All-History Best Team in Their Prime

[Hanjag]

If so, You missed Jesus Monterro.

[Double Mocha Man]

This would be a match up for the ages:

Mariners
Outfield
Ricky Henderson
Danny Tartabull
Jay Buhner
Infield
Tino Martinez
Robinson Cano
Alex Rodriguez
Mike Blowers
Catchers
Scott Bradley
Chris Widgers
Designated Hitter
Ken Phelps
The Rotation
Randy Johnson
James Paxton
Sterling Hitchcock
Scott Bankhead
Jim Beattie
Bullpen
Shawn Kelley
Matt Thornton
Set up -Jeff Nelson
Closer - Shane Rawley


Yankees
Outfield
Ricky Henderson
Danny Tartabull
Jay Buhner
Infield
Tino Martinez
Robinson Cano
Alex Rodriguez
Mike Blowers
Catchers
Scott Bradley
Chris Widgers
Designated Hitter
Ken Phelps
The Rotation
Randy Johnson
James Paxton
Sterling Hitchcock
Scott Bankhead
Jim Beattie
Bullpen
Shawn Kelley
Matt Thornton
Set up -Jeff Nelson
Closer - Shane Rawley

Good work! I see what you did there. Are you trying to say we've done a lot of trading with the Yankees. But aside from common wisdom it looks like we may not actually be their top farm team.

[Double Mocha Man]

As in the World Series and the playoffs, great pitching beats great hitting. I'm going with Randy and the Mariners. Without Randy I'm not sure. Whitey Ford was good, but in a Jamie Moyer clever kinda way. Randy, for raw power, takes it.

[Hanjag]

As in the World Series and the playoffs, great pitching beats great hitting. I'm going with Randy and the Mariners. Without Randy I'm not sure. Whitey Ford was good, but in a Jamie Moyer clever kinda way. Randy, for raw power, takes it.

One thing about the old time teams they did not face the modern specialists, BP guys coming in and throwing 100 105. The old guys did not face the analytics department of modern day players. I know some of those guys were great but Babe Ruth was a 206 OPS+ career, Mike Trout has a 175 OPS+ career and is in the prime right now. Would Babe be able to do what he did then today? He was listed at 6'2" 215# vs Trout 6'2" 235#. I debate these kinds of questions and I could come up with support or deny on both sides. What about you.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Why was Randy Johnson in that list? He was never a Yankee.

[D-train]

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Why was Randy Johnson in that list? He was never a Yankee.

[bpj]

As in the World Series and the playoffs, great pitching beats great hitting. I'm going with Randy and the Mariners. Without Randy I'm not sure. Whitey Ford was good, but in a Jamie Moyer clever kinda way. Randy, for raw power, takes it.

One thing about the old time teams they did not face the modern specialists, BP guys coming in and throwing 100 105. The old guys did not face the analytics department of modern day players. I know some of those guys were great but Babe Ruth was a 206 OPS+ career, Mike Trout has a 175 OPS+ career and is in the prime right now. Would Babe be able to do what he did then today? He was listed at 6'2" 215# vs Trout 6'2" 235#. I debate these kinds of questions and I could come up with support or deny on both sides. What about you.

Half of the guys who played MLB 30 years ago wouldnt get drafted today.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

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Why was Randy Johnson in that list? He was never a Yankee.

WTF? I had forgotten he went over to the dark side toward the end of his career.

[Double Mocha Man]

As in the World Series and the playoffs, great pitching beats great hitting. I'm going with Randy and the Mariners. Without Randy I'm not sure. Whitey Ford was good, but in a Jamie Moyer clever kinda way. Randy, for raw power, takes it.

One thing about the old time teams they did not face the modern specialists, BP guys coming in and throwing 100 105. The old guys did not face the analytics department of modern day players. I know some of those guys were great but Babe Ruth was a 206 OPS+ career, Mike Trout has a 175 OPS+ career and is in the prime right now. Would Babe be able to do what he did then today? He was listed at 6'2" 215# vs Trout 6'2" 235#. I debate these kinds of questions and I could come up with support or deny on both sides. What about you.

What?! They didn't put a shift on Babe Ruth?! Unless they shifted the outfield walls back 100 feet.