Ranking the 3000 Hitters

KCBOOMER · 07-19-2005, 02:58 PM

Over at ESPN they are conducting a poll to rank the 3,000 hit batters. The poll is interesting. Somehow Cap Anson picked up 5 hits to join this club, so that gives you 26 guys to rank. After you vote they will show your the current standings.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sport...tranker?id=315

RascalJones · 07-19-2005, 03:22 PM

Top 5 after my vote, was Aaron, Cobb, Mays, Rose, Musial. Darn close to what I voted. I had Rose & Musial switched.

RascalJones · 07-19-2005, 03:23 PM

Something tells me that Paul Waner & Eddie Collins are doing so poorly because they are probably the least known of those 26 players.

Deep Blue · 07-19-2005, 04:02 PM

Hmmm - I had 4 of the top 5 the same as the public as well. Sorry, but I can't put Pete Rose in the top 5 of that list at all. Bonus points for longevity, the hitter's context, and the hit record, but there is no way I would have him in the top five.

KCBOOMER · 07-19-2005, 04:11 PM

Amongst the 3,000 hit guys Pete ranks in the bottom five in RCAA.

Crash Course · 07-19-2005, 04:12 PM

I'd put Palmeiro just outside the top 10.

mainsr · 07-22-2005, 01:23 PM

I put Wagner on top, Cobb second. So I figured if I was going to put Cobb up there, I was duty-bound to rank Anson last, partly because he played in the 19th century (when I think quality of play was demonstrably lower) and partly because Cobb filled my quota of racist a-holes.

I realize they didn't define "best hitters," but I don't understand how you can put Rose ahead of The Man. Eddie Collins No. 25? Gwynn ahead of...well, just about everyone he's ahead of?

07-19-2005, 02:58 PM	#1
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Ranking the 3000 Hitters Over at ESPN they are conducting a poll to rank the 3,000 hit batters. The poll is interesting. Somehow Cap Anson picked up 5 hits to join this club, so that gives you 26 guys to rank. After you vote they will show your the current standings. http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sport...tranker?id=315 __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

07-19-2005, 03:22 PM	#2
RascalJones NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,862	Top 5 after my vote, was Aaron, Cobb, Mays, Rose, Musial. Darn close to what I voted. I had Rose & Musial switched. __________________ "Baseball is dull only to dull minds." -- Red Barber, announcer "The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud." -- Bob Uecker

07-19-2005, 03:23 PM	#3
RascalJones NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,862	Something tells me that Paul Waner & Eddie Collins are doing so poorly because they are probably the least known of those 26 players. __________________ "Baseball is dull only to dull minds." -- Red Barber, announcer "The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud." -- Bob Uecker

07-19-2005, 04:11 PM	#5
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Amongst the 3,000 hit guys Pete ranks in the bottom five in RCAA. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

07-19-2005, 04:12 PM	#6
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,070	I'd put Palmeiro just outside the top 10. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

07-19-2005, 04:02 PM	#4
Deep Blue All-NetShrine Team Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 361	Hmmm - I had 4 of the top 5 the same as the public as well. Sorry, but I can't put Pete Rose in the top 5 of that list at all. Bonus points for longevity, the hitter's context, and the hit record, but there is no way I would have him in the top five.

07-22-2005, 01:23 PM	#7
mainsr NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 1,557	I put Wagner on top, Cobb second. So I figured if I was going to put Cobb up there, I was duty-bound to rank Anson last, partly because he played in the 19th century (when I think quality of play was demonstrably lower) and partly because Cobb filled my quota of racist a-holes. I realize they didn't define "best hitters," but I don't understand how you can put Rose ahead of The Man. Eddie Collins No. 25? Gwynn ahead of...well, just about everyone he's ahead of? __________________ "Let's let bye-byes be bye-byes." --The Greatest Leadoff Hitter of All Time

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