Jackie Robinson ATD I

[Elvis P]

Jackie Robinson ATD I
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The players listed below are exempt. There are 26 rounds. The positions are C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, 3 OFs, DH, 5 SP, 11 Bench and Bullpen, and a manager (+ bench coach if you want). Please tag the GM after you. All the players are in their prime and healthy. Please try to post one sentence about anything with your pick. One pick per day for each GM.

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Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, Eddie Collins, Ted Williams, Pete Alexander, A-Rod, Kid Nichols, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Nap Lajoie, Lefty Grove, Christy Mathewson, Albert Pujols, Eddie Mathews, Cap Anson, Jimmie Foxx, Wade Boggs, Eddie Plank, George Brett, Tim Keefe, Chipper Jones, Charlie Gehringer, George Davis, Roger Connor, Fergie Jenkins, John Clarkson, Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew, Tom Glavine, Jeff Bagwell, Pete Rose, Curt Schilling, Joe DiMaggio

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[Dr Pepper]

Well this is an easy one.

Can't NOT pick the Sultan of Swat here.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"He was a hitter, one of the greatest you ever saw. The most powerful. Never swung hard at the ball either. Just a short swing. Never swung all the way around. He hit them straight. Line drives, but they kept going. "
Cool Papa Bell

Josh Gibson, C

"Williams was a Ty Cobb as far as being an intelligent batter. He wouldn’t hit at a bad ball. All he’d want to talk about was hitting. "
Ted Lyons

Ted Williams, OF - He's not Babe Ruth, but I think he's the BPA available and he's a lefty. @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

"His fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed, and it hissed at you as it passed."
-undrafted player

Walter Johnson, SP

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"Pitchers have also been known to take steroids, not necessarily to throw harder, but rather to rebound more quickly from their previous start". BASEBALL; Taking a Swing With Steroids (Published 2004)

Roger Clemens, SP - Pitching is technique and PEDS can't help you throw harder. He didn't pitch during the dead ball era. I think he's the second-best pitcher ever and the second-best player not in the HoF. @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

It was Cobb who I quoted earlier on the Walter Johnson pick.

Glad they're all on the same team now.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"Some people asked me, 'Why are you playing so close to the right-field foul line?' What they didn't know was that Charleston covered all three fields, and my responsibility was to make sure of balls down the line and those in foul territory. "
Dave Malarcher

"Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day". Monte Irvin

Oscar Charleston, OF. Power, speed, and a lefty. @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

From the most feared of his era, to the most feared of mine.

Randy Johnson, SP.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

Please check out the quotes I added to all my HoF picks. @Dr Pepper

"All the years I played; I never got a hit off him. He threw fire. "
Buck Leonard

Bill Foster, SP. Lefty

 

[Dr Pepper]

United again!

Ruth and Gehrig are certain to put their differences aside and work together here, just like old times.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

Excluding the Babe, I have the 3 highest OPS+ of all time. @Dr Pepper

"I need to win, man. I've had numbers, but I've never won a World Series." "I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better." "I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power."​

Barry Bonds OF, L

 

[Dr Pepper]

Glad to add Sandy Koufax to my rotation.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"Rogan was one of the best low-ball hitters I ever saw, and (he was) one of the best curveball hitters. "
Frank Duncan

Bullet Rogan, SP @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig. Let's add Tris Speaker to the mix, because why not.

All-time doubles king!

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"He's the only guy I know who could hit .350 in the dark. "
Frankie Frisch

Rogers Hornsby, 2B @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Apologies for the holdup.

Christy Mathewson, SP fits in well, in my starting five.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

No problem. @Dr Pepper

"(Martínez is) the first person I’ve ever seen with an above-average fastball and an above average change-up. "
Hall of Famer Randy Johnson

Pedro Martinez, SP

 

[Dr Pepper]

Time to draft another player who's actually still alive!

And who better, than Mike Schmidt, 3B.

....Such a fine-tuned knowledge of the game!

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"He was kind of a genteel person. He was friendly, but when he was on the field he went to play. He was all business. "
Squire Moore

Mule Suttles, 1B. Good pick. I wanted him. I'm just gonna have to post my pick 11 hours early. @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Mariano Rivera, RP

Somehow the first to get unanimous acceptance into the HOF. Fully deserved, too!

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

"Some [pitchers] fool you, and some guys overpower you. Hoffman embarrasses you. "
Mike Piazza on Trevor Hoffman

We're hallway through the draft. Dang, another guy I wanted. I'm picking 11 hours early again. I'll take the only other guy with 600+ saves:

Trevor Hoffman, RP @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Jackie Robinson, 2B

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

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"In my opinion, the greatest all-around player who ever lived was Honus Wagner. "
Sam Crawford

Honus Wagner, SS @Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Johnny Bench, C

Seems like a fitting backstop, for this roster.

@Shang Chi

 

[Elvis P]

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"I’ve only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad has one of them. "
Ty Cobb

Eddie Mathews, 3B. I love that quote by Cobb! @Dr Pepper