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Greatest players never to APPEAR in a World Series....

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Was thinking this would be a fun topic to develop a nine-card display around. Here would be my candidates....

C - ?
1B - ?
2B - Ryne Sandberg
3B - Alex Rodriguez
SS - Ernie Banks
OF - Billy Williams
OF - Andre Dawson
OF - Dale Murphy

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    jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,605 ✭✭✭
    unfortunately Rod Carew will work at first base image

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    VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,128 ✭✭✭
    Rod Carew would be my 2B/IF. You could say Joe Torre as a catcher because he never played in a WS as a player (but he split time at other positions)

    Have to put Carew at 2nd because George Sisler would definitely be at 1st - 340 career avg
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    digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Behind the plate... Joe Torre had a pretty good career as a catcher, and never appeared in a WS as a player.

    Getting more old-school...

    HoF catcher Rick Ferrell never played in a WS.
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Geez just make up a lineup of Cubbies.


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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    You could put Banks at first and Arod at short,

    Torre at 3rd and Ferrell behind the plate.

    The question should be the pitcher


    what pitcher with the most wins never appeared in a WS?

    I have no idea, just throwing it out there.


    lol I just thought of it...had to be a Cub too...Jenkins


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    NYYanks23NYYanks23 Posts: 232 ✭
    Don Mattingly
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Forgot about Donniebaseball.


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    digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>what pitcher with the most wins never appeared in a WS? >>



    Asside from a few dead-ball era guys in the 1800s, there are two recent 300+ game winners who never saw the Series...
    Phil Niekro = 318 wins
    Gaylord Perry = 314 wins
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Forgot about those 2. Good job.

    Steve


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    JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
    Ken Griffey Jr., has never played in the World Series.

    /s/ JackWESQ
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    JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
    Neither has Nap Lajoie and his 3242 career hits.

    /s/ JackWESQ
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    ElectricPruneElectricPrune Posts: 376 ✭
    Was thinking this would be a fun topic to develop a nine-card display around. Here would be my candidates....

    C - ?
    1B - ? <--- Insert Big Frank Thomas Here
    2B - Ryne Sandberg
    3B - Alex Rodriguez
    SS - Ernie Banks
    OF - Billy Williams
    OF - Andre Dawson
    OF - Dale Murphy

    Jim Bunning would probably make the starting rotation with Perry and Niekro.
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    stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    A couple of years ago, you could have said Biggio, Bagwell, Oswalt, Berkman, et al...

    But not anymore.

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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I know he did not play but wasn't Thomas on the white sox the year they won it all?

    That should count no?


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    1123581311235813 Posts: 610
    So to update:

    C - Torre or Ferrell
    1B - Mattingly or Carew
    2B - LaJoie, Carew, or Sandberg
    3B - Alex Rodriguez
    SS - Banks
    OF - Dawson
    OF - Murphy
    OF - Billy Williams
    OF - Griffey Jr.
    P - P.Niekro
    P - Gaylord Perry
    P - Jim Bunning
    P - Fergie Jenkins

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    TomGshotputTomGshotput Posts: 1,358
    Rodriguez still has to count as a shortstop, so Banks would have to be replaced by another Cubs player, Santo

    If we count Torre as having an appearance in the World Series, Victor Martinez may be close to the best choice for catcher. Griffey has to be the centerfielder and Sosa the rightfielder

    Is Thomas a firstbaseman or a DH? More games at DH, but his best years were at firstbase. Either case Carew or Edgar Martinez are the easy choice for the position Thomas does not occupy

    No secondbaseman is close to Sandberg; Billy Williams is definitely better than Kiner for leftfield
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    WinkWink Posts: 103 ✭✭
    Edgar Martinez..DH Supreme.
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    SportsItUpCardsSportsItUpCards Posts: 2,547
    George Mikan image

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    VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,128 ✭✭✭
    You HAVE to have George Sisler on this list. He's arguably the best player period never to play in a WS.
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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Rodriguez still has to count as a shortstop, so Banks would have to be replaced by another Cubs player, Santo


    lol he does?


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    dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,595 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm surprised to not hear Yaz's name yet. Or am I wrong, did he appear in a WS?
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    VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,128 ✭✭✭
    He played in 2 - 67/75
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    Bottom9thBottom9th Posts: 2,695 ✭✭
    How about Josh Gibson? For that matter there are alot of Negro Leaguers that never got a shot at the Series.
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    Just found another HOF'er...Luke Appling
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    BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Big Frank has a ring, but he was injured during the series and didn't see any playing time. He may have played a few games at 1st base in '05, but that's it, but I don't recall him being in the field.
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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,958 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>No secondbaseman is close to Sandberg; >>


    Say what? I'll take Nap Lajoie and his 3242 hits, .338 average, 1599 RBIs, 380 stolen bases, and 1901 Triple Crown over Sandberg at 2B.

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    VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,128 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>No secondbaseman is close to Sandberg; >>


    Say what? I'll take Nap Lajoie and his 3242 hits, .338 average, 1599 RBIs, 380 stolen bases, and 1901 Triple Crown over Sandberg at 2B.

    Tabe >>



    Thats why Sisler beats out Carew, Mattingly et. Al at 1st

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    carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,466 ✭✭✭✭
    Mattingly/Sandberg or the great HOFer Rod Carew? image

    Not even close, please dont trot out obvious pistrip Yankee bias to a legitimate question.

    Mattingly is not even a HOFer but somehow you clowns can compare these two players..WOW.

    Ryne Sandberg??? Ryne Sandberg??? over Rod Carew?

    What would be the reasons you would pick two guys with decent careers over
    one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen?


    Carew Stats:
    AVG H
    .328 3053

    1967 American League Rookie of the Year
    1977 American League MVP
    7 American League Batting Titles (69,72,73,74,75,77,78)
    18-Time AL All-Star! All-Time AS vote-getter: 33,000,000!
    3,000th Hit (8-4-1985)16thto reach milestone. 3053 Career Hits
    Hall Of Famer (7-21-91) 22nd chosen in first year of eligibility.
    .343 Batting Avg. (1970-1979)
    Hit .300 or better for 15 Consecutive Years Joining Cobb,Anson,Wagner,Musial,T.Williams.





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