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07-07-2015, 11:16 PM
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Curt Flood
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07-08-2015, 08:36 AM
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#107
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Enough of the Yankee love. There's no way ANY Yankee can be underrated. A lot of them were great and probably in the HOF. But underrated? No way.
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07-08-2015, 12:08 PM
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#108
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Originally Posted by Rookies
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Believe the dealings surrounding him kicked off the free agency era in major league baseball. Very fine player none the less.
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07-08-2015, 03:35 PM
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#109
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Originally Posted by MutuelClerk
Enough of the Yankee love. There's no way ANY Yankee can be underrated. A lot of them were great and probably in the HOF. But underrated? No way.
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Agree 100%. Gehrig was mentioned earlier but he's on most top 10 of all-time lists. Ruth is an icon. Mantle & Dimaggio were never overlooked. Nor Yogi Berra or Whitey Ford, Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera. Reggie Jackson or Goose Gossage. Name an era; none of them were overlooked.
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07-08-2015, 04:45 PM
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#110
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Dave Winfield
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07-08-2015, 04:57 PM
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The fact Derek Jeter some how won five gold gloves amazes me. What really amazes me about Jeter is he's the only Yankee with 3,000 hits. All that tradition, that lore and he's the only Yankee with 3,000 hits? Crazy.
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07-08-2015, 06:07 PM
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#112
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Originally Posted by MutuelClerk
The fact Derek Jeter some how won five gold gloves amazes me. What really amazes me about Jeter is he's the only Yankee with 3,000 hits. All that tradition, that lore and he's the only Yankee with 3,000 hits? Crazy.
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Do you mean 3,000 as a Yankee, or Yankees who've had 3000 hits? I was surprised Ruth didn't, but he had so many walks that took away viable at bats. Gehrig's career was cut short by disease.
I see several players who were Yankees for part of their careers who've topped 3000 hits: A-Rod, Wade Boggs, Rickey Henderson, and the guy mentioned a couple posts above, Dave Winfield.
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07-08-2015, 07:20 PM
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Sam McDowell / Rocky Colavito . A shame their talent was wasted with the Indians for so many years.
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07-09-2015, 01:31 AM
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Rick Barry...Bernard King...Larry Holmes...Chris Evert...Walt Frazier
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07-09-2015, 01:53 AM
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Aeneas Williams
he did make it into the NFL Hall of Fame last year, but few folks recognize him as one of the best ever...I think he's a top 5 cornerback all time
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07-09-2015, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MutuelClerk
Enough of the Yankee love. There's no way ANY Yankee can be underrated. A lot of them were great and probably in the HOF. But underrated? No way.
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Overrated and underrated are funny concepts, did you realize that for every person who thinks someone is overrated it actually pushes them closer to being underrated and vice Verca?
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07-09-2015, 05:41 AM
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the ufc doesn't like him/ doesn't talk about him, but prime frank shamrock.
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07-09-2015, 11:35 AM
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Vida Blue. Typically anyone who associates themselves with drugs or illegal activity along the way is tossed aside as consideration for anything. He was almost unhittable for a few seasons none the less with amazing stuff.
Doc Gooden was another.
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11-23-2015, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mountainman
Rick Barry...Bernard King...Larry Holmes...Chris Evert...Walt Frazier
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Other than Bernard King, aren't the other 4 all considered legends in their sports?
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