz
2B-Pedroia
3B-Boggs
SS-Nomar
LF-Manny
CF-Lynn
RF-Dewey
DH-Ortiz

All of baseball

C- Bench
1B-Pujols
2B-Morgan
3B-Schmidt
SS-ARod
LF-Bonds
CF-Griffey
RF-Gwynn
DH-Rose (Had to put him somewhere)

I did this off the top of my head so I may be forgetting 1 or 2.

[ThatTNGuy]

I'd be hard-pressed to put anyone over Mr. Pujols at 1B.

[aardvarks]

Originally Posted by ThatTNGuy

I'd be hard-pressed to put anyone over Mr. Pujols at 1B.

Oh, you're right, as good as Eddie Murray was, he's no Pujols. See I told you I would forget 1 or 2.

[ThatTNGuy]

Originally Posted by aardvarks

Oh, you're right, as good as Eddie Murray was, he's no Pujols. See I told you I would forget 1 or 2.

It's all good.

Besides, I'm a Cardinals fan, so I probably would've said that regardless of who you had at 1B (unless it was already Pujols, of course ).

[CHS89]

Originally Posted by ThatTNGuy

I'd be hard-pressed to put anyone over Mr. Pujols at 1B.

I'd have no problem putting Mr. Mattingly, Mr. Garvey, Mr, Carew, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bagwell, even Mr. Clark there before Mr. Pujols.

[aardvarks]

Originally Posted by CHS89

I'd have no problem putting Mr. Mattingly, Mr. Garvey, Mr, Carew, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bagwell, even Mr. Clark there before Mr. Pujols.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree.

I wouldn't put any of those guys ahead of Eddie Murray (3000 hits and 500 homers), and even Eddie never had a 7 year stretch like Pujols.

In 7 1/2 years Pujols has nearly 1500 hits and nearly 300 homers, and a .332 lifetime Batting average.

[FightinPhils]

Originally Posted by aardvarks

I started watching baseball in 1973, that's 35 years ago. So using that time frame what is your best starting lineup you can muster, both for your favorite team and then all of baseball. Here's mine.

Boston Red Sox:

C- Fisk
1B-Yaz
2B-Pedroia
3B-Boggs
SS-Nomar
LF-Manny
CF-Lynn
RF-Dewey
DH-Ortiz

All of baseball

C- Bench
1B-Pujols
2B-Morgan
3B-Schmidt
SS-ARod
LF-Bonds
CF-Griffey
RF-Gwynn
DH-Rose (Had to put him somewhere)

I did this off the top of my head so I may be forgetting 1 or 2.

That's a good list, about the only changes I would make would be to put Ripken at SS and Sandberg at 2B, and I would put Rose in at 1B and get rid of Pujols.

[FightinPhils]

Phillies:

1B Pete Rose
2B Chase Utley
SS Jimmy Rollins
3B Mike Schmidt
C Mike Lieberthal
RF Chuck Klein
CF Richie Ashburn
LF Ed Delahanty
SP Robin Roberts, Steve Carlton, Curt Schilling, Jim Bunning, Cole Hamels
closer Tug McGraw

[ThatTNGuy]

Originally Posted by CHS89

I'd have no problem putting Mr. Mattingly, Mr. Garvey, Mr, Carew, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bagwell, even Mr. Clark there before Mr. Pujols.

That's fine. I'm still more than comfortable with my selection.

[dxiweodwo]

C- Johnny Bench
1B- Albert Pujols
2B- Joe Morgan( as annoying as he is as an analyst, he was a very good player)
3B- Mike Schmidt
SS- A-Rod(way better than Jeter, defensively and offensively)
LF- Barry Bonds(he was a AWESOME player before he used steroids)
CF- Ken Griffey Jr.
RF- Vladdy