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TIGERS ALL TIME TEAM - Outfield Gibson over Heilmann?

KalineFanKalineFan Posts: 868
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Hey, don't get me wrong, I am a fan of "GIBBY", but does this "ALL-TIME" Detroit Tigers lineup sound right in the outfield?

Ty Cobb
Al Kaline
Kirk Gibson

Go look at Harry Heilmann's numbers. They are absolutely incredible, in fact, downright outstanding!
Every time I see this, I get ill. This "ALL-TIME" team voting needs to be re-vamped somehow!

Please send all complaints now to yours truly!

Tony
aka KalineFan

PS-Whilst I am at it, (HERE WE GO AGAIN!) I am a huge fan of Willie Horton,
but why does Willie Horton have a statue in centerfield at Comerica Park,
but Stormin' Norman Cash does not? After all, he is #2 All-time in Tiger Home
Runs!

(Again, all complaints to yours truly!)

image I am going to bed now...nighty night!

Comments

  • denwd1denwd1 Posts: 430
    that's just a stupid choice. Harry Heilmann was a hall of famer with legit hall of fame credentials. who picked this team??? and can you post the entire team? gibson is probably not top 5.
  • KalineFanKalineFan Posts: 868
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    Picked by "FANS" of the game in the Detroit Metro area I believe.

    There were a couple years that Heilmann hit over .400 !

    UGGGGGG !

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  • SkinpinchSkinpinch Posts: 1,531
    Just goes to show you.....
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Shows............the people choosing the award saw Gibson play, and prolly never heard of Heillman.

    JMO

    SD
    Good for you.
  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    We seem to be missing Crawford or Goslin or Manush!
    Wondo

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll play Devil's advocate for that outfield being correct (or not as silly as it looks, at least).

    Not that I think the fan's actually realized this, but Crawford, Heilmann, and Kaline were all right fielders. Best right fielder - Kaline or Crawford, with either choice being reasonable.

    Best center fielder - Cobb, and it doesn't matter who else played center.

    Best left fielder - well, Al Simmons played for Detroit 1 year, Goose Goslin for 3 1/2 years, Manush for 4 1/2 years. So the best LEFT fielder that actually played most of his career for Detroit? Well, it's probably Bobby Veach, but the best one that anybody has heard of is Kirk Gibson.

    So if they were voting by specific outfield position, the fans actually did pretty well.



    Incidentally, is there anyone with a higher ratio of ability to fame than Bobby Veach? I guess when you're the third best outfielder on your own team it's hard to get noticed, but there's plenty worse players in the HOF than Veach.
    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Willie Horton is from Detroit, went to Highschool there, so that might be the reason for his statue.


    Stingray
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great thread...

    I remembered Goose Goslin more for his play with the Washington Senators... and not the 3 1/2 yrs with Detroit

    Kaline deserves to be there with no disrespect to Crawford.

    As for Cobb... end of discussion.

    Horton was good, but Heillman will always be overlooked... it is mostlikely an issue of the memory... (or lack thereof...)

    Sorry, I am not good at explaining the whys...

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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