favorite baseball player when you were a kid

[ThaSaltCracka]

okay, I have two questions....
1. How old are you? If you don't want to answer just say, I may or may not be old enough to be your father.
BTW, I am 22
2. Who were your favorite baseball players when your were younger?
Mine.... Griffey Jr., Kirby Puckett, and Ricky Henderson.

[nolanfan34]

I'm 28. Favorite player...hmm...Steve Carlton. OK, maybe not. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

I latched onto Nolan as my favorite player around 84/85, when he sat down Danny Heep for his 4000th K.

My other favorite player at that time, and this one is random, was Jack Perconte, 2B for the Mariners. Like him, I was also a 2B with no power, on my little league team. The Cardinals were my favorite team then (still are, really), so I liked Tommy Herr for the same reasons, although Herr had a bit more pop in the bat.

[Utah]

36

Kirby Puckett and Kent Herbek

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

53 - Henry Aaron. I was the maverick in the who's better, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays debate.

[ericd]

I used to take Frank Robinson. Roberto Clemente didn't have enough power for my tastes back then.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Hrbek..... That 1991 team was pretty sweet

[Clarkmeister]

Willie McGee

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I'm 24. There was none other than Kirby Puckett when I was a kid. I was also a big fan of Chuck Knoblauch until he went to the f'ing Yankees. Other favorites are/were Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, and Bo Jackson. My favorite player now is probably Torii Hunter.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
My other favorite player at that time, and this one is random, was Jack Perconte, 2B for the Mariners. Like him, I was also a 2B with no power, on my little league team.

[/ QUOTE ]
I use to dive for balls all the time in the outfield when I was in little league, as did almost every kid in Seattle when Griffey started out. We would dive for balls you didn't need to dive for, and dive for ones that you would never have a chance of catching, just because we wanted to think we were him..... Those were some good times.

[ThaSaltCracka]

why Willie?

[ericd]

Willie belongs on the same team as Danny Napoleon. If you can find Danny's card you'll know what I mean.

[offTopic]

1. Not old enough to be your father.
2. Mitchell Page - A's
Jack Clark - Giants

"The Rage" should have beaten out Eddie Murray, IMO, for the 77 RoY, but the A's were so abysmal that Murray took the vote.

Great game (http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B08290BOS1977.htm) that year...Monday Night Baseball, and The Rage and Jim Rice put on a show!

[WDC]

I am old enough to be your Dad, if I had only gotten laid in High school.

Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguien (speelling questionable)and Steve Blass (who played high school ball with my Dad and gave me a autographed ball) this was while he could still throw strikes
Once I moved to Minnesota, Danny Thompson, Rod Carew, Danny Ford, Lyman Bostock

[Toro]

I'm 55 and Mickey Mantle was the man. Didn't become a Red Sox fan until 1967 because they really sucked before then!

[ThaSaltCracka]

I had no idea who either of those two players were.
Looked em up though, Page had an awesome rookie season.

Jack "The Ripper" Clark.... awesome nickname.

[Philuva]

I am 28.

[Gamblor]

Has there ever been a catcher with a better swing than Ernie Whitt?

Garth Iorg, for his batting stance alone.

Mr. Blue Jays, Tony Fernandez.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I love the fact that some of you guys are listing some players that are rarely mentioned or heard of. Thats pretty cool.... Everyone seems to like one scrappy or charismatic player.

[andyfox]

I'm 112. Honus Wagner was my hero. He used to scoop up the ball at shortstop dirt and all and we'd see the pebbles come flying off the ball as it went to first base.

OK I'm lying. But the last sentence, according to those who saw him play, is true.

I'm 51. Mickey Mantle. In fact, when he passed away, my dad said well, your other father died today.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
I am old enough to be your Dad, if I had only gotten laid in High school.


[/ QUOTE ] Oh so your not one of the many 1500+ SAT score, laid at 16, benching 250 lbs, 2+2 other topics posters??? /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm 51. Mickey Mantle. In fact, when he passed away, my dad said well, your other father died today.

[/ QUOTE ] Mickey was my dads favorite player too, he's 58.

[sfer]

I'm 29. The Mets era Len Dykstra.

[Zeno]

I'm still only 50. Ha!

Harmon Killebrew.

My father taught all us kids at a young age about the sad nature of those people that were Yankee Fans. I chatted with him on the phone just two nights ago and amongst the topics of fishing and family we also agreed on the Yankee thing - once again. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Zeno

[mikeyvegas]

1. I'm 27

2. http://www.tradercracks.com/gallery/baseball/2003_Topps_Fan_Favorites_Autographs/CLemon.jpg

[ThaSaltCracka]

I am surprised no one had said this player. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kuntzru01.shtml)

[NoChance]

34
Barry Bonds/Tony Gwynn

Wierd because these two players are almost the opposite. Tony Gwynn was my inspriation to become a switch hitter. I am right handed but wanted to be like him so I practiced hitting left handed and one day in practice our coach had a little contest where everyone had to hit with the opposite hand. From that day forward he told me I was no longer hitting right handed vs right handed pitchers. My first 5 left handed plate appearances were all hits. That helped the confidence. I switch hit all through high school but was a pitcher so didn't get to hit much in college with DHs.

*Edit - Paul Molitor is up there too. I loved his swing...so quick and smooth.

[B-Man]

I'm in my early 30s.

In succession, Jim Rice, Clemens, Mo, Nomar, and Pedro.

For non-Sox, Willie McGee and Griffey, Jr.

I can't believe you've never heard of Jack Clark.

[Uston]

26.

Wade Boggs, Dwight Evans, Marty Barrett.

[Uston]

I can't believe you've never heard of Jack Clark.

He's obviously never played RBI Baseball for the Nintendo Entertainment System. They used the 1987 stats and Jack Clark was a freaking monster.

[Garbonzo]

The last 3 you mentioned I do not think were playing when you were a kid.

31 years old here, 32 in a week, though I was just estimated by the lovely intern down the hall at 26, so the baby face is holding up.

Mike Schmidt
Ozzie Smith
Ryne Sandberg

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
1. I'm 27

2. http://www.tradercracks.com/gallery/baseball/2003_Topps_Fan_Favorites_Autographs/CLemon.jpg

[/ QUOTE ]

That is awesome. Chet Lemon was great. My dad is a huge Tigers fan (Al Kaline of course was his favorite), and we went to a lot of Tigers/M's games when I was a kid. He and my brother and I used to play a game called "guess Larry" when we went, where we'd have to guess the outcome of Larry Herndon's at bat. My dad would always guess home run, with my bro and I always guessing ground out or strikeout /images/graemlins/grin.gif.

Anyway, Lemon, Parrish, Whitaker, Trammell, Gibson, Senor Smoke, Morris, Terrell, Willie Hernandez, Dave Bergman, Tom Brookins...that was a good Tigers squad!

[benfranklin]

1. Older than dirt

2. Stan Musial and Ernie Banks

[DonWaade]

1. 27

2. Alvin Davis and Spike Owen

[B-Man]

Great game.

Do you remember the starting shortstop for the NL All-Stars?

[ArchAngel71857]

Orel Hersheiser. Andre Dawson, Andre Thornton, Kenny Lofton (not any more, f the yankees). Right now it is Victor Martinez.

-AA

[WDC]

nope, but I was drunk when I took it. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[B-Man]

Were you too young to see the pictures of Boggs' mistress in Penthouse?

How about when Boggs made his guest appearance on Cheers? Great episode--one of my all-time favorite Cheers episodes.

He was a pretty good hitter, too. Too bad he went to the Yankees and rode a horse.

[Uston]

I vaguely remember a CT morning deejay interviewing Margo Adams.

I never knew she posed in Penthouse.

That was a great Cheers episode (as were all of the Gary's Old Towne Tavern episodes) but I think I prefer the Kevin McHale episode.

[ThaSaltCracka]

is anyone here old enough to say Ted Williams or Joe D?
Also I have noticed very few pitchers listed, some... but not a lot. I always liked Dave Stewart.... thats stare!!!

[B-Man]

Dave Stewart was soooo intense. I hated him, because he owned Clemens and the Red Sox.

I don't hate him anymore.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Stewart owned everyone... he was a master intimidator

[offTopic]

[ QUOTE ]
is anyone here old enough to say Ted Williams or Joe D?
Also I have noticed very few pitchers listed, some... but not a lot. I always liked Dave Stewart.... thats stare!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

I was at this game (http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07010OAK1986.htm) at the Coliseum...Bernazard goes yard for the Tribe's 4th HR to that point, and Stew had had enough.

He knocks down Franco, and Pat Corrales comes out of the dugout, wanting Stew to be ejected.

Words are exchanged, and Corrales charges Stew, leads with his foot /images/graemlins/blush.gif and gets decked. That night on the local sports report, Stew - in his trademark high voice - says (quote approximate), "...he's a woman, a sissy. He knew he couldn't whoop me, so he tried to kick me..."

Good times.

[ThaSaltCracka]

this reminds me of the story about Fisk and Deon. Baseball would be better with more players like those guys, I love the brashness and the fights. That stuff is much better than the lack of hustle and HR stares we see today. I loved the brawls the M's had with NY and Baltimore, especially that one in Baltimore that lasted for 15 minutes..... awesome stuff. There was always some bad blood whenever NY and Baltimore cames to town after that, Lots of beanings and fights. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[namknils]

22

Ryne Sandberg

[Toro]

I'm old enough to remember Ted Williams, retired in 1959 or 1960 but not Joe D. Ironically Williams was not that big a fan favorite until his later years after his retirement.

There was the well documented spitting at the fans incident that he was fined $5000 and also, he wouldn't tip his cap after his last game when he hit a homerun in his last at bat.

[ThaSaltCracka]

why do people like him then if he was such a prick?

[Toro]

The guy was a prick but paradoxically, he had a magnetic larger than life personalty. If you ever heard him talking about baseball you would be mesmerized.

[Zeno]

I also enjoy the manager fits. The great fit Lou Pinella had the last year he managed the Mariners was a true classic. I believe he actually ripped out first base and kicked it around the field to the roars of the crowd. How could anyone NOT enjoy that. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

-Zeno

[ThaSaltCracka]

I miss Lou, I remember the game when he got in an argument, threw his hat on the dirt, then tried to kick it and completely missed it. /images/graemlins/grin.gif He was great...

anyone ever watch him play?

[pudley4]

[ QUOTE ]
Great game.

Do you remember the starting shortstop for the NL All-Stars?

[/ QUOTE ]

Al Pedrique

/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[WDC]

No one could argue a call like Earl Weaver. That guy was great.

There is some graet film of him turning his cap around to get in some umpires face but the little guy was still staring at the guys neck so now he starts arguing on his tip toes. That is funny.

[ericd]

Yeah, think of Paul O'Neill as his calmer, younger brother.

I didn't get to see him manage much but I'd assume that was probably about 3/4 speed of his playing days. You knew he always cared.

[ThaSaltCracka]

O'Neil was one of the most intense players I have ever seen.... Him kicking that ball when he was with Cincy was crazy. Maybe O'Neil and Piniella were the main reason why NY and Seattle was always so intense from 95-98.

[ QUOTE ]
You knew he always cared.

[/ QUOTE ] totally, I am imagine he is even more intense in Tampa... He is like a better version of Larry Bowa.

[DougBrennan]

I'm 54. Started following baseball in '57 when we were stationed in Germany. Mickey Mantle was my favorite up to about 12, then it was Mays or McCovey, take your pick.

Doug

[JoeU]

32

Don Mattingly, and its not even close.

If I had to pick a second, it would probably be Ron Guidry or Dave Righetti (because he's an Italian who no-hit the Sox! /images/graemlins/grin.gif).

Joe

[Cubswin]

Im 26 and grew up aspiring to be my hero Ryne Sandberg. My dad was my little league coach for 8 years and used to preach the importance of defense. While the other teams were taking BP during warm-ups we were busting our ballz taking fielding practice. It must have paid off because we always seemed to win the league championships. I always have great respect for those with a glove and sandberg definitely had one.

regards
cubswin

[kerssens]

25, and in Seattle who else was there but Ken Griffey, Jr??

definately not a decent right fielder

[Ulysses]

32. Nolan Ryan.

Jose Cruz and Mike Scott were up there too.

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
32. Nolan Ryan.

Jose Cruz and Mike Scott were up there too.

[/ QUOTE ]

Now Senor 780 is smart! It's like you went to a top-5 university or something. Excellent choice! Cruz and Scott are OK too.

[jdl22]

24

Will Clark, Matt Williams, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco.

I was really upset and am still torn up about the Giants getting rid of Will Clark. When they got rid of Matt Williams I was suspicious. When they got rid of Dusty a couple years ago it confirmed that the club hates its fans.

[B-Man]

I heard that Will Clark's answering machine message was, "The Thrill is gone."

That amused me.

[Mano]

Johnny Bench - loved the big red machine. Second was probably George Foster.

Old enough to be your father if I had been really frisky in high school.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
Johnny Bench

[/ QUOTE ] excellent choice, actually my Mom's favorite player too. He was a beast.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I know a guy who is about my dads age, who totally loved Matt Williams. The fans really liked that muthafucka.

[M2d]

Davey Lopes
Bill Russell
Reggie Smith
Ron Cey
Steve Garvey
Dusty Baker
Rick Monday
Steve Yeager
Tommy John/Rick Rhoden/Doug Rau/Don Sutton

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
definately not a decent right fielder

[/ QUOTE ]
Your turning /images/graemlins/wink.gif


comparing anyone to Griffey in his prime is like comparing apples to garbage.

[DonWaade]

[ QUOTE ]
No one could argue a call like Earl Weaver. That guy was great.

[/ QUOTE ]

Leo Durocher. . . nuff said

[DonWaade]

Henderson, Buhner, Ichiro.

Left field was always a problem except for maybe Phil Bradley

[DonWaade]

[ QUOTE ]
Davey Lopes
Bill Russell
Reggie Smith
Ron Cey
Steve Garvey
Dusty Baker
Rick Monday
Steve Yeager
Tommy John/Rick Rhoden/Doug Rau/Don Sutton

[/ QUOTE ]

You must like the Angels /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[ThaSaltCracka]

he hates Buhner

[Chris Daddy Cool]

I'm 20.

I have a lot of favorites actually.

In order:
Barry Bonds
Ricky Henderson
Mark McGwire
Tony Gwynn
Matt Williams
Gregg Maddux
Craig Biggio
Jeff Bagwell
Doug Draback (spelling?)

[M2d]

Actually, my favorite non-dodger was (and this was a little after I was out of "kid" range") was John Kruk. He was a blast in interviews ("Lady, I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player...") was way funny against the unit in the all star game, and seemed to go 2-4 with two doubles every time I caught the padres on TV.

[TheRake]

I am 34 years old and still remember this moment as if it was yesterday.

When I was 10 years old I absolutely idolized Miguel Dilone. Playing little league I emulated everything he did. He had this narrow batting stance and he would choke up on the bat a good 3 or 4 inches. That was the way I hit for a whole year.

Anyway, my parents decided to take me to an Indians game one sunday afternoon. We walked up to the ticket boothe and bought tickets for box seats right behind the home dugout. In those days you could buy great tickets on game day. A typical crowd would only be around 4 or 5,000 people. As we walked down to our seats I was absolutely thrilled to see my idol playing catch on the dirt in front of the dugout. I quickly borrow a pen from my mother. With glove in hand I rush down field side and shout "Miguel, Miguel...please sign my glove"? He looks up at me and replies "I am here to play ball not to sign autographs". He turned and headed into the dugout.

I was absolutely devistated. I don't think it was so much his denial to sign as it was the coldness of his reply that upset me.

I went back to my seat and tried to enjoy the game, but the day was tainted.

TheRake

[ThaSaltCracka]

what an ass hole. Miguel who?

[TheRake]

Miguel Dilone (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=dilonmi01) Played 4 seasons with the Cleveland Indians from 1980 thru 1983. Looking at his statistics it appears those years in Cleveland were some of his best as a professional.

TheRake

[kerssens]

Henderson and Ichiro didn't play with Griffey and Buhner was just garbage

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
Buhner was just garbage

[/ QUOTE ]
I would like you to prove this

[kerssens]

I don't think we need to get into this again...I had 51 emails to delete yesterday, normally its around 20 at the end of the day

[daryn]

i liked mcgwire and canseco, the bash bros. haha..

i liked mcgwire a lot less after 1990 for some reason.

[ThaSaltCracka]

yeah I proved he doesn't, you on the other hand did not prove he does. Go ahead and delete the evidence.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Canseco was cool right up until he got hit on the head with the baseball that went for a HR, from then on he was and still is considered a joke.

[kerssens]

you proved nothing

[ThaSaltCracka]

and that was far more than what you proved. You in fact proved to me why he does not suck. /images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[kerssens]

I'd rather have Rich Amaral in right field

[DonWaade]

You apparently dont know too much about baseball. It is not just about stats. It is also about leadership, quality of character, and intangibles brought to the team. His stats speak for themselves. He was an all star a couple times (deservedly so) and put up good numbers. I am not arguing him for the Hall. But he was a great addition to one of the most enjoyable teams to watch in the mid 90s.

[ QUOTE ]
I'd rather have Rich Amaral in right field

[/ QUOTE ]

It sounds like your all time M's team is something like this.

C: Scott Bradley
1B: Pete O'Brien
2B: Amaral
SS: Aurielia
3B: Jim Presely
OF: Gorman Thomas
OF: Steve Henderson
OF: Diego Segui

SP: Jim Beatie
SP: Matt Young
CP: Bobby Ayala

[ThaSaltCracka]

hahaha, you got served!!!!

[kerssens]

so because of one semi-joking comment you can claim that I apparently don't know too much about baseball...we've had a long going debate about Boo-ner among six of us off of this site(2 pro and 4 anti Buhner) one of the anti's works in the team store and is haunted by that ridiculous song that plays during the Buhner M's HOF plug at the games.......apparently you don't know too much about sarcasm

[kerssens]

its not on yet

[ThaSaltCracka]

oh it has been brougthen!
its on!!!
Besides how does it make you feel to competely hate someone who probably was some young boys idol?


http://joe.imageg.net/images/header_logomiddle.gif

How can you hate this guy?

[kerssens]

soon the world will realize that Buhner is the anti-Christ

[AndysDaddy]

37 & 11/12:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/galleries/2001/then_and_now/fidrych/fidrych01_md-01.jpg

[kerssens]

why not Domingo Ramos at SS??

[kerssens]

not that you deserve it but here's my all-time Mariners team

C - Dan Wilson
1B - Alvin Davis
2B - Harold Reynolds
3B - Edgar Martinez (only because he did play third at one time)
SS - Alex Rodriguez
OF - Ken Griffey Jr
OF - Ichiro
OF - not Jay Buhner

SP - Randy Johnson (also an idiot...a very ugly idiot)
RP - Kazuhiro Sasaki (a heavily perspiring idiot)

[WillMagic]

Barry Bonds - then and now.

I'm 18, and I went to my first Giants game when i was 8, the year that Bonds was signed. He's been with the G-men ever since, so he's just the man.

Will

[ThaSaltCracka]

Bonds is totally the man

[ThaSaltCracka]

Edgar has to be DH, come up with a better 3B....

[jerome baker]

na

[jerome baker]

na

[jerome baker]

na

[Duke]

1. 26
2. Kirk Gibson, and it's not close. He's the closest thing to a hero I've ever seen in baseball.

Yeah I'm from Detroit originally, but I saw him on the Dodgers too.

~D

[J_V]

LOL...loser.

[J_V]

Andre Dawson.

[J_V]

when i was 7, i heard enough about mike scott's splitter to make me puke.

[mrbaseball]

I'm surprised there isn't more obscurity? Mostly big name superstars. Anyway I'm 50 and my favorite as a young kid and growing up a White Sox fan my favorite was White Sox thirdbasman Pete Ward. After Pistol Pete went to pasture in my earlt teen years it bacame catcher Ed Herrmann.

I would have expected more obscure local favorites like my guys rather than nationally well known superstars.

[Homer]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm 29. The Mets era Len Dykstra.

[/ QUOTE ]

...24. Phils era Len Dykstra. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

EDIT - Oh yeah, the Krukker too. Because of him, I had delusions of being a professional baseball player until, umm, well, I still think I can make it.

[Uston]

Remember when the Krukker made his return from testicular cancer with the "If You Don't Like The Way I Play I'll Take My Ball And Go Home" t-shirt. The guy was awesome.

[caretaker1]

28.

Don Mattingly. Classy, quiet, hard worker. Still disappointed he didn't get a ring.

[hetron]

28, Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden

[WillMagic]

I dunno...there's a lot of guys on the Giants that could be my favorite player...but when you always find yourself chanting "BARRY! BARRY! BARRY!" the mantra just kinda sticks. Other personal favorites of mine include Kirk Rueter (Woody!) and Billy Mueller.

[Ed I]

Frank Howard

Sandy Kaufax

[Phat Mack]

When I was real young, it was Peewee Reese. He had a TV feature before Brooklyn games (I'm 23) where he would take a group of kids and teach them some baseball fundamentals. He was also a marbles champion, a beautiful game that I believe is completely dead.

I also liked the Hoyt Wilhelm/Gus Triandos (sp) battery. Wilhelm was the first knuckleballer I was aware of. When he pitched for Baltimore against Evil Incarnate, the Yankees, it was fun to watch his victims striking out in ridiculous poses. In the spirit of reconciliation....

Once, when I was delivering papers, Yogi Berra stopped me to ask for directions (next light, turn left, four blocks down on your left (I'm sure he'd remember)). This was better than meeting the President. How could anyone not love Yogi? (Maybe you had to have been there.)

When I got in high school, I could recognize spikes on the skill curve. Bob Gibson and Maury Wills were two that I got to see "live" who astounded me.

[Schneids]

1. 20 years old

2. Ken Griffey Jr, Kirby Puckett, Rickey Henderson, Kenny Lofton. Greg Maddux and Mike Mussina were my two favorite pitchers when I was young since back when I pitched I did not have an overpowering fastball so I claimed my style replicated theirs.

[Ray Zee]

joltin joe
say hey kid
no neck williams
enos slaughter
bobby richardson
peewee reese
mickey

[Rick Nebiolo]

2. tony c. (http://wiwi.essortment.com/biographytonyc_rtdv.htm)

my brother is visiting and we both picked him

[Rick Nebiolo]

[ QUOTE ]
I am old enough to be your Dad, if I had only gotten laid in High school.


[/ QUOTE ]

this line is so good i plan on using it if opportunity permits /images/graemlins/grin.gif

~ rick

[scalf]

/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Zeeeee..

I just gotta say...

Anyone who remember Walter "No-Neck" Williams;

And in addition; names this gr8 players as one of his all time favorites.....

Well; Zee, i hadja all wrong...

gr8 call...

they don't makem like that anymore..

gl

/images/graemlins/cool.gif /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

[Drunk Bob]

As a long time Braves fan who stayed up July 4th/5th 197Xish to watch Rick Camp hit a homerun in the 20ish inning and the Braves still lose.
to the Mets.

Dale Murphy

[Moyer]

Jose Conseco hands down. Those cards are gonna be worth a mint some day.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I take great pride in knowing my thread is now on "fire" and with only 500+ views.... Thanks for replying guys. There sure is a wide array of players on here. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[WC64]

I am 22

Rickey Henderson was always my favorite. I still have a few hundred baseball cards of just him including a couple rookies.

[kyro]

20
griffey jr

you say anyone else and you're between the ages of 18-24, you're lying.

[bernie]

_

[andyfox]

Sad story. I remember really liking the guy too. He was all baseball, no BS.

[JeffO]

Bobby Murcer

[jwvdcw]

21

Cal Ripken

[justin D]

I cant believe Pete Rose has not been mentioned /images/graemlins/confused.gif.

[craig r]

26 years old

Dwight Gooden