Who is your favorite Yankee player?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

[Beer Snob-50]

1. shouldn't there be "none of the above"

just curious.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. nope

there shouldn't

[meegbear]

15. No, really, there should be "none of the above" ...

people may have other choices, like none of them. But we all understand since your pwecious Yankees didn't make it.

The Yankees not in the World Series makes baby Jesus laugh his ass off cry.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. very good

:thumbsup: That must have taken a long time to come up with

[meegbear]

19. About 2 minutes actually, not too long at all

:D

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. Who wrote other without replying?

Show yourself

[edbermac]

11. I just did, was doing a cut and paste for my post.

:argh:

[Bennyboy]

4. Other, or the ones with tee times for today!

[IndianaJones]

5. No Jeter? nt.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. I ran out of slots for the many many great Yankees.

Or the Red Sox players who became great with the Yankees. Besides the Babe of course.

[cloudbase]

6. Joltin' Joe

Arguably one of the greatest to ever play the game.

[flvegan]

7. Roger Clemens.

I never got to see any of the folks you've listed play (outside of film reels, at least).

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. He played for some other team once.

Didn't win anything with em

[flvegan]

16. No, he didn't.

I have a small stockpile of his rookie cards. Wish I could say the same for those other guys.

[Initech]

27. Yeah, it was the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team.

He got hypnotized into thinking he was a chicken.

[wicket]

53. The AL Pennant isn't anything?

Wow.

[edbermac]

8. Jim Bouton.

For writing one of the greatest sports books ever, Ball Four (and all its sequels)

[Broken_Hero]

10. Other:

Jeter...I never really followed the old timers, and I know they are deserving of respect, but I never watched any of those players play, that you listed....except for Mattingly, and I never paid any attention to him...

Thats why I went with Jeter...he is a good player, I damn near cringe whenever he comes up to the plate in a crucial moment, because from what I've seen, he is incredible hard to strike out, and he usually delivers...

I'm in fact, not a Yankee fan, and I dislike the Yankee's a lot, but I have to give respect, where its due...and I think Jeter is the best Yankee, I've ever seen play the game...

BTW, I'm at a loss as to the Torree issue...I can't believe the Yankee's gave him up, he was...and still is such a class act...I hope my Mariners sign him!

:D

[musette_sf]

12. other: Thurman Munson

my hero!

[NewJeffCT]

14. my vote is for Thurman as well

not my hero, but my favorite Yankee

[soleft]

21. I'm a catcher and I wear # 15

[KamaAina]

49. Please tell me you're not a pilot!

:scared:

You-Know-Who has still not forgiven Munson for his perceived stupidity in flying that plane. The subject came up during the recent Cory Lidle episode; I was there visiting, taking a nap on the couch, when I heard this BOOM! (did I mention they live on E. 72nd?) Like good New Yorkers, we all took turns craning our necks out the window...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

50. I was living at 91st and 1st at the time

[driver8]

24. I hate the Yankees, but loved Thurmon Munson.

Definitely my favorite Yankee.

I also liked Mickey Rivers.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. For the record my favorite is Mariano Rivera

There's nothing like being at Yankee stadium when he comes out and they play Enter Sandman

[MissMillie]

22. yeah, he's one of my favorites too

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_04alcs_gm5_nyabos

[dembotoz]

20. favorite yankee? no such thing

[Tommy_Carcetti]

23. Babe Ruth

He had the good enough sense to be from Baltimore, that's why.

[Initech]

25. MATTINGLY! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO TRIM THOSE SIDEBURNS!!

[MilesColtrane]

26. Any of the dead ones. n/t

[matcom]

28. Zimmer

and I like him like this:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

47. That's terrible

:spank:

[Tektonik]

29. Bernie Williams

[baldguy]

30. Yankees SUCK!

Go SOX!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

37. That was incredibly clever

thank you

[wicket]

51. Well, they are the Evil Empire after all

;)

[LisaM]

31. Billy Martin!

Shouldn't he be on the list?

[Sanity Claws]

32. So many great ones that I couldn't decide

I barely remember Mickey Mantle but at least I do remember him as a player so I was going to pick him. Then I saw Babe Ruth's name and thought I should choose him. Then I saw Lou Gehrig's name and thought maybe he's my favorite.
At that point, I realized I can't pick just one. All of them were great.

[Xipe Totec]

33. None of the above,

'cause they're Yankees.

[Midlodemocrat]

34. Isn't that like asking what's your favorite terminal illness?

Munson, BTW.

[rug]

35. Where the hell is Whitey Ford?

[Marrah_G]

36. How about a "Screw the Yankees...... GO SOX!"

That should really be a choice.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

40. That joke never gets stupid does it

:eyes:

[wicket]

54. Not until the Yanks win a Series in this century, nope

:P

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

55. So when they win you won't say they suck?

Like every other jealous hater who did in the late nineties?

[wicket]

57. Maybe?

They've been uber pathetic of late, when Steinbrenner is finaly gone maybe they won't suck as much.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

62. If by being down to the Red Sox by 14 games and coming to within 2 to

clinch the wild card and having been in the playoffs for 13 years straight is pathetic then your standards are very high.

[wicket]

63. Well, where are they?

:shrug:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

64. Regrouping to try and with their 27th ring

[wicket]

65. I would hope so, with that payroll

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

66. Ah yes - the payroll. I was waiting for that.

If you can buy wins how come we haven' t won?

[wicket]

67. Ask Steinbrenner

:hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

68. I would but his sons are in the way

It's all good for me. I was born in 1975 so I went a long long time before there was a World Series win I could remember. The late 90s will tide me over until our next run of wins. We need to build up our farm system and raise some home grown talent like back in the day.

[wicket]

70. I was born in 1978, I had to wait quite a long time for a Series win

;)

[J-Lo Biafra]

38. Is that John coltrane in your avatar?

:hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

39. Nope it's Fred Berry

[bigwillq]

41. Mattingly is my favorite Yankee

of all-time. I guess it's just the era I grew up in. But I loved him when he played.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

42. Bernie Williams

Class act and a clutch ballplayer. I really wanted my Pirates to land him for a season or two this year to teach the kids how to compete.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

43. My father's cat is named Bernie Williams

[Phillycat]

44. Hmmmm....

GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Now I'm doing it just to irritate you. Heh.)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. I'll let you slide

but that's cause you're special - i.e. really pretty.

:P

[Phillycat]

48. Hee!

Well, if I can overlook your Yankee-fan-ism because you're cute, it's only fair that you let me slide! :bounce:

[porphyrian]

45. Bob Keeshan. - n/t

[wicket]

52. Don Mattingly & Matsui are the only ones I can stomach

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

56. I bought a Matsui jersey a few weeks ago

Gonna get my wife a Posada one if he sticks around. She loves Jorge

[wicket]

58. Ooooo - forgot about him

He's a good guy too. My problem isn't the Yanks so much as it is Steinbrenner.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

60. You and many many New Yorkers

[TSIAS]

71. I like Posada

I still remember his 3/19 in the 2003 World Series, which let my Marlins take home their second championship.

Honorable mention goes to Chuck Knoblauch. I'll never forget the time he hit Keith Olbermann's Mom in the head with an errant throw.

[jakefrep]

59. Reggie Jackson nt

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

61. Even though he did so much for the Yanks I still consider him an A

[jakefrep]

74. His stint with the A's was a little before my time

My first memory of Reg-gie was with the Yanks.

[jus_the_facts]

69. Ronald Ames Guidry *Louisiana Lightning*

Ronald Ames Guidry (nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator") (born August 28, 1950, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played 14 seasons for the New York Yankees from 1975 through 1988. Guidry is currently the pitching coach of the New York Yankees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Guidry

[KamaAina]

72. Jim Abbott, 'cause he has a disability

I never did quite understand how he fielded the position. I would have thought that some hotshot would try to get on by bunting to where Abbott's other hand would have been, if he had one.

[wicket]

73. I saw him pitch once when he played for the Angels

Absolutely amazing. I was wondering whatever happened to him.

[CatholicEdHead]

75. Former Minnesota Twin Doug Mientkiewicz

[AlCzervik]

76. Thurman Munson. When i was a kid we saw him play and like any good Boston fan

you gave whatever player was the closet to your seats a whole bunch of shit and we did and he was really good natured about.