Baseball's All-Time Team - Sam's View

Baseball's All Time Team - Sam's View
Samuel Grus
9-24-13  1:03 pm

OWENSVILLE, MO-Our national pastime is rich in history when it comes to the players, there are just too many to count. Trying to put them all on one team is near impossible, although it can be done. Here is my rendition of what the team would look like if you put everybody on the same team:

RHP: Walter Johnson – Walter Johnson is considered to be the greatest pitcher right behind Cy Young. Johnson had an incredible fastball that he could put wherever he wanted. He went on to Hall of Fame career, his stats are in the top five in almost every pitching category. Here are the main ones: 417 wins, 2.17 ERA, and 3509 strikeouts

LHP: Randy Johnson – Is regarded as the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time. He is second on the all-time strikeout list. His stuff was just plain filthy. He had a slider that would scare you silly, a fastball that would make you poop your pants. In an All-Star game he practically took the bat out of John Kruk’s hands. His main pitching stats are: 303 wins, 3.29 ERA, and 4875 strikeouts.

CP: Mariano Rivera – What can’t you say about Mariano Rivera. The man is the greatest pitcher of all-time. He has enough World Series for one hand. He is leader in saves. It isn’t even a question that he is on this team. I’m not even gonna put his stats on here because he is just that good.

C: Yogi Berra – Yogi Berra is the winningest catcher in the history of the game. He has 10 World Series rings. He caught some of the greatest pitchers in the game, caught the only perfect game in postseason play. His career stats are: 2150 hits, 358 home runs, 1430 RBIs, and a .269 batting average.

1B: Jimmie Foxx – Is second to none. He is probably the most prolific power hitter of all first basemen. Playing mainly for the historic Boston Red Sox, he used the Green Monster in left field to his advantage putting nearly 500 over the wall in Fenway Park. Foxx stats make him one of the best overall firstbaseman. Foxx’s stats: 2646 hits, 534 home runs, 1922 RBIs, and a .325 batting average.

2B: Rogers Hornsby – Is considered the greatest right-handed batter in the history of the game. He unfortunately played in the shadow of the great Babe Ruth. Hornsby batted over .400 three times in his career. He just so happened to play for the greatest franchise of all time as well. Hornsby’s stats are: 2930 hits, 301 home runs, 1584 RBIs, and a .358 batting average.

3B: Chipper Jones – Chipper had such a prolific career for the Atlanta Braves it is hard to imagine anybody else playing third base for them. Jones had probably the best all-around career of any third basemen. Jones was a part of the greatest Braves’s team ever assembled. He went to the playoffs more times than anybody in Braves history. Chipper’s stats are: 2726 hits, 468 home runs, 1623 RBIs, and a solid .303 batting average.

SS: Paul Molitor – Molitor may not be the greatest shortstop of all time but he is one of the best. He is a part of the 3,000 hit club and a glove to go with it. Winning a World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays was icing on the cake for Molitor. Molitor’s stats are: 3319 hits, 234 home runs, 1307 RBIs, and a .306 batting average.

LF: Stan Musial – Stan the Man, Baseballs Perfect Warrior, Baseballs Perfect Knight. There wasn’t anything Musial couldn’t do wrong. Stan held the record for most hits by a National League player until Pete Rose came along. Musial is my favorite player of all time. He is one this list because of his ability to hit the ball, field it, throw it, and because of his personality. Musial’s stats are: 3630 hits, 475 home runs, 1951 RBIs, and a .331 batting average.

CF: Ty Cobb – Cobb was not the nicest player of in history of the game, but he was dang good at the game of baseball. He would do just about anything to get on base. Cobb’s stats are: 4189 hits, 117 home runs, 1938 RBIs, and a .366 batting average.

RF: Hank Aaron – Hank Aaron, the true home run king. Nuff said. Aaron’s stats are: 3771 hits, 755 home runs, 2297 RBIs, and a .305 batting average.

BN: Pete Rose – Mr. Hustle said himself that he would walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball. Rose is the all-time hits leader and played many different positions throughout his career. He makes this team because of his ability to get on base and his ability to play anywhere I tell him too. Rose’s stats are: 4256 hits, 160 home runs, 1314 RBIs, and a .303 batting average.

            Obviously a lot of people were left off this 12-man team, but under the circumstances, I had to do what was necessary. Now my team is clearly better than that of my coworker Cody Goggin’s, even though he has the great Babe Ruth. We will be putting these teams to the test, in order to see how they match up. This is the greatest World Series of All-Time, no question about it. That is my team, who is on yours?