[Baseball] ESPN's Hall of 100

[Entropy]

With the HOF announcement coming soon, ESPN put together their list of the top 100 players in baseball. Ever. Including both live and dead ball.

Link

It's an interesting list and includes PED users, banned members and some other interesting players that I wouldn't have thought of. Includes some current players, some well known players and some who are off the beaten track.

It's a pretty solid list IMHO, and the top 25 will drop on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Thoughts?

I know there are some solid baseball peeps on this forum.

[Ryan Bell]

Very interesting!

[Entropy]

ttt for the day crew.

[Joecooool]

I suspect the top ten will include Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and that asshole Ty Cobb.

Babe Ruth should be far and away the number one.

[Entropy]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

I suspect the top ten will include Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and that asshole Ty Cobb.

Babe Ruth should be far and away the number one.

No Walter Johnson?

[Chris Fowler]

Top 25 being released now. Not sure why you said January.

They've released through 11 at this point.

No. 25 -- Tris Speaker | No. 24 -- Tom Seaver | No. 23 -- Randy Johnson | No. 22 -- Frank Robinson | No. 21 -- Joe DiMaggio

No. 20 -- Joe Morgan | No. 19 -- Albert Pujols | No. 18 -- Alex Rodriguez | No. 17 -- Cy Young | No. 16 -- Mike Schmidt

No. 15 -- Rogers Hornsby | No. 14 -- Rickey Henderson | No. 13 -- Greg Maddux | No. 12 -- Walter Johnson | No. 11 -- Lou Gehrig

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

I suspect the top ten will include Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and that asshole Ty Cobb.

Babe Ruth should be far and away the number one.

Barry Bonds will be in the top 5.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

No. 10 -- Honus Wagner | No. 9 -- Mickey Mantle | No. 8 -- Stan Musial | No. 7 -- Roger Clemens | No. 6 -- Ty Cobb

No. 5 -- Hank Aaron | No. 4 -- Ted Williams | No. 3 -- Barry Bonds | No. 2 -- Willie Mays

Only name missing is the Babe.

[78SA]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

I suspect the top ten will include Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and that asshole Ty Cobb.

Babe Ruth should be far and away the number one.

[C5Nate]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

I suspect the top ten will include Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and that asshole Ty Cobb.

Babe Ruth should be far and away the number one.

Babe Ruth, RF/LHP

Career: 1914-35, Red Sox, Yankees, Braves
Fun fact: 714 homers, two 20-win seasons


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Years ago, I was sitting at a picnic table in the Yankees' clubhouse, waiting to talk to a player, when Pete Sheehy, the ancient clubhouse man, plopped down opposite me. We made small talk until I asked him, "Pete, you knew Ruth -- what was he like?" Pete thought for a moment, and said, "He never flushed the toilet." -- Steve Wulf