Who was (or is) your favorite player to watch? (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

Nothing to do with players on your fantasy team. Just a guy you got pure enjoyment out of watching play baseball.

Let's go ahead and select one pitcher and one position player.

Pitcher - Nolan Ryan

Watching the Ryan Express blow away batters was simply awe-inspiring.

Position player - Rickey Henderson

Rickey made me choose Rickey.

This is as much for enjoying watching him run the bases as it is for watching him hit and field.

 

[Hoos First]

Growing up it was Eric Davis. Wish he could have stayed healthy. His combo of speed, power, and defense was outstanding when he came up with the Reds. Always went to Atlanta(6 hour drive) when Cincinnati was in town.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Barry Lamar Bonds

Jack Morris Justin Verlander

Suck it Morris for your anti-Tigers

 

[Raider Nation]

Growing up it was Eric Davis. Wish he could have stayed healthy. His combo of speed, power, and defense was outstanding when he came up with the Reds. Always went to Atlanta(6 hour drive) when Cincinnati was in town.

Loved the menacing way he rocked the bat back and forth while awaiting the pitch. Somewhat similar to Gary Sheffield, but a little slower.

 

[sihaokills]

Nolan Ryan too

 

[Limp Ditka]

Rickey

 

[Finless]

Pedro Martinez

 

[Gawain]

Kent Hrbek.

What an oaf.

 

[D in the D]

Pete Rose

 

[Oh Yes!]

bo jackson was cool

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Ty Cobb

 

[beaux]

Dale Murphy

 

[Don Quixote]

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Greg Maddux

 

[whoknew]

Kirk Gibson - He was always my favorite player growing up. He played with reckless abandon - like a football player playing baseball.

Greg Maddux - He was a surgeon. It was a beautiful thing to watch.

 

[Oh Yes!]

how could i forget about Griffey Jr.

 

[Sea Bass]

Alan Trammell

 

[Man In The Box]

Don Mattingly

Dave Stewart

 

[Greco]

Mark Fidrych and Reggie Jackson

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Mark Fidrych and Reggie Jackson

Both legends at Tiger Stadium.

 

[Please See Mine]

Growing up it was Eric Davis. Wish he could have stayed healthy. His combo of speed, power, and defense was outstanding when he came up with the Reds. Always went to Atlanta(6 hour drive) when Cincinnati was in town.

27 HR with 80 SB then 37 HR with 50 SB. unreal.

 

[Copeman]

Andy Van Slyke

Lenny Dykstra

The Big Unit

 

[the moops]

Pedro Martinez

yep

 

[Berserker]

Eric Davis is a great choice. His defense was amazing, and enough on it's own to get some votes. Then you throw in his hitting and baserunning too...guy was awesome.

Chalk me up for Nolan Ryan and Jose Cruz. The Astrodome wasn't big on offense, but just yelling Cruuuuuz anytime he did something was a lot of fun.

Current faves are Verlander and Elvis Andrus. Andrus makes at least 6 plays a week where you just go WOW.

If there's one guy I could go back in history to watch, it'd be Roberto Clemente.