# Snap answer to this: "who's your favorite baseball player ever?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499 "2007-07-12T14:34:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/61 "2007-07-12T19:55:07Z")
[QUOTE=storyteller0910] \ [/QUOTE] I hope you can type through the pain. Why? ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/62 "2007-07-12T20:30:06Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] I hope you can type through the pain. Why? [/QUOTE] Just… surprised by the specific adjective chosen by **AskNott** to describe the estimable Messr. Eckstein. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/63 "2007-07-12T20:38:44Z")
Devon White. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/64 "2007-07-12T20:44:01Z")
Bill Buckner ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/65 "2007-07-12T20:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] Bill Buckner [/QUOTE] Mets fan? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/66 "2007-07-12T21:12:22Z")
**John Smoltz**. If you absolutely have to have a win, he’s the guy you’d want on the mound. Incredible mental toughness. Incredible clutch performer. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/67 "2007-07-12T21:13:48Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] George Brett. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that. Honorable mentions to Saberhagen, Willie Wilson, and Bo Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/68 "2007-07-12T21:31:15Z")
[QUOTE=plnnr] Mets fan? [/QUOTE] No, I just admire the man for continuing his life despite an unintentional mistake and the heaps of vitriol from crazed fans that resulted. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/69 "2007-07-12T22:04:23Z")
Ted Williams for best I have seen. Norm Cash for his attitude. he had fun. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/70 "2007-07-12T22:12:37Z")
Lou Gehrig because I read his biography when I was little. He had a little peashooter thing and accidentally killed a bird and felt really bad about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/71 "2007-07-12T22:14:40Z")
Dwayne Murphy, centerfielder for the A’s in the early '80s. I have great memories of sitting the centerfield bleachers (before the rise of Mt. Davis) and watching Murph make play after play with his hat always flying off of his perfectly coifed afro. I’m not sure if I could pick a current player. Nobody stays on the A’s long enough to become a favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/72 "2007-07-12T22:28:34Z")
[singing] Carl Yastrzemski, Carl Yastrzemski, Carl Yastrzemski . . . the man we call Yaz [/singing] ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/73 "2007-07-12T22:43:18Z")
Bob Feller. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/74 "2007-07-12T23:58:03Z")
Favorite of all time: Lou Gehrig Favorite of my lifetime: Rod Carew Favorite for wacky reasons: Mark Fydrich ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/75 "2007-07-13T00:12:56Z")
Paul Molitor. As a Blue Jay, he threw himself into the life of Toronto, and the city loved him for it. And man, could he play ball! ---
**Author:** ![mikeargo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@mikeargo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeargo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/76 "2007-07-13T00:32:53Z")
Carlton Fisk ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/77 "2007-07-13T00:49:05Z")
When I saw this thread, I thought for sure that someone would come in with my answer somewhere in the first 76 posts, but I was wrong. **Willie Mays** Even though I was quite a few years too young to see him play, he’s still the best ever. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/78 "2007-07-13T15:08:14Z")
[QUOTE=Suburban Plankton] When I saw this thread, I thought for sure that someone would come in with my answer somewhere in the first 76 posts, but I was wrong. **Willie Mays** Even though I was quite a few years too young to see him play, he’s still the best ever. [/QUOTE] I saw Mays play, but I always liked McCovey better. Mays was definitely a better player, but I just liked McCovey more. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/79 "2007-07-13T16:22:52Z")
[QUOTE=melvin coznowski] Lou Brock. No one could steal bases like he could. [/QUOTE] Rickey could steal bases on one foot like Brock could. The amount that Rickey is out in front of Brock (percentage-wise) is one of the largest differences you’ll find in almost any sport in almost any record. The number of bases Rickey stole beyond what Brock stole would put him in the top 25 of all time. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499/80 "2007-07-13T16:31:53Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Rickey could steal bases on one foot like Brock could. The amount that Rickey is out in front of Brock (percentage-wise) is one of the largest differences you’ll find in almost any sport in almost any record. The number of bases Rickey stole beyond what Brock stole would put him in the top 25 of all time. [/QUOTE] In further praise of Rickey: the guy hit **297 home runs** (including 81 times to lead off a game!). Compare that to the home run totals of the other top 25 base stealers of all time, who are generally a bunch of lightweights. Hell, Rickey is in the top 100 **HR** hitters of all time! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snap-answer-to-this-whos-your-favorite-baseball-player-ever/411499.md?page=5)