Comments on: Rating the best Yankees of all time http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 11:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joba or Hughes to the pen http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-558045 Joba or Hughes to the pen Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:13:13 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-558045 Jeter 6? 1:Ruth 2:Dimaggio 3:Mantle 4:Gehrig 5:Yogi 6:Whitey Ford 7:Mariano Rivera 8:Redd Ruffing 9:Jeter 10:Bill Dickey Jeter 6?

1:Ruth
2:Dimaggio
3:Mantle
4:Gehrig
5:Yogi
6:Whitey Ford
7:Mariano Rivera
8:Redd Ruffing
9:Jeter
10:Bill Dickey

]]> By: Jamie G. http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-558005 Jamie G. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:22:13 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-558005 Mattingly is in the top 10...Best defensive 1B in American League history, MVP, batting title...definitely top 10 in my book Mattingly is in the top 10…Best defensive 1B in American League history, MVP, batting title…definitely top 10 in my book

]]> By: godfather http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-557689 godfather Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:56:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-557689 i'd go with joe right under ruth, and that's only because there is no one who's ever been on the babe's level...no ballpark ever was tougher on a great hitter's prowess than was the stadium on joe; you can look it up: take the home/away figures on the greats such as ted/stan/hank/willie, etc. and see what you find...i have a list i compiled some 20 years ago that shows joe as superior on the road to any and all of them; as for his all-around game, you had to see it to believe it; he was to grace what gehrig was to durability; also, i'd go with mattingly, rizzuto and maybe a couple others over jorge, and that in no way dismisses him; it's just that pinstripe territory is rich territory... i’d go with joe right under ruth, and that’s only because there is no one who’s ever been on the babe’s level…no ballpark ever was tougher on a great hitter’s prowess than was the stadium on joe; you can look it up: take the home/away figures on the greats such as ted/stan/hank/willie, etc. and see what you find…i have a list i compiled some 20 years ago that shows joe as superior on the road to any and all of them; as for his all-around game, you had to see it to believe it; he was to grace what gehrig was to durability; also, i’d go with mattingly, rizzuto and maybe a couple others over jorge, and that in no way dismisses him; it’s just that pinstripe territory is rich territory…

]]> By: Accent Shallow http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-557020 Accent Shallow Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:25:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-557020 Athlete and defender, yes? Hitter? No. Athlete and defender, yes?

Hitter?

No.

]]> By: kenthadley http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556943 kenthadley Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:44:33 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556943 IMO paulie was a better hitter, athlete, and defender for his position than posada, and posada is surely in the top 20 NYY all time.... IMO paulie was a better hitter, athlete, and defender for his position than posada, and posada is surely in the top 20 NYY all time….

]]> By: Ross http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556942 Ross Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:41:03 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556942 Very weird. My friend and I were having this exact conversation this week. I'll have to forward this on to him. Creepy. Very weird. My friend and I were having this exact conversation this week. I’ll have to forward this on to him. Creepy.

]]> By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556935 King of Fruitless Hypotheticals Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:22:01 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556935 Aha thanks...I was about to bust out 'but I saw it with my own eyes!' Aha thanks…I was about to bust out ‘but I saw it with my own eyes!’

]]> By: Tank Foster http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556921 Tank Foster Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:49:07 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556921 He had an OPS+ of 122 or something in his MVP year. See my comment below. Judging by expected v. actual DPs, accounting for errors and such, Rizzuto/Gordon were the greatest DP duo in history. That counts for something. He had an OPS+ of 122 or something in his MVP year. See my comment below. Judging by expected v. actual DPs, accounting for errors and such, Rizzuto/Gordon were the greatest DP duo in history. That counts for something.

]]> By: Tank Foster http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556918 Tank Foster Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:47:41 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556918 At first I thought "why is Bill Dickey on there?" I had always thought of him as someone with "pretty" 1930s hitting stats, and not really all that great of a player. But he had a career OPS+ of 127, in 17 seasons, all catching, which is pretty amazing when you think of it. Phil Rizzuto and Joe Gordon were the best double play combination in the history of baseball. Phil was a weak slap hitter, but you have to some how give him credit for that glove. I think I'd have him in my top 10, somehow. At first I thought “why is Bill Dickey on there?” I had always thought of him as someone with “pretty” 1930s hitting stats, and not really all that great of a player. But he had a career OPS+ of 127, in 17 seasons, all catching, which is pretty amazing when you think of it.

Phil Rizzuto and Joe Gordon were the best double play combination in the history of baseball. Phil was a weak slap hitter, but you have to some how give him credit for that glove. I think I’d have him in my top 10, somehow.

]]> By: Andy In Sunny Daytona http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/rating-the-best-yankees-of-all-time-16452/#comment-556910 Andy In Sunny Daytona Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:31:43 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=16452#comment-556910 No, he's in. he just wasn't elected by the writers. He had to be voted in by the veterans. No, he’s in. he just wasn’t elected by the writers. He had to be voted in by the veterans.

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