MLB franchise All-time teams...

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

I'm glad you picked Smoltz over that piece of shit Wohlers...at least Smoltz didn't blow the '96 Series..

Who next? The Rockies...I can't wait..they're a fun team.

Dr. Giganto

Colorado Rockies

C Joe Girardi - Catcher for the first three years of the franchise. Batted .290 in 1993. 3 World Series Championships (not with Rockies). 1-time All-Star (not with Rockies)

1B Todd Helton - Career .339 hitter, 251 homeruns in 8 years, Batted .372 with 42 HRs and 147 RBIs in 2000, 5 consecutive All-Star games, 3 Gold Gloves

2B Eric Young - Batted over .300 twice in 4 full seasons with Rockies, 180 Stolen bases in 4+ years with Rockies, 53 Stolen Bases in 1996, 1 All-Star game appearance

SS Neifi Perez - Over 175 hits 3 straight years with Rockies, .291 batting average in 1997, 1 Gold Glove

3B Vinny Castilla - 2-time All-Star, 238 homeruns with Rockies, Batted over .300 5 straight years, 144 RBIs in 1998

RF Larry Walker - Batted over .300 8 times while with the Rockies, batted .379 in 1999, 5-time All-Star, 1997 NL MVP, 7 Gold Gloves, 3-time NL batting champ, 49 homeruns in 1997

CF Juan Pierre - 100 stolen bases in 2+ season in Colorado, Career .312 batting average, 1 World Series championship (not with Rockies), 12 triples in 2004

LF Dante Bichette - Batted over .300 six of seven years in Colorado, 201 homeruns as a Rockie, 30-30 in 1996, 141 RBIs in 1996, 4-time All-Star, 1995 NL Homerun champ (40)

SP Pedro Astacio - 53-48 record with Rockies, franchise record 17 wins in 1999, 210 strikeouts in 1999

SP Jason Jennings - 39-33 record with Rockies, 16-8 record in 2002, over 200 innings pitched in 2004, batted over .300 in 62 At-bats in 2002, 2002 NL Rookie of the Year, 1 complete game shutout

RP Jose Jimenez - 102 saves in 4 years as Rockies closer, 3.56 ERA in 2002

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

The Rockies lineup is pretty sick...Galarraga and Ellis Burks didn't even make the cut..


The Marlins team would win though..they have everything you would want from a team. Hitting for average, Hitting for Power, Speed, Defense, Starting Pitching, relief pitching...actually it reminds me of the '97 Marlins team that won the World Series..that team was sick and could have won a couple more championships if the owner kept them together.

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

Mister D..this is fun..I would love to see the Expos All-time team.

Dr. Giganto

Chicago White Sox

C Carlton Fisk - 11-time All-Star, 1972 AL Rookie of the Year, 1 Gold Glove, hit one of the most famous Homeruns in Game 6 of 1975 World Series (not with Chicago), elected to Hall of Fame in 2000, 376 career homeruns

1B Frank Thomas - 5-time All-Star, 2-time AL MVP, 1997 AL Batting champ, 436 career homeruns, 40+ homeruns 5 times, batted .353 in 1994

2B Eddie Collins - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1939, 1914 AL MVP, 744 career Stolen Bases, 4 World Series championships (one with Chicago), Batted above .300 19 times, 81 stolen bases in 1910

SS Luke Appling - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1964, Batted over .300 16 times, batted .388 in 1936, career .310 hitter, 2-time AL batting champ, 7-time All-Star

3B Robin Ventura - 2-time All-Star, 6 Gold Gloves, 34 homeruns and 105 RBIs in 1996, 294 career homeruns

RF Harry Hooper - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1971, batted over .300 3 times in 5 years with Chicago, 4 World Series Championships (none with Chicago), 375 career Stolen bases

CF Johnny Mostil - Career .301 hitter, 30+ Stolen bases 3 times, 40+ stolen bases twice, 135 runs scored in 1925

LF "Shoeless" Joe Jackson - career .356 hitter, Batted over .400 in 1911, 168 career triples, 41 Stolen Bases in 1911, 121 RBIs in 1920

DH Harold Baines - 384 career homeruns, 2866 hits, 6-time All-Star

SP Ted Lyons - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1955, 260 career wins, 3.67 career ERA, 2.10 ERA in 1942, 1 All-Star appearance, 2-time AL wins leader

SP Red Faber - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1964, 254 career wins, 3.15 career ERA, ERA below 2.00 twice, ERA below 3.00 8 times, 1 World Series championship

RP Bobby Thigpen - 201 career saves, 57 saves in 1990, ERA below 2.00 twice, 1 All-Star game

pp2

Yay, no Albert Belle! Good choice on 3B, I was curious as to whether or not you would go with Bill Melton. Nicely put together. Ventura always got the shaft when it came to AllStar balloting, he had incredible range over there and was a clutch hitter.

Here's a case where stats are misleading: Bobby Thigpen. I always said that if he were an Indian his tribe name would be Hanging Slider. The 57 save year was mostly luck and very misleading as he was hit hard but it was always right at somebody, and a lot of his walks were erased on double plays. Their setup man that year, Barry Jones, probably could have had 60 saves if they reversed the roles.

Carlton Fisk actually used to live in a town near me when I was a teenager. One day I pulled up next to him at a stoplight and caught a dirty look from him as he was rolling up the window of his pickup truck due to my loud car stereo.

Another fun (for me anyway heh) tidbit that I just thought of, and maybe Simon remembers this guy. Jim Dwyer, played a couple years with the BoSox in the late 70s...he used to live behind me and was from Chicago to begin with I think. Every time we played Boston and Dwyer made a play, Harry Caray always used to say "They're dancing in the streets of Tinley Park tonight!" Which of course? Not so much.

Dr. Giganto

When I was putting the list together, I was shocked at how many Hall of Famers the White Sox have. I had to leave a lot off.

Yeah, Ventura is ridiculously clutch. He has like a gazillion Grand Slams in his career. That was probably the hardest decision. That, and Hooper in right. He played most of his career in Boston, but ended his career in Chicago and was pretty good those 5 years, so I went with him. Fisk, Thomas, Baines, and Collins were no-brainers, and Shoeless Joe was a pretty easy choice too.

pp2

You probably could have gone a couple other ways with RF, including Magglio Ordonez, but I didn't want to nitpick. I remember Ventura had 2 Slams in one game against Texas back in 95...Labor Day that year, I think. I was so mad when they let him go, he deserved to finish his career here. We deserved to have him finish his career here. But then if you look at the moron GM we had (Ron Shueler, idiot extraordinnaire) and how he and Reinsdorf treated Cartlon Fisk (released him in the middle of a series IN Cleveland in frigging June after he set the record for most games caught)...can't be surprised.

Lou

Hey Mr. D, thanks for doing this man. If we had a "Thead of the Year" award, I'd gladly vote for this one.

I see that Pierre is the only man so far to be on two different all time teams. I wonder if anyone's gonna make it on three different all time teams.

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

A-Rod might be on three if he becomes a truly great Yankee...He's got the time to do it.

Umm...Bonds would make it on the Pirates and Giants I'd say..but I dunno, maybe he didn't do enough for the Pirates.