The ultimate starting lineup with options?

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Setup Rivera
Closer Hoffman

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You do know Rivera is considered the greatest set up man in history of the game? The Yankees were 70-3 the two years he and Wettland were in Set up Closer role.

Might as well make Wetteland the closer then

do you think Trevor Hoffman was better than say....Billy Wagner?

I think what Hoffman did for San Diego was more impressive than what Wagner did for Houston. Wagner had more elctric stuff but if I am using Mariano as a set up with a hard cutter I would want to come back with Hoffman with his change and Curve.

4,256 reasons I'd have Pete Rose in that lineup.

batters hit .211 career off Hoffman

.187 vs Wags

Hoffman was great but he's slightly overrated

Just using today's players would look like this IMO:

1B- Paul Goldschmidt
2B- Dustin Pedroia
3B- Manny Machado
C- Buster Posey
SS- Troy Tulowitzki
LF- Mike Trout
CF- Andrew McCutchen
RF- Bryce Harper
DH- Miguel Cabrera

RHP- Jose Fernandez
LHP- Clayton Kershaw


I think the last time the game had this many stars in it was the mid 90s. Most of the guys listed are under 30 too. MLB is in good shape.

RF - 2001 Ichiro
2b - 1984 Sandberg
1b - 2008 Pujols
LF - 2004 Bonds
3b - 1981 Schmidt
SS - 1991 Ripken
C - 1999 Pudge
CF - 1998 Andruw Jones

SP - 2000 Pedro
SP - 2010 Lee
RP - 1996 Rivera
RP - 2003 Gagne

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my ultimate starting roster with options would probably be something along the lines of

C - Johnny Bench
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Rogers Hornsby
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Mike Schmidt
LF - Ted Williams
CF - Willie Mays
RF - Hank Aaron
DH - Ty Cobb (no power but theres enough in lineup)
UT - Babe Ruth (Pitcher and Fielder)

LHP - Randy Johnson
RHP - Walter Johnson
Set Up - Dennis Eckersley
C - Mariano Riviera
P - Christy Mathewson (could go so many different ways with an extra pitcher)


It's hard to leave people like Jimmie Fox, Mickey Mantle, Tris Speaker, Stan Musial, Cy Young, Sandy Koufax, etc... off but this is my line up