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MLB: The 5 Greatest Shortstops to Ever Play the Game
The Cheat Sheet ^ | October 14, 2016 | Michael Laurila

Posted on 10/14/2016 4:13:30 PM PDT by EveningStar

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To: Ransomed

It is hard to believe it happened at all, isn’t it. Ruth was very special.


81 posted on 10/14/2016 9:16:29 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: roostercogburn

Uh...okay.


82 posted on 10/14/2016 10:38:40 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Karliner

Best up and coming ...
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Add the Rangers SS, Elvis Andrus!


83 posted on 10/14/2016 11:05:06 PM PDT by octex
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To: octex

That’s a joke, right? The guy’s an error machine.


84 posted on 10/14/2016 11:06:47 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: EveningStar

What no Robin Yount? Played 18 years....16 at SS. Last 2 in CF.


85 posted on 10/15/2016 2:26:17 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: grey_whiskers

Dark days for Os fans against Pittsburgh... but glorious baseball.


86 posted on 10/15/2016 4:28:53 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Karl Spooner

Mays had over 4000 hits, over 600 home runs, over 300 stolen bases. And he was the most dominate center fielder of all time (look at the youtube video of his catches). Plus he was a nice guy. Like I said, Mays was the best all around player of all time.


87 posted on 10/15/2016 5:37:23 AM PDT by poinq
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To: BIV

Roberto Clemente was my second place. His arm out in right field was amazing. One of the most exciting things in baseball was watching Clemente throw out guys at third and Home. He did it with ease.


88 posted on 10/15/2016 5:39:31 AM PDT by poinq
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To: octex

Yep and to the person writing about Addison Russell also. This was truly the year of the Short-Stop. Next ten years should be fun to watch these young-uns.


89 posted on 10/15/2016 7:03:13 AM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: bigdaddy45; grey_whiskers
Its not called bias. Its called performance.

Jeter lifetime BA: .310
Ripken lifetime BA: .276

Ripken was the iron man, but that doesn’t make him necessarily the better player. Its very close, but I wouldn’t attribute it to bias. And who won more World Series Championships? Jeter by a mile.




Good points. Thank you. :)

90 posted on 10/15/2016 10:38:35 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: bjorn14

Those Robin Yount numbers you posted are very wrong. Look it up.


91 posted on 10/15/2016 10:41:20 AM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: poinq

Mays did not have over 4000 hits in his MLB career.


92 posted on 10/15/2016 10:44:28 AM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: bjorn14

JAWS rates Trammell ahead of Jeter. Jeter has the advantage of multiple World Series Championships, and being mostly respected even by Yankee-haters.

Old-timers like Arky Vaughn and Luke Appling usually get short-changed in these kind of lists.


93 posted on 10/15/2016 10:53:24 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: EveningStar

Cal Ripken had longevity. Otherwise, he was just your average player.


94 posted on 10/15/2016 10:53:58 AM PDT by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: EveningStar

No Omar Vilesquez?

I call BS!


95 posted on 10/28/2016 5:33:57 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Carpe Cerevisi

That’s what I am talking about he was amazing even in later years


96 posted on 10/28/2016 5:36:13 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: EveningStar

The game does best when there are great shortstops playing. Concepción was the one I watched as a kid, I’ve since liked watching Nomar Garciaparra with the Red Sox and Cal Ripken,Jr. Kept an eye on the Bluejays this year because of Tulowitzki.


97 posted on 10/28/2016 5:43:37 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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