'Coolest' 1st Baseman of all time

[3PtShooter]

this is a 3 way tie with me ;;;;Joe Pepitone, Hawk Harrelson, and Boog Powell

I think the forum will come up with some better than these 3

lets just keep 1st basemen in this thread

[Chi_archie]

lots of great ones..... hmmmmm just brainstorming

wally pipp, will clark, keith hernandez, rod carew, double X jimmy foxx, Sid Bream, Dick Allen.....

Garvey may have been the "coolest" in the Hollywood sense of the word though

[Chi_archie]

Vic Power, just due to his name

[13th Inning]

Keith Hernandez!

Porno mustache
Cocaine
Was on Seinfeld - dated Elaine
Cover of GQ magazine
Quoted during broadcast: "I'm not saying women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."
13 Gold Gloves

Sure, Steve Garvey had the hair, but Hernandez has all the rest.

[3PtShooter]

always think of carew and foxx as 2nd basemen , but know they played a lot of 1st

always list Harman Killabrew as a 3rd baseman but he would be on this list

[Chi_archie]

wow, I never knew that foxx played 2nd...... guy was big and strong, hard to think of him as nimble enough to play 2nd back in the old days

[Fishhead]

Mark Grace

[cubswin]

Pete Rose,Hall of fame degnerate.

[Willie Bee]

For 'all time' I can think of only one man: Lou Gehrig.

I'll echo the Keith Hernandez votes so far, used to love to watch him play. Plus, what made him 'cool' in my mind was even when they outlawed smoking in the old Astrodome, Hernandez would be in the visitors' dugout puffin' away.

By the way, Jimmie Foxx never played second. Over 1900 games at first, 100+ at both third and catcher, one game at short, 21 in the outfield and 10 appearances on the mound.

[nobshine]

George the Boomer Scott and his Black Beauty.

[Chi_archie]

read a great keith hernandez autobiography, season long journal type thing last summer...... it was a below avg read, but confirmed that he was indeed cool. Cool enough to use coke in the MLB and still have a great career....


fuk rod scurry and dale berra

[infamousbacardi]

Keith Hernandez. Loving it.

[Al Masters]

lots of great ones..... hmmmmm just brainstorming


Garvey may have been the "coolest" in the Hollywood sense of the word though

Second coolest in the Hollywood sense of the word, and a distant 2nd at that.

Here is the coolest guy to play 1st base in the Hollywood sense of the word.

Chuck Conners The Rifleman .... Brooklyn Dodger 1st Basemen

[EXhoosier10]

Mark Grace

[hhsilver]

i take it that "coolest" doesn't mean best , although my guy was very good ---

Ted Kluszewski --- only guy on his time to be sleeveless , with enormous biceps showing

http://www.crosley-field.com/grob/images/Klu1956t.jpg

very 'cool'

[SgtBilko]

Vic Power, just due to his name

there's this guy around who imitates batting stances and warmup swings. he's really good, i've seen him on baseball tonite and the letterman show. when we were kids, we used to imitate vic power (twins) and his classic warmup stance and swing.

[Chi_archie]

speaking of Bilko......


Steve Bilko, the muse for the SGT Bilko, name was KINDA cool

[cappinthepigs]

Mark Grace

I 2nd the nomination!

[3PtShooter]

Tito Fracona was a favorite, but never knew him for coolness

[Carseller4]

Mark Grace

Seconded!

[obamaismyuncle]

lots of great ones..... hmmmmm just brainstorming

wally pipp, will clark, keith hernandez, rod carew, double X jimmy foxx, Sid Bream, Dick Allen.....

Garvey may have been the "coolest" in the Hollywood sense of the word though

[obamaismyuncle]

Kent Hrbek was cool.

[Chi_archie]

don't forget randall Simon, who beat a milwaukee sausage over the head with a bat, during a game

[Chi_archie]

don't forget randall Simon, who beat a milwaukee sausage over the head with a bat, during a game

and was also the "fat monkey" that John Rocker infamously referred to in sports illustrated........

[3PtShooter]

and was also the "fat monkey" that John Rocker infamously referred to in sports illustrated........

now that might have been NOT cool,,,,,,,,,,lmao

[jlgarciaiii22]

Pete Rose...

Close second Steve Garvey

[Extra Innings]

Keith Hernandez!

Porno mustache
Cocaine
Was on Seinfeld - dated Elaine
Cover of GQ magazine
Quoted during broadcast: "I'm not saying women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."
13 Gold Gloves

Sure, Steve Garvey had the hair, but Hernandez has all the rest.

[BurtRapp]

Mark Grace

[Joszan7]

Keith Hernandez!

Porno mustache
Cocaine
Was on Seinfeld - dated Elaine
Cover of GQ magazine
Quoted during broadcast: "I'm not saying women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."
13 Gold Gloves

Sure, Steve Garvey had the hair, but Hernandez has all the rest.

Bingo.

[Andy117]

Definitely Hernandez

[CarpeDime]

what about WILLIE STARGELL...

boog powell, steve garvey, keith hernandez definitely all awesome

[jmush]

[Team Ramrod]

Don Mattingly

[reno cool]

bill buckner

[3PtShooter]

lot of Hernanez and grace fans