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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:47 PM
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Poll question: Willie Mays Or Hank Aaron
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:49 PM
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1. I think Willie would have been first to pass The Babe if he hadn't
played all those years in San Francisco. I don't know if he'd have more HR than Hank, though, in the end.

Willie Mays is the greatest living ballplayer presently.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:50 PM
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2. And Willie Spent Two Years Of His Prime In Korea 51-53....
He was a better base runner and fielder than Aaron...
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:54 PM
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4. I agree.
Hank was amazingly consistent over a long career, but Willie was the better all-around player. I doubt Hank would argue, really.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:56 PM
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5. How Many Other Ballplayers Are In The Three Hundred-Three Hundred Club
Edited on Sat Dec-18-04 06:57 PM by DemocratSinceBirth
besides Mays, Canseco, and Bonds of whom we have learned were both juiced...
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:57 PM
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6. Well in fairness to Bonds, he was a member of 400-400 before the juice.
The pre-juice Bonds is the best player I've ever seen in person.
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Gemini Cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-04 12:53 AM
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13. Thank-you!
And I agree.
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 06:51 PM
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3. Hammerin' Hank!
Not to detract from Willie, who was an awesome ballplayer, too.

:)
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 07:00 PM
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7. I like Stargill!!!!
('Cause he's the only hall of famer I have ever met and he is a helluva nice guy!)

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billbuckhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 07:18 PM
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8. Roberto Clemente
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 11:35 PM
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11. you mean was, he's since passed on
I had a classmate who was a nephew of him.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 07:40 PM
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9. Defintiely Hammer' Hank
Best ball player ever. Period.

He made more on "Home Run Derby" than he did with Milwaukee one year.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-04 11:35 PM
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10. Christ thats tough
They both were awesome. However, I'd go with Willie in a clutch hitting situation because Hammering Hank, I love and admire him immensely has the record for hitting in to the most double plays, and I think Willie had more speed too. Not to take away from either of them, they're both in my personal top ten of best ball players of all time.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-04 12:38 AM
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12. willie mays.
the best.



'54 series catch against the indians
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