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I'm old school too and I saw Mays, Mantle and Aaron during their prime.
Roberto Clemente was better in the 5-tool category because he had the 4 they all had plus the greatest throwing arm from RF in baseball history. It
defied gravity. No one ran on Roberto.

RC was up there no doubt. I rank him a little lower because of his power stats but he's right there. I was never that impressed with Hanks defense.

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Posted by gthog61

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Posted on 4/22/11 at 6:07 pm to bomber77

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On talent alone, not counting production, Bo Jackson should be in the debate

He'd be way up there on the "How many times did he induce you to say 'How the Hell'd he do that?' list."

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Posted by Jamohn

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Posted on 4/22/11 at 6:12 pm to bomber77

I'm actually surprised it took until page 3 for Robbie Clemente to get a mention.

My list, in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Ty Cobb
Roberto Clemente
Joe Dimaggio
Mickey Mantle
Barry Bonds
Vlad Guerrero
Tris Speaker
Ken Griffey Jr.
Joe Jackson

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Posted by FightinTigersDammit

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Posted on 4/22/11 at 6:16 pm to bomber77

Forbes Field was a big-arse ballpack, like a lot of those old parks. For example, when Babe Ruth was playing for the Yankees, there wasn't a center field in the AL LESS than 450 feet.

I'd say Clemente had a hell of a lot more power than Ichiro.

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Posted by FightinTigersDammit

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Posted on 4/22/11 at 6:16 pm to bomber77

Forbes Field was a big-arse ballpark, like a lot of those old parks. For example, when Babe Ruth was playing for the Yankees, there wasn't a center field in the AL LESS than 450 feet.

I'd say Clemente had a hell of a lot more power than Ichiro.

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