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Posted on: May 10, 2008 12:16 am
Edited on: May 10, 2008 4:43 pm

Who is the best baseball player ever?

Ty Cobb? Babe Ruth? Ted Williams? Willie Mays? Lou Gerhig? Hank Aaron? Insert your player here...

Personally, I think it is Ty Cobb. "The Georgia Peach" was the best in the "dead ball" era and that holds water. He was a racist but he was the best. His spikes were up. He played to win. The Tigers were lucky to have him.

  • Insisted that he was not a super athlete, rather that he had a great
    desire to win.
  • Was quoted as saying "I've got to be first all the time — in everything."
  • Best hitter of his era, if not of all time.
  • Has a career batting average of .367.
  • Won 12 batting titles, including 9 in a row from 1907 thru 1915.
  • Third all time in stolen bases with 892.
  • Second in runs scored with 2,245.
  • Second in career hits with 4,191.
  • Led the American League in slugging eight times.
  • Scored 100 runs 11 times in his career.
  • Drove in over 100 runs seven times in his career.
  • Led the American League in runs five times.
  • Led the American League in hits eight times.
  • Played for 24 years; 22 years with Detroit, two with Philadelphia.
  • Youngest AL player to reach 1,000 hit level (24-years old).
  • Batted under .320 only once in his career.
  • Batted over .400 three times.

    Ted is a close second. If he didn't go and serve in WWII he would probably be the best. I want to see what everyone thinks on this topic.

    If you want plug your current player that might be the best ever make your move here. I don't think they can beat the crew I put up...

     

  • Posted on: April 21, 2008 9:35 am

    Fantasy Baseball Weekly Lineups Locking Early

    Because of the Rangers and Red Sox's game today that starts at 11:00 am EST weekly leauges will lock in 1 hour.

    This is just a reminder.

    Best of luck everyone. I am starting A-Rod and have my fingers crossed.

    Category: MLB
    Posted on: April 13, 2008 11:21 pm
     

    Strange things a foot at the Rangers game today..

    I got to the game early today. I took my mom and my 83 year old grandmother. We got there early to get seated and let them get a view of what was going on(they both have never been to a Rangers game). Before the game started a camera crew comes up to a guy in the row next to us. I couldn't hear what the conversation was about. After the interview I asked the guy what he was being interviewed about. He told me that the interviewer was a British guy who wanted to know about Tom Hicks. I then asked him if he asked about the bar incident. He then told me "what incident?". Well here it is:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/25/ufnliverpool125.xml

    Soccor fans are some of the meanest fans around. I would like to see them measure up to Raiders fans. That would get ugly.

    On a side note, I went to right field today to snap a couple pictures of Josh Hamilton while he was warming up(he played RF today). I left my mom and grandmother(we were in LF). Hamilton is warming up in right and I am snapping pictures he stops warming up and starts hamming it up for the camera. F*&^%$# classic. I was laughing at him and he was at me. Then after the last out I went back to my mom and grandmother, and he comes up in the next half of the inning, and blast a HR to where I was sitting in RF. Funny how that stuff happens.

    BTW- If you ask my grandmother who the best baseball player is she will say Ted Williams. He was a  friend of my grandfathers in high school. He circled his picture in the baseball team photo of the yearbook and signed it. Kids go figure...

    Posted on: April 8, 2008 10:45 pm
     

    Does Josh Hamilton have night vision?

    There is a very interesting split on Josh Hamilton. Here it is:

    Hit .195 during the day in 2007.

    Hit .326 at night in 2007.

    I would expect these numbers to be reversed. Anyone have any theories on this?

    Category: MLB
    Posted on: March 25, 2008 8:42 pm
    Edited on: March 25, 2008 9:00 pm
     

    #12 - Golden Bell

    The Masters is coming up. My favorite hole is #12 Golden Bell. I even bought a bunch of Azaleas last weekend to trick my house out like it. What is your favorite hole?

    Here is the link to the course:

    http://www.masters.org/en_US/course/index.html