Best 5 players from the 1980's... Topic

rbolger
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Does A-Rod qualify?
8/3/2015 3:23 PM
cleansox
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nopers, great responses, maybe rickey or scmidt, brett, etc, but as a player, take someone gets ppl out, maybe Clemens
8/3/2015 4:05 PM
cleansox
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ur playing ,,and ur pitcher gets outs, without distressing the team,,,
8/3/2015 4:06 PM
cleansox
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not saying Clemens is the answer, but the great pitchers of yhe 80's(oxymoron),,,
8/3/2015 4:08 PM
cleansox
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carlton,,toward the end, roger and doc,,started in 85,,saberhagen, surgery,hersheiser???, a tween area, aging seventies blasters, or kids who mostly got hurt
8/3/2015 4:11 PM
cleansox
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stieb or morris, stieb throwsone at ur adams apple every time its 2 n 1
8/3/2015 4:16 PM
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Rickey Henderson
Robin Yount
George Brett
Dave Winfield
Mike Schmidt
8/3/2015 4:50 PM
redwingscup
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Kirby Puckett can be added to the list, had 6 excellent -to -great seasons in the 1980s... led the league in hits thrice, and a forth time finished 2nd with 223. Kirby had 4 gold gloves in his 6 1980s seasons.
8/3/2015 5:19 PM
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I don't really like these "best player of the decade" questions because the time frame is too stringent.  It gets hard to name a guy like, for example, Gooden, who was great in the '80s, but didn't play for the full decade.  Or Puckett, who was good in the '80s, had a great career, but doesn't fit in the full decade and probably can't make most legitimate top 5 lists when measured against guys who played more games.  If I were to make a list, it would be:

1. Boggs
2. Schmidt
3. Rickey
4. Brett
5. Raines

One thing I don't understand is how so many guys have listed more than 5 players and not had Ripken on the list.  And nobody since Ligapelota's initial post has mentioned Gary Carter.  Maybe not enough credit is being given for defense by some people...

I don't think any pitchers from the '80s really make the conversation.  For me, Clemens and Gooden are the closest, but both right around the border of the top 10.  Certainly not top 5.

8/3/2015 6:09 PM
mlent
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5 best switch  hitters (off the top of my head with no research done)
Willie wilson
Mookie wilson  
Tony Fernandez
Tim Raines
Alan Ashby


8/5/2015 2:44 PM
Got_Worms
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1986 Mike Scott!
8/5/2015 3:00 PM
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laramiebob
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Mantle?
8/5/2015 6:45 PM
dahsdebater
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Posted by mlent on 8/5/2015 2:44:00 PM (view original):
5 best switch  hitters (off the top of my head with no research done)
Willie wilson
Mookie wilson  
Tony Fernandez
Tim Raines
Alan Ashby


I'm pretty sure Eddie Murray comes before any of those guys.  Honestly, Raines is the only one in the same neighborhood.
8/5/2015 8:07 PM
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Pete Inclaviglia
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8/6/2015 11:27 AM
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