Greatest Centerfielder of all time

[Mitchrapp]

I think it's too difficult to compare Cobb, Ruth w/Mays or Mantle etc. It's like comparing Charlie Chaplin to Johnny Depp.

Come on man you know its Charlie Chaplin. Though I like Depp is those Pirate movies.

 

[batcave76]

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I think it's too difficult to compare Cobb, Ruth w/Mays or Mantle etc. It's like comparing Charlie Chaplin to Johnny Depp.

Come on man you know its Charlie Chaplin. Though I like Depp is those Pirate movies.

I was gonna say Nicholson but he's an old timer too now.

 

[tycobb420]

Mays eeks into the lead

 

[jimrice]

I went with Mays. Comparing eras is so hard, though. Would be interesting to see Cobb's talent in the 50's, which was a great hitter's era.

 

[tycobb420]

I went with Mays. Comparing eras is so hard, though. Would be interesting to see Cobb's talent in the 50's, which was a great hitter's era.

He would have only hit .300...because he was in his 60s. lol

 

[tycobb420]

Amazing only 4 players have received votes.

 

[Rebbiv]

Amazing only 4 players have received votes.

Mickey Stanley would have garnered votes had he been listed.

 

[biggunsbob]

I can't vote against cobb.. But May's, Speaker and others are so good... Great list of players.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I think if Griffey stayed in Seattle and didn't fk his career up we'd be talking about him more.

 

[tycobb420]

Cobb back in the lead. It's like the 1960 presidential race!

 

[chrisinthed]

It's Cobb. He headlined the first and greatest HOF class ever enshrined in Cooperstown. Not only that, he also had the highest percentage of votes in the class, ahead of Ruth (best player ever imho), Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson.

 

[tycobb420]

Cobb-13 Mays-10 Junior-3 Mickey-1

 

[suh]

I know this was a little while ago but I think I will chime in. I don't think you can really compare guys from before the modern era with post modern (late 1960s?) players. Nowadays overall talent is better, athletes train better, there are more programs/levels to help talented kids/players succeed, and they watch film to see the weaknesses of players. We really don't know how some of these people would fare in baseball nowadays, so why not just discuss them separately?

 

[beez]

I know this was a little while ago but I think I will chime in. I don't think you can really compare guys from before the modern era with post modern (late 1960s?) players. Nowadays overall talent is better, athletes train better, there are more programs/levels to help talented kids/players succeed, and they watch film to see the weaknesses of players. We really don't know how some of these people would fare in baseball nowadays, so why not just discuss them separately?

Because nothing sells like controversy, sex and anger. lol Seriously though, if you just did it by era I think it would be pretty easy.

 

[suh]

Yeah im aware of that, but who is to say Cobb could even hit .300 in this day and age? We really have no idea.