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The New York Yankees have the most storied franchise in all of sports and have had their share with some of the best to ever throw on a baseball jersey. What would be your All-Time Yankee 25-Man Roster in a present AL?

- List all 25 men
- Batting order, including DH with defensive positions
- 5-Man rotation, relievers, setup man, closer
- Bench for substitutions, pinch hitters and pinch runners, including defensive positions
- Manager
- Probable record, no matter how idiotic others might think it is

Hitters:
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gherig
Mickey Mantle
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Don Mattingly
Yogi Berra
Reggie Jackson
Bernie Williams
Craig Nettles
Jorge Posada
Alfonso Soriano (no other 2B)

I took Posada over Maris because there would have been only 1 catcher and 6 OF, which weren't necessary.

Pitchers:
Whitey Ford
Goose Gossage
Ron Guidry
Mariano Rivera
Andy Pettitte
Orlando Hernandez
Mel Stottlemyre
Lefty Gomez
Sparky Lyle
Red Ruffing
Dave Righetti
David Cone
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Batting order:
Derek Jeter - SS
Bernie Williams - LF
Babe Ruth - DH
Mickey Mantle - CF
Alex Rodriguez - 3B
Joe DiMaggio - RF
Lou Gherig - 1B
Yogi Berra - C
Alfonso Soriano - 2B

Pitching rotation:
Whitey Ford - SP
Mel Stottlemyre - SP
Ron Guidry - SP
Lefty Gomez - SP
Andy Pettitte - SP

Orlando Hernandez - Long relief
David Cone - Long relief

Sparky Lyle - Middle relief
Dave Righetti - Middle relief
Red Ruffing - Middle relief

Goose Gossage - Setup man
Mariano Rivera - Closer
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Bench:
Don Mattingly - 1B - Used for late inning defense
Craig Nettles - 3B
Reggie Jackson - Corner outfield
Jorge Posada - Catcher
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Manager:
Billy Martin (my personal all time favorite manager)





Record: 138 - 24

Batting Order w/ Pos :

1) Alfonso Soriano 2B
2) Derek Jeter SS
3) Lou Gehrig 1B
4) Babe Ruth DH
5) Alex Rodriguez 3B
6) Joe D LF
7) Mickey Mantle CF
Thurman Munson C
9) Paul O'Neill (fav player) RF

Bench :

Bernie Williams OF (pinch runner)
Jorge Posada C
Tino Martinez 1B
Don Mattingly UTI

Rotation :

Ron Guidry
Whitey Ford
Andy Pettite
Orlando Hernandez
Chien Mien Wang

Lefty Gomez - LRP
Davide Cone- LRP

Mike Stanton - MRP
Jeff Nelson - MRP
John Wetteland -MRP

Goose Gossage - Setup
Mariano Rivera - Closer

I forgot to say --- Joe Mcarthy as Manager and 127 - 35 for the record.

Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

C-Yogi Berra
1B-Lou Gehrig
2B-Joe Gordon...look him up http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gordojo01.shtml
SS-Derek Jeter
3B-In all respect to Graig Nettles....AROD
LF-Joe Dimaggio
CF-Mickey Mantle
RF-Babe Ruth
DH-Ricky Henderson

Henderson
Jeter
Mantle
Ruth
Gehrig
AROD
Dimaggio
Berra
Combs

SP-Roger Clemens
SP-Mel Stottlemyer
SP-Ron Guidry
SP-Whitey Ford
SP-Pettitte

RP-Righetti
RP-Red Ruffing
RP-Jack Chesboro
RP-Lyle
RP-Gossage
RP-Rivera

Backups
C-Thurman Munson
1B-Mattingly
IF-Graig Nettles
OF-Reggie Jackson
OF-Bernie Williams

Some of you guys love these present day Yankees....so do I, but this is my lineup.

Manager- Casey Stengal....140-22

Posada has had a much better career than Munson, it has nothing to do with being a present day Yankee.

Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

I became a true fan of this team around 95/96. Wetteland is someone who stuck with me as a kid. It's sort of a personal preference. Also, Reggie Jackson wasn't really a Yankee either the guy had just as many if not more great seasons with other teams.

Wang -- yea a bit crazy but I was never a Stottlemyre guy and I was going to say Clemens or Boomer but I figured I'd give the kid a shot.

Idea for some: Do the All 25 man roster from 96 - present -- too many of my fav's are getting left out because of the epic greatness of Babe Ruth and such. Just a suggestion.

ReggieFULLeffect wrote:

Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

I became a true fan of this team around 95/96. Wetteland is someone who stuck with me as a kid. It's sort of a personal preference. Also, Reggie Jackson wasn't really a Yankee either the guy had just as many if not more great seasons with other teams.

Wang -- yea a bit crazy but I was never a Stottlemyre guy and I was going to say Clemens or Boomer but I figured I'd give the kid a shot.

Idea for some: Do the All 25 man roster from 96 - present -- too many of my fav's are getting left out because of the epic greatness of Babe Ruth and such. Just a suggestion.

Yeah I see where your coming from. Although Jackson wasn't a Yankee for many years, he made such a huge impact in the postseason for this team. More so than half the guys on the rosters that we made up.

Stottlemyre is also a great Yankee, his performance in the '64 WS was impressive...going up against Bob Gibson 3 times in games 2, 4, and 7, and finishing 1-1.

Yeah I see where your coming from. Although Jackson wasn't a Yankee for many years, he made such a huge impact in the postseason for this team. More so than half the guys on the rosters that we made up.

Stottlemyre is also a great Yankee, his performance in the '64 WS was impressive...going up against Bob Gibson 3 times in games 2, 4, and 7, and finishing 1-1.

Wetteland had a nice impact on our postseason play as well.

You make a great case for Mel but it's just a personal thing. If there were a spot for pitching coach then he can have it on my roster .

nykgeneralmanager wrote:Hitters:
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gherig
Mickey Mantle
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Don Mattingly
Yogi Berra
Reggie Jackson
Bernie Williams
Craig Nettles
Jorge Posada
Alfonso Soriano (no other 2B)

I took Posada over Maris because there would have been only 1 catcher and 6 OF, which weren't necessary.

Pitchers:
Whitey Ford
Goose Gossage
Ron Guidry
Mariano Rivera
Andy Pettitte
Orlando Hernandez
Mel Stottlemyre
Lefty Gomez
Sparky Lyle
Red Ruffing
Dave Righetti
David Cone
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Batting order:
Derek Jeter - SS
Bernie Williams - LF
Babe Ruth - DH
Mickey Mantle - CF
Alex Rodriguez - 3B
Joe DiMaggio - RF
Lou Gherig - 1B
Yogi Berra - C
Alfonso Soriano - 2B

Pitching rotation:
Whitey Ford - SP
Mel Stottlemyre - SP
Ron Guidry - SP
Lefty Gomez - SP
Andy Pettitte - SP

Orlando Hernandez - Long relief
David Cone - Long relief

Sparky Lyle - Middle relief
Dave Righetti - Middle relief
Red Ruffing - Middle relief

Goose Gossage - Setup man
Mariano Rivera - Closer
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Bench:
Don Mattingly - 1B - Used for late inning defense
Craig Nettles - 3B
Reggie Jackson - Corner outfield
Jorge Posada - Catcher
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Manager:
Billy Martin (my personal all time favorite manager)





Record: 138 - 24

You forgot about Tony Lazzeri at 2b. I would also think you'd have to find a place for Paul O'Neil

I like Soriano over Lazzeri.

nykgeneralmanager wrote:Posada has had a much better career than Munson, it has nothing to do with being a present day Yankee.

Look up Joe Gordon....and Munson was the captain of the Yankees...seriously the guy was like Jeter...all stats aside.

Soriano over Lazeri?

Lazzeri may be better than Soriano but when Sori was a Yankee I was a tremendous fan of his. I actually went out and met the dude twice to get his autograph and he was cool man. Just as with my choice to put Wetteland and O'neill on my teams -- it was a personal choice.

Rex whats your roster. Jitpal? NYKnStill? anyone? how about Rich Rane....the creater of this thread...

OK here it goes:

Pitching:
Whitey Ford
Ron Guidry
Andy Pettitte
Mel Stottlemyre
Roger Clemens

David Cone
Dave Righetti
Goose Gossage
Sparky Lye

Mariano Rivera

Starting Lineup:
C: Thurman Munson
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Phil Rizzuto(SS by trade, but he can convert)
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Craig Nettles
RF: Paul O'neil
CF: Mickey Mantle
LF: Joe DiMaggio
DH: Babe Ruth

Bench:
4th Outfielder - Bernie Williams
Utility Infielder - Tony Lazzeri
Utility Infielder - Alex Rodriguez
Pinch Runner - Ricky Henderson
Backup C - Yogi Berra

-Jitpal

No Reggie Jackson for anyone, Dave Winfield?

34Celtic wrote:No Reggie Jackson for anyone, Dave Winfield?

There are too many damnit. No one can fit them all. -Jitpal

34Celtic wrote:Rex whats your roster. Jitpal? NYKnStill? anyone? how about Rich Rane....the creater of this thread...

I'm busy right now, but I am going to post it later on today.