What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
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What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
I think we can agree that the best Cardinals of all time at each position would be this:
P. Bob Gibson
C. Ted Simmons
1B. Albert Pujols
2B. Rogers Hornsby
3B. Ken Boyer
SS. Ozzie Smith
LF. Lou Brock
CF. Jim Edmonds
RF. Stan Musial
So the question is what would the batting order be with all of these guys? My guess at it:
1. Brock
2. Hornsby
3. Musial
4. Pujols
5. Edmonds
6. Simmons
7. Boyer
8. Smith
9. Gibson
P. Bob Gibson
C. Ted Simmons
1B. Albert Pujols
2B. Rogers Hornsby
3B. Ken Boyer
SS. Ozzie Smith
LF. Lou Brock
CF. Jim Edmonds
RF. Stan Musial
So the question is what would the batting order be with all of these guys? My guess at it:
1. Brock
2. Hornsby
3. Musial
4. Pujols
5. Edmonds
6. Simmons
7. Boyer
8. Smith
9. Gibson
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
um....I like Curt Flood over Jim Edmonds....but's that's just me
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
simmons is a better hitter but I'd like to see Molina in the catcher discussion for his defense and his ability not to take [expletive] from anybody.
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
Well you can put who ever you want in your all time Cardinals team, but then list your batting order accordingly.
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
Ha... you posted that like it was not debatable and then you immediately start getting debates about it. I would also think that Medwick would be a good choice in there over Brock -- highly overrated, imo.JoeMcKim wrote:I think we can agree that the best Cardinals of all time at each position would be this:
And I think Molina over Simmons is also the way to go.
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
Some batting orders of the past....
1964
Flood CF
Brock LF
White 1B
Boyer 3B
Groat SS
McCarver C
Javier 2B
Shannon RF
Gibson P
1967
Brock LF
Flood CF
Maris RF
Cepeda 1B
McCarver C
Shannon 3B
Javier 2B
Maxvil SS
Gibson P
1964
Flood CF
Brock LF
White 1B
Boyer 3B
Groat SS
McCarver C
Javier 2B
Shannon RF
Gibson P
1967
Brock LF
Flood CF
Maris RF
Cepeda 1B
McCarver C
Shannon 3B
Javier 2B
Maxvil SS
Gibson P
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
I like the team and the order.
For comparison, here's what I'm pretty sure my father's squad would look like. Can't say how he'd bat them beyond Brock at leadoff.
He was born in 1916 and saw most of the Cardinal greats from the 20s until he died in 2001. He died in June of Albert's first season.
1B-Musial
2B-Frisch
SS-Marion
3B-Boyer
CF-Moore
LF-Brock
RF-Hafey
C-Cooper
P-Gibson
He liked Medwick a great deal and Slaughter also. So, I don't know for sure if he wouldn't have put one of them in the OF over Brock.
But, he liked Gibson above all.
For comparison, here's what I'm pretty sure my father's squad would look like. Can't say how he'd bat them beyond Brock at leadoff.
He was born in 1916 and saw most of the Cardinal greats from the 20s until he died in 2001. He died in June of Albert's first season.
1B-Musial
2B-Frisch
SS-Marion
3B-Boyer
CF-Moore
LF-Brock
RF-Hafey
C-Cooper
P-Gibson
He liked Medwick a great deal and Slaughter also. So, I don't know for sure if he wouldn't have put one of them in the OF over Brock.
But, he liked Gibson above all.
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
Generally agree, though I think I'd drop Brock to 7 and Smith to 8 and move the rest up a notch.JoeMcKim wrote:
1. Brock
2. Hornsby
3. Musial
4. Pujols
5. Edmonds
6. Simmons
7. Boyer
8. Smith
9. Gibson
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Re: What would batting order of the all time Cardinals be?
I really don't know much about him, but Terry Moore was my dad's all-time favorite Cardinal. I guess I carry on that center field tradition because Curt Flood is mine.doe_boy wrote:I like the team and the order.
For comparison, here's what I'm pretty sure my father's squad would look like. Can't say how he'd bat them beyond Brock at leadoff.
He was born in 1916 and saw most of the Cardinal greats from the 20s until he died in 2001. He died in June of Albert's first season.
1B-Musial
2B-Frisch
SS-Marion
3B-Boyer
CF-Moore
LF-Brock
RF-Hafey
C-Cooper
P-Gibson
He liked Medwick a great deal and Slaughter also. So, I don't know for sure if he wouldn't have put one of them in the OF over Brock.
But, he liked Gibson above all.