Winfield on All-Time Yankee Team, per SI??

[Mickey Shuler 82]

I was reading Sports Illustrated online and saw a link to the "All-Time Yankee Lineup." Here's the lineup SI listed:

C: Yogi Berra
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Tony Lazzeri
3B: Graig Nettles (loved Nettles growing up, happy to see him here)
SS: Derek Jeter
CF: Joe DiMaggio
LF: Dave Winfield
RF: Babe Ruth

You could argue about Catcher, 2nd base, probably even 3rd base among other positions, but I can't see Winfield as among the three best outfielders the Yankees ever had (Mantle being excluded for starters). Then I though, maybe they're trying to stay true to the position played (eg., can't have Mantle because Joe D. played the same position.)

So here's my questions: didn't Winfield play RF for the Yankees almost exclusively? I remember the bombs he used to throw from RF nailing guys at 3rd base or at home. Growing up, the debate was always who's a better RF: Winfield or Strawberry.

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[ShadeTree#55]

Scooter>Jeter

[GreenMachine]

Scooter>Jeter
ok...Your man love for Jeter is getting out of hand....

[ShadeTree#55]

Count the Rings.
Scooter 7. Captain Clutch 4

Count the MVP Awards
Scooter 1. Captain Clutch ZIP

[Mickey Shuler 82]

I love Scooter, great Yankee. But he was a .273 lifetime hitter. Granted he played on 8 World Series champions, he was the 1950 MVP, and he served his country in WWII. But I think Jeter has him topped in Yankee lore.

[ShadeTree#55]

Count the Rings. Ask junc.

[Mickey Shuler 82]

Count the Rings. Ask junc.
Yankees weren't winning rings back in Scooter's day because of Scooter. You know that.

[KOZ]

I was reading Sports Illustrated online and saw a link to the "All-Time Yankee Lineup." Here's the lineup SI listed:

C: Yogi Berra
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Tony Lazzeri
3B: Graig Nettles (loved Nettles growing up, happy to see him here)
SS: Derek Jeter
CF: Joe DiMaggio
LF: Dave Winfield
RF: Babe Ruth

You could argue about Catcher, 2nd base, probably even 3rd base among other positions, but I can't see Winfield as among the three best outfielders the Yankees ever had (Mantle being excluded for starters). Then I though, maybe they're trying to stay true to the position played (eg., can't have Mantle because Joe D. played the same position.)

So here's my questions: didn't Winfield play RF for the Yankees almost exclusively? I remember the bombs he used to throw from RF nailing guys at 3rd base or at home. Growing up, the debate was always who's a better RF: Winfield or Strawberry.

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You certainly couldn't argue for 3B- Nettles was the man..Makes E-Rod seem like an amateur in the field...

[nyjunc]

I think Winfield was our Lf in his 1st year('81) when Reggie was still here but he was not a LF, Mantle played Left or Right when he was brought up and Dimaggio was still on the team so I'd put mantle in left if I had a choice- actualyl I'd put a healthy mantle in CF and Dimaggio in Left.