TaborJet Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 We Yankee fans need some silver lining. Read on. A-Rod on his way to being greatest ever By the end, slugger could hold records in HRs, runs and RBI By Mike Celizic There Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 How ODD! I just found THIS article, written ten years ago, about Danny Tartabull! Look at the similarities! Tartabull on his way to being greatest ever By the end, slugger could hold records in HRs, runs and RBI By Mike Celizic There Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 that was good, TS. But Tartabul didn't put up Arod's current numbers his entire career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 After reading this what can A-Rod not do- we will start to call him Superman- a little bit overboard in praise to call him one of the greatest ever. Disrespecting even some of the great players ever on the Yankees like Joe D. Still waiting for him to be on a winning team- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 greatest bust ever, you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I'd still place Honus Wagner and Pops Lloyd over A-rod in the historical SS ranks infact, Pops Lloyd might've been even better than Wagner, but theres no way of knowing that and thats a totally different discussion in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Ty Cobb's numbers shouldn't be tossed aside simply because "he was a racist". He's still the greatest player of all-time, and all the others mentioned will always be better than A-Rod, despite them being alcoholics, assholes, or mama's boys. "Never offending anyone" isn't a tiebreaker in determining who the greatest of all time is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Like him or not, Arod is arguably going to end up a top 10 All-Time player and is without question the best player to wear the pinstripes since Reggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Like him or not, Arod is arguably going to end up a top 10 All-Time player and is without question the best player to wear the pinstripes since Reggie. the yankees have already had a top 10 all-time player since Reggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I count hitters and pitchers seperate in my Greatest of all time list, but in my mind A-rod still is behind the following on the GOAT list: babe ruth ty cobb teddy ballgame lou gehrig pops lloyd josh gibson willie mays nap lajoie honus wagner stan musial rogers hornsby joe dimaggio hank aaron barry bonds* jimmie foxx hank greenberg mickey mantle johnny bench geogre sisler sam crawford thats a long-ass list, but I think A-rod could possibly end up in the top 10 if he has 3-4 more great seasons. by the way, that list isnt in order. Ruth, Cobb and Williams are my top 3, but after that I have a hard time ranking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Great? Yes. Greatest? No. A-Rod might put up numbers no ones touches until the next round of designer roids. He might bring legitmacy to the HR total if Bonds should ever break Aaron's mark, but as far as being the greatest, that is another thing altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 The only thing that can make Arods case improve is if he helps deliver a ring. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 The only thing that can make Arods case improve is if he helps deliver a ring. Period. Rings are team accomplishments. No one player can make that happen. See Ted Williams and Ernie Banks as two examples of players who are head and shoulders better than any 96-2000 Yankee player yet they never won a ring. Yank fans like to use this ring requirement against Arod because it aides their Jeter is better argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 the yankees have already had a top 10 all-time player since Reggie Who? I don't see one on your list which is very good one by the way. You know your early era ballplayers. Arod cracks that list though barring injury when he is done with his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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