All-Time Dodgers team... (CBS Sports)

havefunkc · Unread post by **havefunkc** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:19 am

I know there are some Dodger fans out there... Interesting read on the all-time Dodgers (single season) team.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-bas ... yn-dodgers

I agree with the writer, some limb he did climb out on too... CF (Kemp over the Duke) and C (Piazza over Campy). I could actually buy the Kemp pick just due to a single season. Piazza over Campy? Uh - nope... There is much more to being a MLB catcher than crushing the ball. Campy was one of the top 5 all-time (could have been #1 if not for accident). Mikey never won MVP (Campy took 3). Single season OR career.

Pitching has obviously been a strength of the Boys in Blue. This would definitely be a pitching staff to fear...

asu66 · Unread post by **asu66** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:36 am

havefunkc wrote:I know there are some Dodger fans out there... Interesting read on the all-time Dodgers (single season) team.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-bas ... yn-dodgers

I agree with the writer, some limb he did climb out on too... CF (Kemp over the Duke) and C (Piazza over Campy). I could actually buy the Kemp pick just due to a single season. Piazza over Campy? Uh - nope... There is much more to being a MLB catcher than crushing the ball. Campy was one of the top 5 all-time (could have been #1 if not for accident). Mikey never won MVP (Campy took 3). Single season OR career.

Pitching has obviously been a strength of the Boys in Blue. This would definitely be a pitching staff to fear...

Got at least half of 'em wrong! This is closer, but still not perfect.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2 ... s-team.php

BTW, The Duke over Kemp by 500 miles. Snider was very rarely ever hurt until a World War II knee problem from Pacific Naval Ops eventually caught up with him and cut his career short. Kemp is "never not hurt." The cry-baby misses three weeks over a hang-nail. So much talent wasted.

Snider was in the same class as Mantle and Mayes--and they all played in NYC in the same era. All are first-ballot MLB Hall-of-Famers. Kemp will have to buy a ticket to get in the Hall-of-Fame. He's not even the best CF on the LA roster these days. He is, however, the team prima donna. There's no award for that--just horse laughs and disgust.

http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player ... r_duke.htm

I guess you can tell that The Duke was my boyhood hero. I offer no apologies!

AppSt94 · Unread post by **AppSt94** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:45 am

That is as solid of a lineup has you can find. The guys that missed would have been a pretty good team.

WVAPPeer · Unread post by **WVAPPeer** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:23 pm

I know it goes against this format - but, you can't have a Dodger team without Roy and the Duke ---