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

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  1. Mickey Shuler 82

    Mickey Shuler 82 New Member

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    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.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0605/gallery.bestyanks/content.7.html
     
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  2. ShadeTree#55

    ShadeTree#55 Active Member

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    Scooter>Jeter
     
  3. GreenMachine

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    ok...Your man love for Jeter is getting out of hand....
     
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    Count the Rings.
    Scooter 7. Captain Clutch 4

    Count the MVP Awards
    Scooter 1. Captain Clutch ZIP
     
  5. Mickey Shuler 82

    Mickey Shuler 82 New Member

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    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.
     
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    Count the Rings. Ask junc.
     
  7. Mickey Shuler 82

    Mickey Shuler 82 New Member

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    Yankees weren't winning rings back in Scooter's day because of Scooter. You know that.
     
  8. KOZ

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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...
     
  9. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    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.
     

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