Christy Mathewson seemed to have a lot of luck early in his career. Mathewson was solid but not spectacular early in his career. His manager Horace Fogel even played him at first base and the outfield for a few games…. Read More ›
Month: August 2020
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 47 Ivan Rodriguez (Number 5 Catcher)
I guess baseball War defense agrees with me that Ivan Rodriguez was the all-time defensive catcher. He has more defensive WAR than any other catcher. I think arguments can be for Johnny Bench, Yadier Molina, Bill Dickey (kind of a… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 46 Gary Carter (Number 4 Catcher)
The five catchers who made the inner circle all finished in the top 24 in games caught. I go with the top 24 because you get your pitcher at the top of the leadership board if you are in the… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 41 Bob Gibson (Number 12 Pitcher)
Personally, I would have put Gibson in front of Perry, but I already had a couple of other pitchers pass Perry and I thought I would have to give Gibson too many points. I was 8 years old in 1967… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 44 Carlton Fisk (Number 3 Catcher)
There will always be comparisons between Carlton Fisk and Thurman Munson. Munson fans admitting Fisk had the better career will say that he was better in his prime than Fisk, so he should also be in the hall of fame…. Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 43 Joe DiMaggio (Number 5 Center Field)
Joe DiMaggio in 43rd position. How can he be so low? Well what probably hurt him most is he played only 13 seasons. He also got hurt quite often missing a few games during the season. In only 6 of… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 42 Roberto Clemente (Number 5 Right Field)
I loved watching Roberto Clemente throw from right field to third base. I saw a lot of Pirate games in those days and if there was a man on first, I was hoping someone would hit it a single to… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 41 George Brett (Number 3 Third Base)
To be fair if I had only one game to play and if Brett was healthy, I would play him at third base over anybody. The same for Jackie Robinson at second base, but I will get to him later…. Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players Players 41-50
Here are the players I ranked 41st thru 50th: 41 George Brett 1072 3B 3 42 Roberto Clemente 1071 RF 5 43 Joe DiMaggio 1070 CF 5 44 Carlton Fisk 1069 C 3 45 Bob Gibson 1041 P 12 46… Read More ›
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 40 Gaylord Perry (Number 11 Pitcher)
Gaylord Perry did a lot better in my formula then I thought he would. I pushed him down a couple of spots. First, I think Steve Carlton is a better pitcher and I think Lefty Grove, as he dominated his… Read More ›
