Build Your Best Player

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One of the best performances I've ever seen in baseball was given by Steven Detwiler of Fresno State against Georgia in the College World Series title game.

Broken parts or not I'd take a whole team just like Steve. Champions!

Dubyah gives him a shout out!

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I'll take the guy on the left. Can anyone name him?

Legs - Mookie Wilson
Arm - Vlad Guerrero
Glove (of) - Gary Pettus
Glove (inf) - Omar Vizquel
Head - Greg Maddux
Heart - Cal Ripken
Eyes - Ted Williams
Swing - Stan Musial

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The guy on the left...Bud Abbott?





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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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The guy on the left...Bud Abbott?





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Uh uh ... star pitcher

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Star pitcher, eh? I guess that rules this guy out...





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umm cy young?

Pitching - Babe

Hitting - Babe

The speed of Prince Fielder
The glove of Alfonzo Soriano
The swing of Jered Weaver
The head of Manny Ramirez
The arm of Johnny Damon

Put those pieces together and you might get a guy that can't make his high school squad!

like2rake, you forgot the clutch ability of ARod!

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"...you forgot the clutch ability of ARod!"

I'm not an expert on women's purses, but I'm pretty sure that black one he's sporting is not a clutch.





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.....and the warm, smiling personality of John Lackey!

rjm

isn't it dizzy dean?

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Originally posted by 20dad:
rjm

isn't it dizzy dean?

Nope!

Lefty Grove....I think

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"Can anyone name him?"

Here's a better look at him...


All dressed up!



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Is it OK to give 'em a hint RJM?



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Ah, part of the most famous strikeout in baseball history.

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A case study if you will!



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It's Casey of the Hoboken Zyphers from Twilight Zone. Even though it's fiction it's a great example for young pitchers.

The Zyphers were losing a lot of games. A scientist made a robot (Casey) who could pitch. He was unemotional and efficient. He struck out every hitter.

Then it was discovered he was a robot. The baseball commissioner said in order to continue to play he needed to be human. The scientist gave Casey a heart. Now Casey was thinking on the mound. He had compassion for the hitters. He didn't want to hurt their feelings by striking them out. He grooved pitches and was rocked out of the league.

While The Twilight Zone played the human aspect of the story, the baseball moral of the story is for success be cool, unemotional and efficient on the mound.

So I start this thread thinking I would get an insight to what you all think are some of the best players ever to play the game and an intellectual insight to your opinions on their best attributes. And what do I get:

Mr. Potato Head
A college player
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
The opposite of every positive baseball attribute a player could have
And Casey of the Hobken Zyphers from Twilight Zone

You guys are awesome….thanks for the laughs.

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Anytime!



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i gotta get that twilight zone... sounds awesome

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Here ya' go skipper.



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