06-06-2006, 01:11 AM
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Who are your favorite players from days past?
Basically, I started this thread because I'm interested to see who your guys' favorite players are from the past. Just for the threads sake, lets cut the time off in the early 80's. So any players that are still playing today don't count in this thread. I want to know who you guys like to pay attention to in your historical replays and who you root for.
Mine would be: Walter Johnson Honus Wagner Ed Delahanty Nap Lajoie John McGraw Joe Jackson And sometimes a few others, depending upon how far I get into my leagues. I almost always make sure I pay special attention to those guys though. Walter Johnson is my most favorite player of all time, so I gotta keep a close eye on him. The rest have become personal favorites of mine by playing multiple solo historical leagues, reading about them, and just liking the teams they played for. It was also awesome to be able to see their plaques at Cooperstown. |
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06-06-2006, 01:16 AM
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Well, because of this game, I have a special fondness for Rube Kroh (my leagues version of Cliff Markle....6 time A.G. Spalding Award Winner), and a couple of local guys, Chet Hoff and Shad Barry (first MLB player from my hometown of Newburgh NY from what I can tell)
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06-06-2006, 01:38 AM
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my favorites are:
Walter Johnson Nap Lajoie Chief Meyers Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Honus Wagner Hal Trosky I had a historical league in ootp5 with the senators from 1901-on. It was great. Chief Bender was on it and always came through. |
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06-06-2006, 02:02 AM
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06-06-2006, 02:04 AM
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06-06-2006, 02:08 AM
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Yeah well, I'm the one that created the thread and set the parameters for the thread. So how old you are has no bearing on who your favorite players are. Especially when in regards to the game.
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06-06-2006, 02:53 AM
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 i also met Brooks Robinson,Al Kaline,and Ohio St Grad,Frank Hondo Howard. All of which are some of my past favorites. Last edited by Scoman; 06-06-2006 at 02:56 AM. |
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06-06-2006, 03:05 AM
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Nice list,gotta say shoeless joe,is one of my alltime favorites,also reminds me of Field of dreams,my all time favorite movie. |
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06-06-2006, 03:15 AM
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And who can forget such charactors as,Joe D,Willie pops Stargell,Big Dave Winfield,Dave the cobra Parker,Mike Schmidt from Dayton ohio,Gotta give some love to Jackie Robinson also.Luis Tiant,Bullet Bob Gibson,3 finger brown,Frank Robinson,Teddy Ballgame,Donny Ballgame,The first black in the AL Larry Doby,Little Joe Morgan from my 75-76 Reds championship squads.George Foster,50 hr man,Sweet Lou the iron man Gehrig,still Love Pride of the Yankees,Sweet Lou Pinella,My favorite ss of all time Davey Concepcion Just to name a few,you gotta love the deep rich history of this lovely game.
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06-06-2006, 11:52 AM
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Mine are:
Nap Lajoie Ed Delahanty Willie Keeler Joe Wood Ty Cobb Jimmy Sheckard Mike Donlin Addie Joss Sam Crawford "Wid" Conroy Buck Freeman Oh, there are others, but I've befriended these fellas over the years. Haven't actually had much chance to get reacquainted with them in OOTP2006 yet... Will
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06-06-2006, 12:35 PM
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Tommy Holmes!
<----- That guy right over there.
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06-06-2006, 12:40 PM
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I met Howard back in the early 60's when he came up with LA; he was an amazing presence to an awestruck young boy, a larger-than-life hero. Sadly, he always underperforms in my sims, no matter how I try to tilt the table in his favor.
Good choices one and all. I'd add Koufax, Musial, Mantle, Joe Hauser, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, and Karl Spooner, my all-time favorite "couldabeen". |
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06-06-2006, 01:48 PM
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My favorites are:
- Ty Cobb - Sam Crawford - Harry Heilmann - Charlie Gehringer - Hank Greenberg (The Original Hammerin' Hank) - Zack Wheat - Walter Johnson Lot of Tigers - bet you can't guess who my favorite team is! |
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06-06-2006, 02:24 PM
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Germany Schaeffer
Nap Rucker Vic Willis Joey Connolly Walter Johnson John McGraw Art Devlin Zack Wheat and a ton of others....
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06-06-2006, 03:04 PM
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I will never forget watching Frank towel himself off over and over and over while in the on-deck circle during July and August in Washington - DC in the summer is aheckuva humid place (and it appears he was quite a sweaty guy). I idolized him when I was growing up, and had the good fortune to meet him later in life at a baseball card show. He seemed like a pretty nice guy (and heck he's one big fella too!). |
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