Create a Baseball team using only players that you PERSONALLY saw play LIVE

[charlie and algernon]

Create a team using only the players that you saw play in games you attended. Watching TV or listening on the radio doesn't count. You had to have seen them take the field at a game you attended.


My team:

Catcher - Pudge Rodriguez
1st - Albert Pujols
2nd - Chase Utley
3rd - Alex Rodriguez
SS - Derek Jeter
LF - Barry Bonds
CF - Ken Griffey, Jr
RF - Ichiro
DH - Miguel Cabrera

SP - Randy Johnson
SP - Roger Clemens
SP - Roy Halladay
SP - Josh Johnson
SP - CC Sabbathia

CL - Mariano Rivera

Bench - Chipper Jones, Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Zimmerman, Jim Thome, Ryan Howard

[JonLP24]

1. OK

Catcher-Damien Miller
1B-Mark McGwire
2B-Fernando Vina
SS-Tony Womack
3B-Matt Williams
LF-Luis Gonzalez
CF-Ken Griffey Jr.(The one time I did see him, he left after 1 AB and in the 4th inning due to a food related illness.
RF-Danny Bautista
P-Randy Johnson

All of these are players I saw law from a period of 2 games the same year. It is mostly Diamondback players because I forgot who played on the Reds and Cards except for a few. I did see Randy Johnson pitch against the Cards. He had a hit hitter into 7th with several keys, Tony Womack hit a walk off home run who as of last year was on a minor league team with my cousin in Tucson. My cousin also happens short stop which he played his whole life.

I ain't even going to get into bench and other starting pitchers based on the limited number of MLB players I watched.

[TZ]

2. Hmm. Toughie

Catcher: Johnny Bench
1st: Adam Dunn
2nd: Chase Utley
3rd: Pete Rose
SS: Cal Ripken Jr
CF-Alfonso Soriano
LF Raul Ibanez
RF Jayson Werth
DH-Eddie Murray
SP-Orel Hirscheiser
SP-Roy Oswalt
SP-Mike Mussina
CL- Rob Dibble? Not sure on this one.

Bench- Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Juan Gonzales, Rafael Palmeiro

[Auggie]

3. Okay...

Here's the batting order too:

Ricky Henderson CF
Omar Vizquel, SS
Willie McCovey, 1B
Barry Bonds*, LF
Frank Robinson, DH
Manny Ramirez*, RF
Jeff Kent, 2B
Brooks Robinson, 3B
Thurman Munson, C

SP: Dave Stewart
SP: Gaylord Perry
SP: Sam McDowell
SP: CC Sabathia

Set-up: Rick Honeycutt
Closer: Dennis Eckersley

[Kingofalldems]

4. Here goes

1st-Frank Howard
2nd--Bobby Richardson
3rd-Frank Malzone
SS-Tony Kubek
lf-Bob Allison
cf--Mickey Mantle
rf-Ted Williams
Catcher---Yogi Berra
SP-Camilo Pascual
SP-Joe Coleman
SP--Sal Maglie
SP--Darold Knowles
SP--Whitey Ford
CL--Dick Raddatz
Bench--Zoilo Versalles, Albie Pearson, Moose Skowron, Earl Battey

[KamaAina]

5. You need a backup first-sacker

in case Pujols gets raptured the next time he goes to a Beckkk rally. :-)

edit: come to think of it, you could use Thome from your quite impressive bench.

[hughee99]

6. Good list.

I've actually seen everyone on your list play, in person, except for Bonds, Josh Johnson and Zimmerman.

I came up with different players I've seen, since otherwise our lists would look pretty similar.

Catcher - Carlton Fisk
1st - Eddie Murray
2nd - Roberto Alomar
3rd - George Brett
SS - Robin Yount
LF - Rickey Henderson
CF - Kirby Puckett
RF - Vladimir Guerrero
DH - David Ortiz

SP - Nolan Ryan
SP - Jack Morris
SP - Tom Seaver
SP - Pedro Martinez
SP - Greg Maddux

CL - Dennis Eckersley

Bench - Yaz, Paul Molitor, Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly, and Rod Carew

[era veteran]

7. Big Red Machine/ Don't need 'other' players

Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, and was supported by George Foster, César Gerónimo, Ken Griffey, Sr., and Dave Concepción. The eight players most frequently referenced as members of the Big Red Machine include baseball's all-time hit leader in Rose; 3 Hall of Fame players in Bench, Peréz and Morgan; 6 National League MVP selections; 4 National League home run leading seasons; 3 NL Batting Champions; 25 Gold Glove winning seasons, and 63 collective All-Star Game appearances.] The starting lineup of Bench, Rose, Morgan, Pérez, Concepción, Foster, Griffey, and Gerónimo (collectively referred to as the "Great Eight") played 88 games together during the 1975 and 1976 seasons, losing only 19. BEST trade ever in Baseball Lee May for Joe Morgan. I can still see Joe pumping that arm. Of course that was before the first player strike which pretty much turned me away from all professional sports. Pitching was great too.
Jack Billingham
Pedro Borbon
Clay Carroll
Tom Carroll*
Pat Darcy*
Rawly Eastwick
Don Gullett
Tom Hall*
Clay Kirby
Will McEnaney*
Gary Nolan
Fred Norman
This team could be down 6 runs in the 6th and you would run out and put money on them. I loved watching this team. I saw the Reds @ Crosley field and then Riverfront, guess I'll have to get a beer distibutor to give me tickets so I can see the new field. Damn, one team, three different stadiums, I am getting old. I am pulling for them hard to beat the teabagging Cardinals.

[depakid]

8. Fun, fun

Catcher - Johnny Bench

1st - Eddie Murray

2nd - Rod Carew

SS - Ozzie Smith

3rd - George Brett

LF - Rickey Henderson

CF - Say Hey!

RF - Ichiro

DH - Edgar Martinez

SP - Randy Johnson
SP- Nolan Ryan
SP - Roger Clemens
SP - Fernando Valenzuela
SP - Orel Hershiser

CL - Dennis Eckersly

[PRETZEL]

9. There were some toughies,

My starting lineup,

Ozzie Smith - SS
Al Oliver - LF
Roberto Clemente - RF
Albert Pujols - 1B
Hank Aaron - DH
Johnny Bench - C
Brooks Robinson - 3B
Ken Griffey, Jr. - CF
Bill Mazeroski - 2B

Nolan Ryan - SP
Tom Seaver - SP
Steve Carlton - SP
Randy Johnson - SP
Goose Gossage - CL

Bench: Dave Parker, Bill Madlock, Mike Schmidt, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell

[RockaFowler]

10. Good one

Catcher - Pudge (has to be Pudge)
1B - Derrick Lee
2B - Dan Uggla (love his swing)
SS - Alan Trammel (I have a soft spot for Mr Trammel from my years in Detroit)
3B - Mike Lowell
CF - Chet Lemon
LF - Moises Alou
RF - Gary Sheffield

Pitchers - Josh Beckett
Josh Johnson
Pedro Martinez
Mariano Rivera
Robb Nenn
Livan Hernandez
Jack Morris

[Bluzmann57]

11. Ok

C- Johnny Bench
1b- Pujols
2b-Glenn Beckert
SS- Ozzie Smith
3B- Mike Schmidt and Ron Santo
OF- Sammy Sosa (yeah I know. 'Roids)
OF- Andre Dawson
OF- Roberto Clemente
SP-Bob Gibson
SP-Greg Maddux
SP-Fergie Jenkins
RP-Bruce Sutter
RP-Lee Smith (who should be in the HoF)
I have to include Ernie Banks on this list at 1B. He's a Cub and I have seen many many Cubs games. Mr. Cub.