Greatest to Wear the Number Poll: #1

sweaver · 07-20-2002, 08:52 PM

A new series! A couple of times a week, I will post a poll on a new number, more or less in order. The information used to compile the lists owes a lot to baseball-library.com, a terrific site and great complement to baseball-reference.com . Managers are included, and the criteria is "greatest," so you may interpret that as you wish. As always, please state the reasoning behind your vote in a post!

Golden Bear · 07-20-2002, 09:58 PM

Close race...I went with the underappreciated Whitey Ashburn by a hair of Ozzie.

LeGrandOrange · 07-20-2002, 10:10 PM

Lots of shortstops...lots of good shortstops too...
No offense to one of the best defensive CF's ever, but I chose one of the best defensive SS's ever in Osborne. Doesn't have a nickname like Rabbit or Pee Wee, but that's just a sacrifice I have to make to get a dazzling defender like Smith...

pwdennis · 07-21-2002, 12:17 AM

Fairly dismal set of choices here. I hope the other uniform numbers polled will produce a more distinguished group of alumni.

Of this group it's Ashburn by a country mile with Doerr a distant second, and the rest left in the dust

Max Power · 07-21-2002, 12:24 AM

For me, the way this works is - - when you see the number, who is the first great person in baseball history that you think of?

Like, if you said "54" - - boom, Rich Gossage is in my head.

JamesI · 07-21-2002, 12:38 AM

This will be an interesting series, they'll be some competitive numbers. I voted Reese here, but it was a toss up really.

Skip · 07-21-2002, 12:43 AM

I must say that (1) I am getting tired of polls, and (2) nobody really jumped out at me here. I voted Reese since I see a statue of him everytime I go to a ballgame here, but figure Ashburn probably should get it. I have an anti-Ozzie backlash thing going on in my head that I've been unable to shake yet this year, so he's out.

Nothing like cool, calm, objective analysis, eh?

I like Steve's way of looking at it - with the addendum that if nobody jumps right into mind, then you/I probably shouldn't even vote.

Duque · 07-21-2002, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Skip
I must say that (1) I am getting tired of polls, and (2) nobody really jumped out at me here. I voted Reese since I see a statue of him everytime I go to a ballgame here, but figure Ashburn probably should get it. I have an anti-Ozzie backlash thing going on in my head that I've been unable to shake yet this year, so he's out.

Nothing like cool, calm, objective analysis, eh?

I like Steve's way of looking at it - with the addendum that if nobody jumps right into mind, then you/I probably shouldn't even vote.

Question: Is Skip tired of polls? (Please mark one)

Yes ___

No ___

Okay, when I think of one, the guy that comes to mind is Rafael Furcal - which obviously reflects my contemporary bias, and Billy Martin 2nd. But, they're far from the greatest player to ever wear #1, which I'd peg as Ashburn too.

sweaver · 07-21-2002, 02:11 PM

I'll vote for Ashburn, too. Agreed, nobody really jumps out.

Saw the Braves highlights from last night, where they were wearing the "old" uniforms, and as Furcal made a play around the bag, I thought, "Pat Rocket!"

Stuck in the 70s, I guess.

VNV Nation · 07-21-2002, 03:49 PM

Ozzie.

07-22-2002, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sweaver
I'll vote for Ashburn, too. Agreed, nobody really jumps out.

Ditto.

The Oz is the first one I think of when I see the number, but he wasn't the greatest to wear it.

rcartman28 · 07-22-2002, 09:17 AM

The Wizard, but probably because I never saw Ashburn.....

WiredTiger · 07-22-2002, 09:45 AM

I would go with Ozzie. Ashburn is a close second in my mind.

ChrisCary · 07-22-2002, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Max Power
For me, the way this works is - - when you see the number, who is the first great person in baseball history that you think of?

Exactly, so for me, right or wrong, I voted for, "Always #1" Billy Martin

SmedIndy · 07-22-2002, 02:01 PM

Ozzie....best defender ever.

View Poll Results: Greatest to Wear #1
Richie Ashburn	9	33.33%
Earle Combs	0	0%
Bobby Doerr	1	3.70%
Rabbit Maranville	0	0%
Billy Martin	4	14.81%
Pee Wee Reese	3	11.11%
Ozzie Smith	10	37.04%
other (please state who in post)	0	0%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

07-21-2002, 12:17 AM	#4
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	Fairly dismal set of choices here. I hope the other uniform numbers polled will produce a more distinguished group of alumni. Of this group it's Ashburn by a country mile with Doerr a distant second, and the rest left in the dust __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

07-21-2002, 12:24 AM	#5
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	For me, the way this works is - - when you see the number, who is the first great person in baseball history that you think of? Like, if you said "54" - - boom, Rich Gossage is in my head. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

07-22-2002, 09:17 AM	#12
rcartman28 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,408	The Wizard, but probably because I never saw Ashburn..... __________________ I would have looked out for the water main. But that's just me..... Brett Favre

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07-20-2002, 08:52 PM	#1
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	Greatest to Wear the Number Poll: #1 A new series! A couple of times a week, I will post a poll on a new number, more or less in order. The information used to compile the lists owes a lot to baseball-library.com, a terrific site and great complement to baseball-reference.com . Managers are included, and the criteria is "greatest," so you may interpret that as you wish. As always, please state the reasoning behind your vote in a post!

07-20-2002, 09:58 PM	#2
Golden Bear NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,100	Close race...I went with the underappreciated Whitey Ashburn by a hair of Ozzie.

07-20-2002, 10:10 PM	#3
LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	Lots of shortstops...lots of good shortstops too... No offense to one of the best defensive CF's ever, but I chose one of the best defensive SS's ever in Osborne. Doesn't have a nickname like Rabbit or Pee Wee, but that's just a sacrifice I have to make to get a dazzling defender like Smith...

07-21-2002, 12:38 AM	#6
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	This will be an interesting series, they'll be some competitive numbers. I voted Reese here, but it was a toss up really.

07-21-2002, 12:43 AM	#7
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	I must say that (1) I am getting tired of polls, and (2) nobody really jumped out at me here. I voted Reese since I see a statue of him everytime I go to a ballgame here, but figure Ashburn probably should get it. I have an anti-Ozzie backlash thing going on in my head that I've been unable to shake yet this year, so he's out. Nothing like cool, calm, objective analysis, eh? I like Steve's way of looking at it - with the addendum that if nobody jumps right into mind, then you/I probably shouldn't even vote.

07-21-2002, 02:11 PM	#9
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	I'll vote for Ashburn, too. Agreed, nobody really jumps out. Saw the Braves highlights from last night, where they were wearing the "old" uniforms, and as Furcal made a play around the bag, I thought, "Pat Rocket!" Stuck in the 70s, I guess.

07-21-2002, 03:49 PM	#10
VNV Nation Membership Suspended 11/19/02 Join Date: May 2002 Location: VNV Nation Posts: 2,952	Ozzie.

07-22-2002, 09:45 AM	#13
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	I would go with Ozzie. Ashburn is a close second in my mind.

07-22-2002, 02:01 PM	#15
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	Ozzie....best defender ever.

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