'Coolest' Outfielder of all time

Fishhead · 03-08-10, 01:38 PM

YAZ or DEWEY

BatemanPatrickl · 03-08-10, 01:39 PM

Bo Jackson when he threw that guy out from the wall or when he ran along the side of the wall after making a catch.

13th Inning · 03-08-10, 02:24 PM

Rickey Henderson comes to mind:

Referred to himself in the third person.
The $1M check on his wall
The John Olerud story
"Today I'm the greatest of all times"

Willie Bee · 03-08-10, 02:30 PM

If I was going to build my 'all-time outfield' based on performance alone from my lifetime, it would be Carl Yastrzemski in left, Roberto Clemente in right and Willie Mays in center. But my 'cool outfield' would be much different.

LEFT: Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuz. If you ever get the chance to meet this guy in person and talk to him as I did, do not talk about baseball. Instead, ask him about classic cars and how his old t-birds are doing.

CENTER: Richie Ashburn. If Harry Kalas thought Whitey was cool, then that's cool enough with me.

RIGHT: Ichiro Suzuki. The guy just strikes me as ultracool, plays the game the old-fashioned way, equally great offensive and defensive player.

jlgarciaiii22 · 03-08-10, 02:31 PM

Mantle... End of Story

stealthyburrito · 03-08-10, 03:46 PM

Rickey called San Diego GM Kevin Towers and left the following message: “This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.”

coanwe · 03-08-10, 03:49 PM

I always thought Andy Van Slyke was cool

stealthyburrito · 03-08-10, 03:51 PM

A reporter asked Henderson if Ken Caminiti’s estimate that 50 percent of Major League players were taking steroids was accurate. His response was, “Well, Rickey’s not one of them, so that’s 49 percent right there.”

truly the greatest of all-time

blackbeSSt · 03-08-10, 03:55 PM

kevin mitchell.....ok just for that one play we all remember!

kirby puckett for real though

Extra Innings · 03-08-10, 03:55 PM

Bo Jackson

iceminers26 · 03-08-10, 04:21 PM

I second coanwe's pick, Andy Van Slyke was the man

My aunt's an artist and when I was a kid painted a potrait of him, well when I brought it to him during an autograph session at Three Rivers, he was speechless and wrote Best Wishes, Andy Van Slyke #18 and kept telling me to thank my aunt for such a nice potrait, pretty cool scene for a 12 year old.

Stealinhome · 03-08-10, 04:29 PM

Coolest OF of all time
LF Ricky CF Ricky RF Ricky
can't beat that

3PtShooter · 03-08-10, 04:34 PM

"Cool Papa Bell was so fast he could get out of bed, turn out the lights across the room and be back in bed under the covers before the lights went out." - Josh Gibson

"Once he hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his ass sliding into second." - Satchel Paige

3PtShooter · 03-08-10, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by iceminers26

I second coanwe's pick, Andy Van Slyke was the man

My aunt's an artist and when I was a kid painted a potrait of him, well when I brought it to him during an autograph session at Three Rivers, he was speechless and wrote Best Wishes, Andy Van Slyke #18 and kept telling me to thank my aunt for such a nice potrait, pretty cool scene for a 12 year old.

nice story,,

eidolon · 03-08-10, 04:50 PM

kevin mitchel 4 sure

seaborneq · 03-08-10, 05:45 PM

Big Dave Winfield. End of Story. The coolest of cool. Graced the outfield like a butterfly, but ran out grounders like a spiked bowling ball. Looked great in the field and in uniform. Griffey would be a close second.

robmpink · 03-08-10, 06:51 PM

He was cool, not the best though. I say a step below middle.

HoldEmHook!! · 03-08-10, 06:56 PM

Willie Mays Hays

Team Ramrod · 03-08-10, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by stealthyburrito

A reporter asked Henderson if Ken Caminiti’s estimate that 50 percent of Major League players were taking steroids was accurate. His response was, “Well, Rickey’s not one of them, so that’s 49 percent right there.”

truly the greatest of all-time

Dont know if you heard this one but its a true story. Dont remember what year it was but during the year Rickey received a million dollar bonus from the A's and at the end of the year when the A's front office had to do their taxes they kept up coming with a million dollars long. And come to find out Rickey had the millon dollar check framed because it "looked cool hanging above Rickeys fireplace"

Team Ramrod · 03-08-10, 07:07 PM

My favorited baseball player of all time and he is an outfielder so I'm gonna throw him in there is=Eric Davis aka Eric the Red. You had the eye black with this guy, he even had the sunglasses that you had to flick down he was a one cool cat.. The dude was hurt alot yes I know. But when healthy the guy produced. Did you see this guy bat? He hands were so fast that he could hold the bat down at his waist and bring them up to hit as the pitcher delivered the ball. He even came back and played well after beating cancer.

3PtShooter · 03-08-10, 08:11 PM

one I forgot who was pretty cool and loved to bet the ponies ** Mickey Rivers**

NDIrish9 · 03-08-10, 08:14 PM

Gotta be Griffey (the Kid).

EVERYONE's (well, a great deal) favorite player growing up in the 90's.

robmpink · 03-08-10, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by Team Ramrod

My favorited baseball player of all time and he is an outfielder so I'm gonna throw him in there is=Eric Davis aka Eric the Red. You had the eye black with this guy, he even had the sunglasses that you had to flick down he was a one cool cat.. The dude was hurt alot yes I know. But when healthy the guy produced. Did you see this guy bat? He hands were so fast that he could hold the bat down at his waist and bring them up to hit as the pitcher delivered the ball. He even came back and played well after beating cancer.

This card was $35 one time. Now it is probably $3.

MC PICKS · 03-08-10, 08:23 PM

Way too broad of a thread. I'm actually dissapointed since I was expecting to see "coolest Left Fielder of all time". No vote.

smitch124 · 03-08-10, 08:26 PM

Joe D hands down as long a grace is cool

FrozenMAN · 03-08-10, 08:33 PM

Jim Eisenreich, easily the nicest ball player I have ever met, super dooper, dooper nice guy.

also in there my boy Gary Sheffield, the best Marlin ever, even better then Mr. Marlin, Jeff Conine

Mr Nuts · 03-08-10, 08:49 PM

How about Jim Edmonds?

stealthyburrito · 03-08-10, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Team Ramrod

My favorited baseball player of all time and he is an outfielder so I'm gonna throw him in there is=Eric Davis aka Eric the Red. You had the eye black with this guy, he even had the sunglasses that you had to flick down he was a one cool cat.. The dude was hurt alot yes I know. But when healthy the guy produced. Did you see this guy bat? He hands were so fast that he could hold the bat down at his waist and bring them up to hit as the pitcher delivered the ball. He even came back and played well after beating cancer.

yesss...love him
so glad he beat cancer and is now teaching the youngsters the art of hitting

jgiun1 · 03-09-10, 02:24 AM

Andy van slyke

stealthyburrito · 03-09-10, 02:34 AM

When Ricky was on the Yankees in the mid-1980s, he told teammates that his condo had such a great view that he could see “The Entire State Building."

Every sport needs more Rickey Hendersons

in2thethickofit · 03-09-10, 02:37 AM

Carlos May, Chicago White Sox, early '70's. Fun to watch and man, what an arm!

stevek173 · 03-09-10, 02:57 AM

Dewey

Enogsiwon · 03-09-10, 03:03 AM

Chuck Carr

3PtShooter · 03-09-10, 08:28 AM

suprised by the lack of Clemente votes