re: Chris Russo's all time starting 9 MLB roster

Frank Thomas over Edgar on a modern era team at DH

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3B - Mike Schmidt

RF - Ruth

CF - Mays

LF - Ted Williams

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I don't think you can argue these. Melon head can come off the bench and DH if it were an all-time AL team.

Nolan Ryan is my favorite player of all time but no

Jeter over Ripken is a fricking joke

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Roster:

P - Koufax

C - Johnny Bench

1B - Gherig

2B - Joe Morgan

SS - Jeter (said he wanted ARod there but no cheaters)

3B - Mike Schmidt

RF - Ruth

CF - Mays

LF - Ted Williams (said he couldn't leave off the best hitter ever, even though his fielding wasn't as good as some other choices)

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I find it funny how all of the "best" baseball players are old as shite.

Baseball writers are dumb

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MLB has been around twice as long as every other sport and the rules have barely changed in comparison.

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Yeah, baseball is one sport where you can compare the past to modern times because the game has not changed much. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball.

Heck, I watch my kids play on their teams and I am convinced my generation would destroy kids these days. Not hyperbole when my kids play on the same fields I grew up playing on and while we were hitting 200+ ft HR bombs, kids these days can barely get it to average outfield depth.

As far as pitchers, all the old timers say Bob Feller. I've heard so many Bob Feller stories I would be afraid to step in the box against him for fear of catching one in the ear.

The other pitcher is Bob Gibson. MLB had to lower the mound because of this guy. That says a lot.

All-time regardless of era, P W. Johnson, C Bench, 1B Gehrig, 2B Hornsby, 3B Schmidt, SS Wagner, OF Cobb, Mays and Ruth.

All-time of those with most of their career post-Jackie R., P Clemens, C Bench, 1B Pujols, 2B Morgan, 3B Schmidt, SS Ripken, OF Bonds, Mays and Aaron,

If you want to leave out the steroid folks, P Seaver and OF Musial.

Koufax and T. Williams are my two favorite players ever, but Koufax isn’t within 6 solar systems of being the GOAT pitcher, and while T. Williams arguably was the GOAT hitter, I’ll quote the baseball analyst Bill James who said he’d take Musial in the field, on the bases and in the clubhouse, and Stan could hit a little too.

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All-time of those with most of their career post-Jackie R., P Clemens, C Bench, 1B Pujols, 2B Morgan, 3B Schmidt, SS Ripken, OF Bonds, Mays and Aaron,

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I'd take A-Rod over Ripken if we don't care about the steroids.

Also Griffey over Aaron, someone can move to a corner spot.

Yeah if I looked at it again I might take ARod. Ripken was just so damn consistent though and was immensely better defensively.

I’d still keep Aaron. If Mays was a 10.0 Aaron IMO was 9.95 to 9.99. I think people overlook how complete a player Henry was.

Quoting Bill James again, he said Aaron never appeared to make the game harder than it was. He simply hit the ball as hard as he needed to hit it, caught the ball when he needed to catch it, threw the ball as hard as he needed to throw it and to the target he needed to throw it to, and ran as hard and as fast as he needed to run on the base paths and in the field. There was zero wasted effort and sometimes you don’t recognize the excellence in those situations.