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Whos the best third basemen in New York history? (1 Viewer)

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Who do you think will take it for third base? It's time to make picks for the lineup game if you are following it.. http://www.msg.com/lineup/

Wasnt sure who to put for #1 in this one cause it could be argued that the best one in history is the player that currently mans the bag now.. A. Rod so heres my list :

Alex Rodriguez

Graig Nettles

David Wright

Howard Johnson

Wade Boggs

 
upperlevel said:
Who do you think will take it for third base? It's time to make picks for the lineup game if you are following it.. http://www.msg.com/lineup/

Wasnt sure who to put for #1 in this one cause it could be argued that the best one in history is the player that currently mans the bag now.. A. Rod so heres my list :

Alex Rodriguez

Graig Nettles

David Wright

Howard Johnson

Wade Boggs
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Its Nettles right now, it'll be ARod in like 3 years and Wright in 5
 
dparker713 said:
upperlevel said:
Who do you think will take it for third base? It's time to make picks for the lineup game if you are following it.. http://www.msg.com/lineup/

Wasnt sure who to put for #1 in this one cause it could be argued that the best one in history is the player that currently mans the bag now.. A. Rod so heres my list :

Alex Rodriguez

Graig Nettles

David Wright

Howard Johnson

Wade Boggs
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Its Nettles right now, it'll be ARod in like 3 years and Wright in 5
Click to expand...
I assume you are joking, but if the best 3B in NY history was a .248 lifetime hitter (.750 OPS) and only cleared 90 RBI four times (100 once), that would be pretty sad.
 
I believe Freddie Lindstrom is the only Hall of Famer who played (a) most of his career in NY and (b) primarily was a 3B.

ETA: Ray Dandridge if you include the Negro Leagues and are willing to consider Newark as New York

 
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pollardsvision said:
dparker713 said:
upperlevel said:
Who do you think will take it for third base? It's time to make picks for the lineup game if you are following it.. http://www.msg.com/lineup/

Wasnt sure who to put for #1 in this one cause it could be argued that the best one in history is the player that currently mans the bag now.. A. Rod so heres my list :

Alex Rodriguez

Graig Nettles

David Wright

Howard Johnson

Wade Boggs
Click to expand...
Its Nettles right now, it'll be ARod in like 3 years and Wright in 5
Click to expand...
I assume you are joking, but if the best 3B in NY history was a .248 lifetime hitter (.750 OPS) and only cleared 90 RBI four times (100 once), that would be pretty sad.
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He played 11 years in NY, had an OPS+ of 114 during that time and played a very good defensive third base. 5 time all star, 2 time top 10 in MVP voting, and he started in 4 WS, winning 2. I think ARod needs a little more time to be considered the best from that list, due to steroids and poor postseason performance, though 3 years was probably too much. Wright needs alot more time though he is young enough to pass ARod eventually.

 
dparker713 said:
pollardsvision said:
dparker713 said:
upperlevel said:
Who do you think will take it for third base? It's time to make picks for the lineup game if you are following it.. http://www.msg.com/lineup/

Wasnt sure who to put for #1 in this one cause it could be argued that the best one in history is the player that currently mans the bag now.. A. Rod so heres my list :

Alex Rodriguez

Graig Nettles

David Wright

Howard Johnson

Wade Boggs
Click to expand...
Its Nettles right now, it'll be ARod in like 3 years and Wright in 5
Click to expand...
I assume you are joking, but if the best 3B in NY history was a .248 lifetime hitter (.750 OPS) and only cleared 90 RBI four times (100 once), that would be pretty sad.
Click to expand...
He played 11 years in NY, had an OPS+ of 114 during that time and played a very good defensive third base. 5 time all star, 2 time top 10 in MVP voting, and he started in 4 WS, winning 2. I think ARod needs a little more time to be considered the best from that list, due to steroids and poor postseason performance, though 3 years was probably too much. Wright needs alot more time though he is young enough to pass ARod eventually.
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Nettles has a postseason OPS of .641.Arod has a postseason OPS of .977.

 
Where's all the Ray Knight love???

If he was not the best third baseman, he was the best third baseman/cheerleader in NY history.

 
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