Greatest baseball player of all time?

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  1. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I still have an autographed Ron Guidry baseball and a Crawfishman book with him in it.

    And Pedro was owned by the Yankees, you remember the "the Yankees are my daddy" quote.... That one hurt.
     
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    CajunlostinCali Booger Eatin Moron

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    Hank Aaron. Not so much for his stats, but because in my memory, he was the first player that I watched that you could tell he loved the game. Everything he did was for the game, rarely himself. I remember when he invented the yellow ball for night games. They fucked with him for it, but to me, all it really meant was his contribution to the game. I thought that was awesome.
     
  3. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    and by owned, he won as many as he lost against them. postseason is included here but i do know what youre referring.

    32 G, 11-11 record, 3.20 ERA, 216.2 IP, 170 H, 63 BB, 261 K, 17 HR, 1.08 WHIP.
     
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    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    He will forever live in my mind as a hero because he helped bring Boston a title.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    i became a boston fan during that era only because my hate for the yankees was so great. nootch kinda helped get me there.

    i thought for sure his numbers were worse but i do remember he lost most of those he started against them in the postseason, right? i didnt see his record listed vs them individually.
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    Hadn't he already been trade to the Mets when the Sox won it,,?
     
  7. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I can't find postseason only stats, but he did toss Don Zimmer like a rag doll and threw a 17k 1 hit game in Yankee Stadium. That's pretty phenomenal.
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    I think it was Charlie Finley, owner of the Oakland A,s who introduced the yellow ball.
     
  9. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    He was on the 04 Red Sox.
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    Pretry bush league to push an old man like Zimmer.
     

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