Players from rival teams you have a secret crush on

[ten ocho recon scout]

 

[Lou]

The only other player that excited me that much, although for a much shorter time, was 2002 Frankie. He was ridiculous

[Inside Pitch]

On 5/6/2020 at 10:42 PM, ukyah said:

ricky henderson is my all time favorite player. he was awesome. gets a bad rap from some people too. you tell me another 1st ballot hof'er that goes and plays in the independent leagues for pennies because he loves playing the game so much. i saw him set several all time records in person and i was at gwynn's last at bat. made sure to catch all those as opportunity presented itself here in san diego.

I'm a big Ricky fan too -- and the story about him getting on the bus (his tenure), with the Padres is one of my all time favorite baseball stories ....   

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

The only other player that excited me that much, although for a much shorter time, was 2002 Frankie. He was ridiculous

Yeah, came out of nowhere. 

Man... talk about a different time... you lose Percy to FA, and almost improve your pen, with frankie and shields moving up

[nate]

Bellinger, and previously Altuve until we found out hes a cheater

[ten ocho recon scout]

Going back to my initial pick. Johnson was like weaver (except better, with a much longer peak), in terms of intense presence on the mound. Weaver wasnt as ugly though, either.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Always liked edgar martinez, too. As much as i hate the mariners, the 90s team was amazing in terms of guys who played there all at once. Its still unbelievable to this day how they never won a ring. Yankees were at their peak and all, so its easier said than done. But its crazy to think that roster didnt win at least one.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Always liked edgar martinez, too

[nate]

16 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Going back to my initial pick. Johnson was like weaver (except better, with a much longer peak), in terms of intense presence on the mound. Weaver wasnt as ugly though, either.

 

 

 

Yeah I am a big fan of him too.

[ten ocho recon scout]

9 minutes ago, nate said:

Yeah I am a big fan of him too.

He owned us... and it sucked. But man was the guy a beast..

I imagine regardless of how much he owned them, vlad likely had some fans in texas when he was here.

[Brandon]

23 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Going back to my initial pick. Johnson was like weaver (except better, with a much longer peak), in terms of intense presence on the mound. Weaver wasnt as ugly though, either.

Dude killed a bird. That ranks in it's own right.

[Fish Oil]

Dave Kingman's first homerun was an inside-the-park line drive that killed the outfielder. Gotta love that guy.
Willie McCovey was another old time beast that I loved watching.

[Tank]

if we're gonna go back in time, i'll throw in brooks robinson, frank robinson, frank howard, roberto clemente, willie stargell and that bizarre hitch in his warm-up swing, and harmon killebrew.

guys i saw in batting practice that just crushed it were darren daulton at the '93 all star game workout, mark macgwire, and griffey jr. 

a guy i saw at anaheim for bp that mashed was adam dunn. that was one doggone impressive power show, my goodness. i don't think i've seen anyone hit such mammoth impressive shots as him, except for maybe jr. griffey.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

4 hours ago, Tank said:

guy i saw at anaheim for bp that mashed was adam dunn. that was one doggone impressive power show, my goodness. i don't think i've seen anyone hit such mammoth impressive shots as him, except for maybe jr. griffey.

Some friends of ours know the Dunn family, said that he is a solid guy

Edited May 13, 2020 by Vegas Halo Fan

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Some friends of ours know the Dunn family, said that he is a solid guy

I remember Dunn being a hot topic on the old board. The sabr types loved him, the old school hated him.

Kind of funny. Trout vs Mcab is what forced the masses to change their views on advanced stats. But dunn was sort of doing it way before it. Dunn was doing 15 years ago what teams are telling their guys to do today. 

[Angels 1961]

Andy Kosco, he was my cousin played for many teams. Twins, Yankees, Reds, Angels, Dodgers, Milwaukee. He was traded from Dodgers for Al Downing.

[Tank]

8 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Andy Kosco, he was my cousin played for many teams. Twins, Yankees, Reds, Angels, Dodgers, Milwaukee. He was traded from Dodgers for Al Downing.

i remember him with the dodgers.

is he still around?

[PattyD22]

I happened to be watching MLB Network this morning and they were showing a replay from the 1975 World Series.  Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox.  There were so many players in that series that we could have had man crushes on.  Here is just a sample of the Big Red Machine line up:

1. Johnny Bench
2. Tony Perez
3. Joe Morgan
4. Dave Concepcion
5. Pete Rose
6. George Foster
7. Ken Griffey Sr.
8. Cesar Geronimo

The Red Sox had:

1. Carlton Fisk
2. Carl Yastrzemski
3. Doug Griffin
4. Rick Burleson
5. Jim Rice
6. Fred Lynn
7. Dwight Evans 
8. Cecil Cooper

Pitchers included Luis Tiant, Bill Lee, Rick Wise, Dick Pole (best name ever), Don Gullett (another classic), and Jack Billingham.  Just from this game alone, I can easily choose 7 or 8 players who I grew up admiring.  Watching the replay really brought back some great childhood baseball memories.

[Angels 1961]

10 hours ago, Tank said:

i remember him with the dodgers.

is he still around?

No he passed away July 25, 2018

[ten ocho recon scout]

23 hours ago, PattyD22 said:

I happened to be watching MLB Network this morning and they were showing a replay from the 1975 World Series.  Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox.  There were so many players in that series that we could have had man crushes on.  Here is just a sample of the Big Red Machine line up:

1. Johnny Bench
2. Tony Perez
3. Joe Morgan
4. Dave Concepcion
5. Pete Rose
6. George Foster
7. Ken Griffey Sr.
8. Cesar Geronimo

The Red Sox had:

1. Carlton Fisk
2. Carl Yastrzemski
3. Doug Griffin
4. Rick Burleson
5. Jim Rice
6. Fred Lynn
7. Dwight Evans 
8. Cecil Cooper

Pitchers included Luis Tiant, Bill Lee, Rick Wise, Dick Pole (best name ever), Don Gullett (another classic), and Jack Billingham.  Just from this game alone, I can easily choose 7 or 8 players who I grew up admiring.  Watching the replay really brought back some great childhood baseball memories.

Yeah, been watching throwback Angels stuff on FSW the last few days.... hard to believe guys like joyner, finley, devo and chili davis were here 30 plus years ago, which is depressing (lol)... but brings back some great memories.

Last night they played langstons no hitter.... was crazy to see devo, joyner, johnny ray, jack howell etc etc etc..... hitting flyouts to a 20 year old ken griffey jr. 

[Lou]

I've been reading books 

[m0nkey]

51 minutes ago, Lou said:

I've been reading books