RealGM Top 100 Voting Thread (#27 Spot)

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Post#1 » by Baller 24 » Wed May 23, 2007 7:53 pm

Sports World hasn't done it in a couple of days so I'll alternate if he is busy.

Rankings So Far:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Honus Wagner
9. Walter Johnson
10. Lou Gehrig (Vote Off Winner)
11. Stan Musial (Vote Off Runner-Up)
12. Cy Young
13. Joe Dimaggio
14. Roger Clemens
15. Rogers Hornsby
16. Alex Rodriguez
17. Tris Speaker
18. Sandy Koufax
19. Lefty Grove
20. Satchel Paige
21. Mike Schmidt
22. Pete Rose
23. Nolan Ryan
24. Frank Robinson
25. Ken Griffey Jr.
26. Joe Morgan

NEW RULE
Currently we are running this everyday to get some of these done with. Once we get passed #30 we will have voting for 2 days because it will become harder to decide. Right now it is obvious who the best are.

Here we go Jimmie Foxx newest member

Pedro Martinez
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Notable Achievements

* 1991 The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year, Albuquerque Dukes, Pacific Coast League
* 8-time All-Star (1996-2000, 2002, 2005 & 2006)
* 3-time League Cy Young Award Winner (1997/NL, 1999/AL & 2000/AL)
* AL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1999)
* 1999 All-Star Game MVP (1999)
* 5-time League ERA Leader (1997/NL, 1999/AL, 2000/AL, 2002/AL & 2003/AL)
* AL Wins Leader (1999)
* 2-time AL Winning Percentage Leader (1999 & 2002)
* 3-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1999, 2000 & 2002)
* NL Complete Games Leader (1997)
* AL Shutouts Leader (2000)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 7 (1997-2000, 2002, 2004 & 2005)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 2 (1999 & 2002)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 7 (1996-2000, 2004 & 2005)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 9 (1996-2000 & 2002-2005)
* 300 Strikeouts Seasons: 2 (1997 & 1999)
* Won a World Series Ring with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 ________________________________________________________________________
Josh Gibson
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* Baseball Hall Of Fame
*Played in Negro Leagues
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Warren Spahn
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Notable Achievements
Atlanta Braves #21 Retired
National League All-Star: 1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959, 1961-1963
1953 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1957 Cy Young Award
1957 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1958 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1961 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1961 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
6th on the all-time list for career wins
44th on the all-time list for career games pitched
8th on the all-time list for career innings pitched
22nd on the all-time list for career strikeouts
21st on the all-time list for career complete games
6th on the all-time list for career shutouts
Pitched two no-hitters in his career
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Jimmie Foxx
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Notable Achievements

*American League MVP: 1932, 1933, 1938

* Led the league in home runs: 1932 (58), 1933 (48), 1935 (36), 1939 (35)
* Led the league in RBIs: 1932 (169), 1933 (163), 1938 (175)
* Led the league in batting average: 1933 (.356), 1938 (.349)
* Led the league in runs scored: 1932 (151)
* Lifetime batting average: .325





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Career Highlights
* American League MVP: 1980
* American League Championship Series MVP: 1985
* Lou Gehrig Memorial Award: 1986
* American League Batting Champion: 1976, 1980, 1990
* All-Star: 1976-1988
* Baseball Hall of Fame: 1999




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Greg Maddux
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Notable Achievements
* 8-time NL All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994-1998 & 2000)
* 4-time NL Cy Young Award Winner (1992-1995)
* 16-time NL Gold Glove Winner (1990-2002 & 2004-2006)
* 4-time NL ERA Leader (1993-1995 & 1998)
* 3-time NL Wins Leader (1992, 1994 & 1995)
* 2-time NL Winning Percentage Leader (1995 & 1997)
* 5-time NL Innings Pitched Leader (1991-1995)
* 3-time NL Complete Games Leader (1993-1995)
* 5-time NL Shutouts Leader (1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 & 2001)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 18 (1988-2004 & 2006)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 2 (1992 & 1993)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 18 (1988-2001 & 2003-2006)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1998)
* Won a World Series Ring with the Atlanta Braves in 1995
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Post#2 » by sideshowking24 » Wed May 23, 2007 8:25 pm

josh gibson

nominate: mel ott
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Post#3 » by studcrackers » Wed May 23, 2007 10:07 pm

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Post#4 » by Baller 24 » Wed May 23, 2007 10:18 pm

My Vote:

Josh Gibson

Sammy Sosa.
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Post#5 » by KGfoMVPpt2 » Thu May 24, 2007 12:57 am

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Post#6 » by SportsWorld » Thu May 24, 2007 5:21 am

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Post#7 » by Bleeding Green » Thu May 24, 2007 6:47 am

Ooh, good call on Foxx people. He's the #2 1B of all time.

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