Joe DiMaggio

Should Mel Harder be in the Hall Of Fame? Look at his stats and tell me what you think. W L ERA SO CG 223 186 3.80 1160 181 Only player to be a coach and player for 20 seasons.Most scoreless innings in an all star game.11 straight seasons with at least 11 wins.Babe Ruth said he was one of the hardest pitchers to hit off of.Joe Dimaggio said he was the hardest pitcher to hit off of.

Who is one baseball player you would pay to see? Past or present. For me though I'm a Sox fan it's Joe DiMaggio. Everything I've heard/read says DiMaggio was a player you really had to see to understand his greatness. Everything talks of how gracefully he played center and how smooth he was as a player. The stats really don't show he was as great as everyone saids. Mainly it's people who saw him. I'd wanna see for myself

Did Shoeless Joe bet on baseball and throw games? I'm interested in his case, because his stats were out of this world. He was definitly in the same leaque as Mays, Williams, DiMaggio, Hornsby, if not better. Shame he didn't play longer.

Here is my list of the greatest hitters of all time. Do you agree? Who did I forget and who doesn't belong? There are so many I had to pick 25. It was fun trying to think of them without stats in front of me. Active players not included. Here are my top 25 somewhat in chronological order: Rogers Hornsby Honus Wagner Ty Cobb Josh Gibson Babe Ruth Roy Campenalla San Musial Ted Williams Joe Dimaggio Earny Banks Roberto Clemente Frank Robinson Mickey Mantle Willy Mays Harmon Killebrew Hank Aaron Carl Yaz Joe Morgan Rod Carew Pete Rose George Brett Eddie Murray Tony Gwynn Mike Schmitt Kirby Puckett I assure you I didn't copy from anything and I am not counting current players because the verdict isn't in on them and who knows who did or didn't use steroids? I have read your suggestions and thought further. Additions: Al Kaline, Duke Snider, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Robin Yount, Wade Boggs, Carlton Fisk, Tris Speaker, Jimmy Fox, Hank Greenburg, and Lou Gherig. Considered but borderline: Cal JR, Paul Molitor, Don Mattingly, Jim Rice, Yogi Berra, (forgot name of Expos Slugger from the 80's), Brooks Robinson, Mel Ott, Steve Garvey, Hank Greenberg, Johnny Bench, Orlando Cepada, Rhine Sanberg

Are you a true baseball fan? If so take my quiz. Each right answer is worth 10 points. Some of these questions are about stats, but knowing stats does not make a fan great. A great (knowledgeable) fan has passion, and knows the history and tradition of baseball not a stat head who rants about a player being overrated. Without further word, here is the quiz. 1. What happened to Tony Conigliaro and why did he leave baseball? 2.Before Babe Ruth who was the all time homerun leader? 3. Who was Lyman Bostock and how did his baseball career end? 4.What historic extremely rare, historic feats happened in 1941? 5. About how many more at bats did Hank Aaron have than Babe Ruth? 6. How many seasons did Ted Williams miss due to war? 7. Besides Jose Canseco what is the closest a right fielder has ever been to a 40-40 season? 8.Who was J.R. Richard and what ended his career? 9. Who is the only person ever to been killed by a pitched ball? 10. Who are the three players with 15+ gold gloves? 11 LAST QUESTION! Who is the All time leader in doubles? Here are the rankings- 0 Points- Try Hockey 5-15 Points- An average fan, nothing special 20-25 Points- You are a good baseball fan, not really a huge fan though 30-40 Points You are most likely a HUGE baseball fan, but not quite an expert yet 45-55 Points A true baseball fan, you enjoy reading and learning about baseball and its tradition. ANSWERS!! DO NOT LOOK UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE QUIZ AND HAVE POSTED YOUR ANSWERS! 1. Tony Conigliaro faced a series of injuries, highlighted by a pitch that hit him in the face that basically ended his career. 2. Roger Connor had the homerun record with 136. 3. Lyman Bostock was a high-average hitter for the Angels and Twins. He was killed by a gun-shot. 4. In 1941, Joe Dimaggio had a 56 game hitting streak and Ted Williams hit .406 5. Hank Aaron had approximately 4,000 more at bats than Babe Ruth 6. He missed six seasons, four due to World War Two and he missed another two in Korea 7. Vladimir Guerrero was, when he hit 39 Homeruns and stole 40 bases as an Expo 8. J.R. Richard was a flame thrower for the Astros before a stroke ended his career. 9. Ray Chapman is the only person who ever was killed by a pitched ball. 10. The Three players with 15+ Gold Gloves are, Brooks Robinson, Jim Kaat and Greg Maddux. 11. Tris Speaker is the all time leader in doubles with 792. So how did you do? Post your answers and your results, as well as what you thought of the quiz! Also, make sure you post what you think are the right answers, before checking the correct answer list!

Baseball stars of past eras would only be average against talent of today.. agree or disagree anyone? I understand they have bulky stats. I understand they were great for their era. I do not agree they would have those stats or would be considered great if playing against todays players. If you take a slightly above average pitcher of today (example: Tim Hudson) and you insert him into the same years that Cy Young pitched, I believe the pitching award would be called the Tim Hudson Award. Same with hitting. Take a good power/avg. hitter of today like an Albert Pujols and you insert him into the Early 1900's era and he would have batted over .600 every year with a lifetime of 1200 home runs. The pitchers of past eras would not have been able to get him out. I am just fed up with the all-time lists being only past era player with little to no respect for current talent. The "GREAT" Willie Mays or Joe Dimaggio simply were not as good as todays era "MEDIOCRE" Jim Edmonds. Anyone else agree that Willie's "great" catch wasn't anything that spectacular?

A-Rod. Why so critical? Why shouldn't he make the HOF? Can i get a full reason from you as to why (or why not) you are so critical about A Rod. I'll put my argument forward to begin. First of all - he is an awesome athlete. He was putting up insane numbers before he took steroids, and is currently delivery the same numbers after the use of performance enhancing drugs. Its like saying that if i (some random) take steroids I'm going to hit 50hr a season and knock in 150rbi's. He did this stuff without the steroids, and you still need an insane amount of talent to do it with steroids. He had a 40/40 season without steroids. Secondly - A-Rod is facing pitcher's that have taken steroids, getting hits robbed by outfeilders that have taken steroids, and getting thrown out by catchers that have taken steroids. An even playing field has been set out (personal opinion). 3rd point - There was no rule at the time in MLB stating that steroids mustn't be used. He hasn't cheated. If you're offered a 10m start in the 100m dash, and it was in no way breaking the rules, would you take it? I would. If i were in the midst of the fastest men on earth, and i could run the 100m dash in 10 flat already, I'd practically be turning down thousands of dollars, and the credit of being the fastest man on earth. 4th - A-Rod is a human being if some of you haven't realised. The world shouldn't be at his throat about this. If you haven't notice, people do things for a reason. This guy has been put under so much pressure (if you haven't noticed). No one knows what it's like to be in his shoes, so don't criticize him till you have. Last point - There is absolutely no point in comparing Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio for any of this crap (HOF related). For starters, its useless comparing different generations of baseball players. You're never going to see another Babe Ruth, but you're definitely going to see people that are just as good as he was (personal opinion). If he faced pitchers of today's generation he would be in the same pool as everyone else. Personal opinion - I think A-rod would be better than him. Look at their bodies. Does Babe Ruth look like a professional athlete. Hell no. Repeating myself, but A-rod is facing pitchers that use steroids, so his stats should lower due to that shouldn't they? A-rod has had 2 MVP seasons since using steroids, was a number 1 draft pick prior to using steroids and my guess is he was on his way to the hall of fame anyway. His stats didn't improve when he used steroids. All opinions welcome Thanks

Who would win this All-Legends Game? Okay, folks here it is, some "Rocky Balboa" style projections. Considering all players in their prime, who would win this All-Legends game: American League Legends: SP - CY YOUNG (2.63 ERA) - [Boston Red Sox] RP1 - LEFTY GROVE (3.06 ERA) - [Boston Red Sox] RP2 - ROGER CLEMENS (3.12 ERA) - [Boston Red Sox] C - YOGI BERRA (.285) - [New York Yankees] 1B - LOU GEHRIG (.340) - [New York Yankees] 2B - NAP LAJOIE (.338) - [Cleveland Naps / Indians] SS - CAL RIPKEN, JR. (.276) - [Baltimore Orioles] 3B - BROOKS ROBINSON (.267) - [Baltimore Orioles] LF - TED WILLIAMS (.344) - [Boston Red Sox] CF - JOE DIMAGGIO (.325) - [New York Yankees] RF - BABE RUTH (.342) - [New York Yankees] DH - TY COBB (.366) - [Detroit Tigers] (played center field) MGR - JOE MCCARTHY (Record of .615) - [New York Yankees] National League Legends: SP - CHRISTY MATHEWSON (2.13 ERA) - [New York Giants] RP1 - SANDY KOUFAX (2.76 ERA) - [Brooklyn / LA Dodgers] RP2 - NOLAN RYAN (3.19 ERA) - [Houston Astros] C - JOHNNY BENCH (.267) - [Cincinnati Reds] 1B - ERNIE BANKS (.274) - [Chicago Cubs] 2B - JACKIE ROBINSON (.311) - [Brooklyn Dodgers] SS - HONUS WAGNER (.327) - [Pittsburgh Pirates] 3B - EDDIE MATTHEWS (.271) - [Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves] LF - STAN MUSIAL (.331) - [St. Louis Cardinals] CF - WILLIE MAYS (.302) - [New York / San Francisco Giants] RF - HANK AARON (.305) - [Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves] DH - ROGERS HORNSBY (.358) - [St. Louis Cardinals] (played second base) MGR - JOHN MCGRAW (Record of .586) - [New York Giants] And by the way, just to make sure "all the bases are covered", we will say that this game takes place at Fenway Park in Boston, the timeless ballpark. {Note: All of the above stats are from Wikipedia} *

Are today's players oblivious to the fact that they owe their financial futures to a guy named Curt Flood? Just take a look at this latest posting from Yahoo. Even at today's market look at how management undervalued these great players. You reaction to these numbers please! Ted Williams The left fielder was a 19-time All-Star player with 521 career home runs and a .344 lifetime batting average. He had a total of 2,654 hits and an impressive 1,839 runs batted in (RBIs). Highest salary: $125,000 (1959) Adjusted salary (2010): $935,000 Hank Aaron “Hammerin’ Hank” was a 25-time All-Star. He set the MLB record for the most career home runs with 755 and had a .305 lifetime batting average. The outfielder’s career RBIs were 2,297. Highest salary: $250,000 (1976) Adjusted salary (2010): $960,000 Willie Mays Considered by many to be the greatest all-around player of any era, Mays was a 24-time All-Star who knocked out 660 home runs. He earned a .302 lifetime batting average, a whopping 3,283 hits, and 1,903 RBIs. Highest salary: $180,000 (1971) Adjusted salary (2010): $965,000 Joe DiMaggio The New York Yankees center fielder was a 13-time All-Star, the only player to play in the All-Star Game in every season he played. His career stats include 361 home runs, a .325 lifetime batting average, 2,214 hits and 1,537 RBIs. Highest salary: $100,000 (1949) Adjusted salary (2010): $900,000 Mickey Mantle Legendary National Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was a 20-time All-Star who tallied 536 home runs, a .298 lifetime batting average, 2,415 hits and 1,509 RBIs. Highest salary: $100,000 (1963) Adjusted salary (2010): $710,000 Babe Ruth “The Bambino” hit 714 home runs and finished with a .342 lifetime batting average. Arguably the most famous player to have ever played the game, Ruth totaled 2,873 hits and 2,217 RBIs. Highest salary: $80,000 (1930) Adjusted salary (2010): $1,050,000 Adjusted for inflation, Ruth’s salary would be a little over $1 million. By comparison, the top five baseball salaries in 2010 were held by Alex Rodriguez(notes) ($33 million, or 33 times Ruth’s salary), CC Sabathia(notes) ($24.3 million), Derek Jeter(notes) ($22.6 million), Mark Teixeira(notes) ($20.6 million) and Johan Santana(notes) ($20.1 million).

Who is the Best YANKEES player of all time? Jeter is a Leader, A Class act. He's Clutch. He's a winner. For me, I have watched many games that Jeter just does something Amazing. And last night was one of them. Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig and now has the most hits by a Yankee. . These are not the best stats in Baseball, but there sure is alot of Championships. Here are the top 10 Yankees leaders in hits No. Player Games Hits 1. Derek Jeter 2,120 2,723 2. Lou Gehrig 2,164 2,721 3. Babe Ruth 2,084 2,518 4. Mickey Mantle 2,401 2,415 5. Bernie Williams 2,076 2,336 6. Joe DiMaggio 1,736 2,214 7. Don Mattingly 1,785 2,153 8. Yogi Berra 2,116 2,148 9. Bill Dickey 1,789 1,969 10. Earle Combs 1,456 1,866 "For those who say today's game can't produce legendary players, I have two words: Derek Jeter," George M. Steinbrenner

Are you a Huge baseball fan? If so take my quiz. Each right answer is worth 10 points. Some of these questions are about stats, but knowing stats does not make a fan great. A great (knowledgeable) fan has passion, and knows the history and tradition of baseball not a stat head who rants about a player being overrated. Without further word, here is the quiz. 1. What happened to Tony Conigliaro and why did he leave baseball? 2.Before Babe Ruth who was the all time homerun leader? 3. Who was Lyman Bostock and how did his baseball career end? 4.What historic extremely rare, historic feats happened in 1941? 5. About how many more at bats did Hank Aaron have than Babe Ruth? 6. How many seasons did Ted Williams miss due to war? 7. Besides Jose Canseco what is the closest a right fielder has ever been to a 40-40 season? 8.Who was J.R. Richard and what ended his career? 9. Who is the only person ever to been killed by a pitched ball? 10. Who are the three players with 15+ gold gloves? 11 LAST QUESTION! Who is the All time leader in doubles? Here are the rankings- 0 Points- Try Hockey 5-15 Points- An average fan, nothing special 20-25 Points- You are a good baseball fan, not really a huge fan though 30-40 Points You are most likely a HUGE baseball fan, but not quite an expert yet 45-55 Points A true baseball fan, you enjoy reading and learning about baseball and its tradition. ANSWERS!! DO NOT LOOK UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE QUIZ AND HAVE POSTED YOUR ANSWERS! 1. Tony Conigliaro faced a series of injuries, highlighted by a pitch that hit him in the face that basically ended his career. 2. Roger Connor had the homerun record with 136. 3. Lyman Bostock was a high-average hitter for the Angels and Twins. He was killed by a gun-shot. 4. In 1941, Joe Dimaggio had a 56 game hitting streak and Ted Williams hit .406 5. Hank Aaron had approximately 4,000 more at bats than Babe Ruth 6. He missed six seasons, four due to World War Two and he missed another two in Korea 7. Vladimir Guerrero was, when he hit 39 Homeruns and stole 40 bases as an Expo 8. J.R. Richard was a flame thrower for the Astros before a stroke ended his career. 9. Ray Chapman is the only person who ever was killed by a pitched ball. 10. The Three players with 15+ Gold Gloves are, Brooks Robinson, Jim Kaat and Greg Maddux. 11. Tris Speaker is the all time leader in doubles with 792. So how did you do? Post your answers and your results, as well as what you thought of the quiz! Also, make sure you post what you think are the right answers, before checking the correct answer list!

Is Mauer a legitimate MVP candidate? Joe Mauer's stats are incredible for this late in the season (batting .383 with 25 homeruns and 77 RBI's). In fact, only four American league players have ever been over .380 with 25 or more homeruns this late in a season. Their names are Ruth, DiMaggio, Gherig, and Williams (not bad company if you ask me). Would you consider Mauer a legitimate MVP candidate even though he is likely playing for a non-playoff team? If you had a vote, would you choose Mauer as the AL MVP? If Mauer is not your choice for AL MVP, who is your choice and why?