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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 13:59:47 GMT -5
I put together my Baseball Dream Team w many alternates and Honorable Favorites and Honorable Mentions. These are all Cardinals, my hometown team, but if you wish to play along, you can use any player you want, any team, mix and match. I just kept to the Cardinals. I may try to do a non-Cardinals team later, but his was the most fun for the moment. Comments or your own team?
My Dream Team
Rogers Hornsby - 3D Backup: Ken Boyer
Red Schoendienst - 2ND Backup: Frankie Frisch Honorable Favorite: Julián Javier
Joe Torre - C Backup: Ted Simmons
Ozzie Smith - SS Backup: Marty Marion
Orlando Cepeda - 1B Backup: Jack Clark Honorable Mention: Ripper Collins Honorable Favorite: Will Clark
Lou Brock - LF Backup: Ducky Medwick
Stan Musial - CF Backup: Curt Flood Honorable Favorite: César Cedeño
Enos Slaughter - RF Backup: George Hendrick Honorable Favorite: Roger Maris
Pitchers: Bob Gibson, Dazzy Vance, Dizzy Dean, Bob Forsch, Howie Pollet, Ray Washburn, Joacquin Anduhar, John Tudor, Danny Cox (Honorable Favorite)
Relief: Barney Schultz, Doug Bair, Bruce Sutter
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 15:14:49 GMT -5
Trying to draw Jim out but it won't work - Let's play:
RH starting pitcher - Bob Gibson
LH starting pitcher - Sandy Koufax
Pen - Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage and Lee Smith (Lights out when these guys came in the 9th)
Catcher - Johnny Bench
1st Base - Harmon Killebrew
2nd Base - Jackie Robinson
SS - Ozzie Smith
3rd Base - Brooks Robinson
LF - Carl Yastrzemski
CF - Willie Mays (although I couldn't fault anybody for going with Mickey Mantle)
RF - Roberto Clemente
Good luck trying to beat this team.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 15:25:31 GMT -5
Loved and still do, Koufax. Brooks and Clemente.
During the 68 riots Willie Mays came into my Grandfather's Barber Shop. Many of the ballplayers went there. The thing was, blacks were being kicked out of a lot of places, especially barber shops. He asked if he could get a haircut and Grandpa said that he would be welcome, but they weren't trained in cutting that type of hair. Without getting too Un-PC, there are differences. When many protested places that refused service, Willie said that he understood and that was fine. Gramps called him a real gentleman. Funny, this is going back to the thirties on this next thing. The only one Grandpa would let touch the register was a black worker who was a reformed bookie. Grandpa trusted his shoe shiner over the other barbers.
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