bluzman61
Diamond Member
.......... sadly passing away yesterday, who would be some of your all-time greatest major league baseball players? Mine would be 1) Babe Ruth, possibly THE most legendary player all-time, he was a wonderful pitcher for several years for the Boston Red Sox before switching permanently to everyday player. Some believe had he continued as a pitcher for the rest of his career, he probably would've made the Hall of Fame as a pitcher. He WAS that good. 2) Hank Aaron, he put up some eye-popping career numbers. He kept calm and collected during his chase to break Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, amid media craziness and LOTS of death threats because he had the audacity to break Babe's record! 3) Willie Mays, perhaps THE best all around baseball player ever. He had tremendous power AND speed, and was an outstanding defensive player in the outfield. 4) Ted Williams, possibly THE best pure hitter the game has seen. He had one of the sweetest looking batting swings all-time. He, like Babe Ruth, hit for power AND a very high batting average. 5) Lou Gehrig, THE best first baseman all-time, IMHO. He, like Ruth and Ted Williams, hit for power AND a high batting average, and was a fine defensive player. So here are my top 5, who are some of yours?