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| Poll: Best Catcher ever | |
|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 |
| Johnny Bench | 3 |
| Yogi Berra | 3 |
| Josh Gibson | 7 |
khakurat
bench was my favorite player when i was a kid. i saw him play quite a few times, both at crosley and at riverfront. he's the best i ever saw. when he was young he didn't even come out of his squat to throw to second. he could throw like 250 feet on a rope out of that squat. most guys can't even throw to second without at least dropping to their knees. he was tough when the play was at home as well. as a hitter he wasn't outstanding, but a damn good one. he liked to stretch out and nail outside pitches when pitchers were being shy.
of course, these things are kinda silly anyway. who's to say who the best ever at anything was. it's always good to recognize the great ones though.
October 12, 2003 at 04:12AM View formatted
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gibson, by all accounts was incredible. his longest hit was supposedly over 800 ft. that's over 300 feet past that boomer that sosa hit in wrigley the other day. i guess he was an amazing catcher too. Berra i never saw either, but i know he was tough.
bench was my favorite player when i was a kid. i saw him play quite a few times, both at crosley and at riverfront. he's the best i ever saw. when he was young he didn't even come out of his squat to throw to second. he could throw like 250 feet on a rope out of that squat. most guys can't even throw to second without at least dropping to their knees. he was tough when the play was at home as well. as a hitter he wasn't outstanding, but a damn good one. he liked to stretch out and nail outside pitches when pitchers were being shy.
of course, these things are kinda silly anyway. who's to say who the best ever at anything was. it's always good to recognize the great ones though.
Dogbelly
Then you had Campanella, who is my favorite. He practicaly mirrored Berra in the MVP Department winning in '51, 53 and '55.
Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk comes to mind as a great backstop.
I only wish I could have seen Gibson play.
October 12, 2003 at 08:36AM View BBCode
I remember Berra being a great bad-ball hitter. If I'm correct, he was MVP three times: '51, '54 and '55. I am sure about '54 and '55 anyway.Then you had Campanella, who is my favorite. He practicaly mirrored Berra in the MVP Department winning in '51, 53 and '55.
Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk comes to mind as a great backstop.
I only wish I could have seen Gibson play.
skierdude44
October 12, 2003 at 02:50PM View BBCode
gibson sounds by far the best catcher and mayb the best period. that is assuming that the stats saying that he hit 700-900 homers and that he once hit a ball 800 feet are true. too bad no1 here saw him play.
dcoombs
David
October 12, 2003 at 03:03PM View BBCode
Gibson over Bench, both were phenomenal from what I gather (never saw either play).David
FuriousGiorge
October 12, 2003 at 03:29PM View BBCode
First of all, I very much doubt Josh Gibson ever hit a ball 800 feet. Stories like that tend to get embellished over time, and those who would like to preserve the memory of him being a great hitter are likely to add to his legend by making up fanciful numbers. Measuring home runs is an inexact science anyway, and the chance that a person hit the ball 60% further than anyone else is really capable of is pretty slim. Second, numbers for Negro League players are extremely unreliable. One has to keep in mind that Negro Leagues didn't exactly play like the Majors of the same era, they played more like the Majors of the 1870's. Teams might play 60, or 100, or 15 league games depending on their situation. Teams played tons of exhibition games, and they would go around the country barnstorming, and players could, if they wanted to, play baseball every single day throughout the year, with teams often traveling into Central and South America. So take that 700-900 home runs with a grain of salt, a silo full of salt. It doesn't really mean much other than "Josh Gibson hit a lot of home runs, probably more than anyone else who played against him".
happy
October 13, 2003 at 06:15PM View BBCode
blacks, people who came here FROM Africa (was born in africa, and has a quite frankly annoying accent) are african americans. asians??? i dont know how to spell such things
happy
October 13, 2003 at 07:54PM View BBCode
dont need to cough, youve said it enough. at one point in time i had more asian friends than white friends, so i wouldnt say im very racist towards them
happy
October 15, 2003 at 03:39AM View BBCode
just a bit racist towards asians? ha. gotta say not too racist does kinda point... got me there.
skierdude44
October 15, 2003 at 10:29PM View BBCode
key words in happy's statement: AT ONE TIME. then they got to know him bettr and ditched him.
happy
October 16, 2003 at 07:26PM View BBCode
no the problem is that i dont ever see them anymore because they arent in my classes. my main friends stay constant, and then my "secondary" friends change depending on who is in my classes. i still talk to 2 or 3 of the asians, but not very much since i never see them.Pages: 1 2