Some of these should have had 3 position players
Catcher must have Josh Gibson
Yogi Berra does not belong over Big Josh
First base
In no planet ever should Mark McSteroids been on this team.
jimmie Foxx/Hank Greenburg or Pete Rose (so hard to place since he played so many positions)
Second Base
I need to find a way to get Joe Morgan on this team -- but hard to displace either of those 2
SS
Honus Wagner is a racist asshat but was a better player than both of those.
I would take yount over Ripken. Other than iron man, I would take Yount's career as better and did not play in the camden yards launching pad.
I would ditch Ernie Banks in a heartbeat. A lot of good negro league short stops to pick from as well.
3B
Depends on how much you value defense. Brooks Robinson changed a world series by playing tight in on the line. But you have a good potential replacement
Outfield
Knowing Ken Griffey Jr -- no one did less with more talent. He was so lazy as to be academically inelgible to play sports in high school. But he has a ton of HR and highlights. But the last half of hos career was totally wasted because he never rehabbed or worked out in the off season. Plus a lot of his career is post 1999. he gets bumped for either of the negro leagues players below.
if you move Pete to first base it opens up a spot
Cool Papa Bell or Oscar Charleston both are better than some guys on this list
hard to take any of the other OF from that list as they were all incredibly great players.
For pitchers, I would really need to dig into stats other than Satchell Paige MUST be on the list. I might check in later on pitchers.
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