BigRog Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 who is your favorite player and why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Curt Schilling because he speaks his mind , is an avid video gamer , and is also a phenomenal pitcher. I once read an article about Schilling playing games like EverQuest etc in a computer gaming magazine...and even though he had beaten the Yankees in a thrilling World Series and I was still recovering from the pain I forgave him and became a fan. And of course , #8 himself Cal Ripken Jr...a class act and a true gamer who played in 2131? consecutive games to break Gehrig's record. He is an icon in Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcoholicstepfather Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My favorite player in all of sports is Chipper Jones. As long as he stays healthy, he plays like a superstar, only without the ego. Probably the only professional athlete to apologize to fans for something in his personal life. In every interview, he seems like a regular guy. I have never seen hime berate or belittle anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJEagles Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Carlos Delgado....he is a classy individual, who isn't afraid to speak his mind. Just a great player. Greatest Blue Jay ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My favorite player in all of sports is Chipper Jones. As long as he stays healthy, he plays like a superstar, only without the ego. Probably the only professional athlete to apologize to fans for something in his personal life. In every interview, he seems like a regular guy. I have never seen hime berate or belittle anyone. I agree 100%. Chipper has always been my favorite player since I got into baseball. He plays hard and does what's right for the team (moving to LF for the team's cause?) He's been a major contributor for the Braves during their amazing run of division titles, and well deserved indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storcka9 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My favorite player is David Ortiz because he come up big when all the time. Like today against the Rangers Big Papi nailed a 3-run shot to win the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlocke Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My all time favorie player is Delino Deshields - the notorious other guy in what turned out to be a lopsided trade(Pedro)....he was my favorite player because he was a quick second baseman and looked to be a rising star when I was about 10 years old. I collected every baseball card of his. He was one of the first guys of that generation to show any type of support and understanding for the negro leagues. By all accounts a class guy too. Other random players I liked were Lance Johnson(CF white sox), Andy Van Slyke (CF Bucs), Herm Winningham (OF Reds), Barry Larkin (SS Reds), Kenny Loften (CF Indians and million other teams) Today my favorite player to watch is Ken Griffey Jr. he just knows the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudvayneRocker Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I would have to say my all-time favorite player would be Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, because he was a fantastic player who was one of the true pioneers of blacks in baseball. My second favorite, despite recent screw-ups, is Sammy Sosa. Even though I as well as many cubs fan are mad at him, it is hard to forget the electricity and excitment he created in wrigley, just a few years ago. Some other that I like but not enough to name above would be Derrek Lee, Kerry Wood, David Ortiz, Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez, Jacque Jones, Michael Barrett, Moises Alou, Jim Edmonds, Gary Sheffield, Ken Griffey Jr., Ron Santo, Greg Maddux, Felix Pie, Corey and brother Eric Patterson, Johan Santana, and Ryan Dempster. I know that was alot. GO CUBS + RED SOX...but especially CUBS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanner Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Fav current pitcher is Roy Halladay. Pure class and the biggest workhorse in baseball. Fav current positional player is Carlos Delgado. Also pure classy individual, the greatest Blue Jays slugger of all-time and is one of the funnest players to watch when he's at bat. You never know when he's gonna coil back and crush a moonshot to any part of the field. Just a flick of the bat for him is all it takes. Fav all-time player is without a doubt Johnny Olerud. The nicest, classiest ballplayer to play the game in the last few decades. amazing pure swing, one of the sweetest swings in the history of the game. Also a great story. Having head trauma and still making it to the bigs, not just making it, but straight from high school, he never even played a minor league game lol. That's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzarelli Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My all time favorite player is Mike Piazza. When I first started playing catcher (1993) all the hype in Dodgertown was about how good of a rookie he was (Won Rookie of the Year) and being a Dodger fan from stories both my grandfather's told me about, made me start following him. Since then he has always been one of the class acts of baseball in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckdodger215 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Bags.... always been pretty classy and modest. One helluva hitter who has overcome injuries and has been happy playing in the same town his whole career (after the infamous red sox trade). BJ Surhoff is also a pretty classy guy. Saw him play in the 04 exhibition at bellsouth park in chattanooga against the reds. he was talking to fans for a good while before the game. a kid got nailed in the eye with a hard liner during bp and he was over there seeing if he was ok and getting the GM's (Frank Burke?) attention about the situation. That kid got absolutely owned, too. It was already blue/purple like 15 seconds after getting hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidalwav90 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 tony gwynn, a pure hitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Todd Helton, he is an amazing 1st baseman. He is why i play 1st base (and somewhat lack of speed). I watch his amazing plays and how he handles the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk13 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Carl Crawford.....like how he plays and he has my birthday Ben Johnson.....i have no idea why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Dale Murphy - just a class act all the way around. Jeff Bagwell - I love the way he leaves it on the field 110% effort John Smoltz - just the way he goes about his business. I could go on and on, but thats the big 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRog Posted June 12, 2006 Author Share Posted June 12, 2006 Wade Boggs was mine. He played 3rd base like me and he could hit the ball and get on base. 120% all the time. i was sad when he left boston. I was glad when he finally won a world series with the yankees. HE deserved it. Going out on Style with that horse you gotta love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Brian Jordan. He's just an all-around good athlete. Played linebacker and outfield for the NFL and MLB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 All-time favorite is Christy Mathewson - wish I could have seen him pitch and that there was more audio/visual media on him. Currently, I love watching the new class of pitchers: Kazmir, Verlander, Liriano, and of course, Cain and Lowry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunteroo2 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Edgar Martinez..he was the only star that stuck around from when I first started watching Seattle :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCaray Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I like Michael Barrett. He's pretty clutch. Everytime he comes to the plate I get the feeling something could happen. It might not mean anything, but the last three times I had on my Barrett jersey at a game, he hit a home run. Also, I liked seeing him slug A.J. It's good for rivalries when someone who has something coming to him, gets decked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punchout Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 100% Chipper Jones - I guess it helped as a very little kid having my aunt love the Braves and more specifically, love Chipper Jones. Then I read a book about him and all about his 1994 season that never was (injury). He has been my favorite player from as long as I can remember, who else can hit 100 RBI and .300 average so many consecutive seasons. And you never hear about him lashing out or being a jerk to anyone. Plus who needs a reason why a player is their favorite? Definatly Chipper Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk13 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 frank thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totte Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Jon Papelbon...been a fan since he was drafted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronuconn Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Huston Street...Because he is a tremendous competitor who possesses an undying work ethic and tremendous heart, for pitching and the game all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonalano013 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Derek Jeter. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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