Best baseball team of all time?

[Mitchell]

Which of the following teams do you think was the best baseball team of all time? This question is asking which of these individual teams you think is the best of all time,?

Mitch

 

[milagros317]

None of the above. The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers were obviously the best of all time. 😀 😀 😀

 

[Mitchell]

My choice for this question was the 61 Yankees. Of course, this is an opinion question, so your point is noted.

Mitch

 

[milagros317]

Yes, and here is some basis for my opinion.

Some may jump on the fact that the 1955 Dodgers were only 98-55 for the regular season. But they started off 22-2, set a record for clinching the pennant at the earliest date recorded up to then (September 8), and, in the words of the Duke, coasted home, without worrying much about winning games the rest of regular season.

The 8 regular position players: C-Roy Campanella, 1B-Gil Hodges, 2B-Jim Gilliam, 3B-Jackie Robinson, SS-PeeWee Reese, LF-Sandy Amoros, CF-Duke Snider, RF-Carl Furillo

Some of the bench position players: Don Hoak, Don Zimmer, Rube Walker

The 4 regular starting pitchers: Don Newcombe, Carl Erskine, Billy Loes, Johnny Podres

Among the other pitchers: Clem Labine, Karl Spooner, Roger Craig, Don Bessent, and a 19-year-old kid with a blazing fastball (and no control over it yet) named Sandy Koufax.

 

[the_Baron]

i would go with the '75 Reds. That big red machine plowed thru anything in its way.

 

[naveltkltr1350]

ill say, the 03 Tigers..LMFAO! sorry to all the detroit fans..cause i feel your pain this year as my indians look to be about as bad as you were. Id take the Reds up there as the best team..only cause im not a big fan of Steinbrenner and his pretty boy Yankees

 

[Limeoutsider]

95 Indians

 

[milagros317]

I knew you would say that, Limeoutsider. 😀 😀

The 1954 Indians won 111 games in the regular season, and were quite an excellent team, also, but clearly long before your time.

 

[LBFT]

What No 1980 Phillies!!!!

I didn't vote, because if it was up to me I would put the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies up against any team in baseball history. I feel they are the best team ever.

Thank You,
LBFT

 

[leafstk]

92 Blue Jays 😀 Hey, I gotta cheer for my Canadian team eh? 😛

 

[TicklishSinner]

none of the above...Phillies

 

[proud2tickle]

on the list the yankees of 61

the best team tohugh that worked well togther nad palye well is the 86 red socks or the 95 braves

 

[TickledToDeath]

1986 Mets

Without a doubt. Look back at that season. They were not only the best team in baseball that year but they were the meanest toughtest team ever! Not only in their history but in baseball in general. They took no shit from anyone! They flat out kicked everyones ass and anyone who tried to stand up to them!

TTD

 

[JPie1]

I am on the 61 Yankees list as well.

I was born to be a Yankee fan, the 61 Yanks are a natural for me as I was born Oct 7th, 1961 right around the time they won the series. #7 is my fav as I was a huge fan of Micky Mantle (yes I did get to see hime a few time before he retired). I grew up in the Bronx and I have my very own Bronx Bombers, if anyone has met me they might get that joke!! LOL. My grandfather starting taking me via the NYC subway to Yankee stadium when I was about 4 years old. The Yankees are a long history in my family. But then I married a MET's fan, what was I thinking?

 

[giantfan121262]

But then I married a MET's fan, what was I thinking? [/B]

Yes you did!!! and in response to that, I am going with the '86 Mets. I remember that team had such resilency. You never counted them out of any game regardless of the score because you knew they had the capability of coming back to at least tie the score, or, in alot of cases, win. Case in point, down by two bottom of the 10th game 6 of the WS. First two batters retired. Down to their last out. they score three runs to win, and force game 7, which, as all Mets fans know, go on to win.

As TTD pointed out, their toughness was second to none, they didn't back down to anyone, but I choose to remember that team on it's sheer resilency

 

[milagros317]

But then the 1986 Mets never did have to face the 1955 Dodgers, did they? 😀