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Ryan S
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Ryan S asked in SportsBaseball · 1 decade ago

What 8 players would be in your all-time home run derby?

You can say anyone that you would want in the home run derby. Don't just say the top 8 on the career home run list. Be creative.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Babe Ruth - I can't imagine what he would do to batting practice fastballs.

    Ken Griffey Jr. - Sweet Swing.

    Barry Bonds - Droided up of course.

    Mark Mcguire - Droided up of course.

    Sammy Sosa - Droided up of course.

    Hank Aaron - Still the King.

    Reggie Jackson - Mr. October.

    Willie Mays - Maybe the best all around player.

    Now some guys in a contest of their own:

    1 Wes Ferrell - 38 career HR's

    2 Bob Lemon - 37 career HR's

    3 Warren Spahn - 35 career HR's

    4 Red Ruffing - 34 career HR's

    5 Earl Wilson - 33 career HR's

    6 Don Drysdale - 29 career HR's

    7 John Clarkson - 24 career HR's

    8 Bob Gibson - 24 career HR's

    A HR contest for pitchers. Now there's something different.

  • 5 years ago

    Wily Mo Pena Ryan Howard David Ortiz Arod Griffey Miguel Cabrera Adam Dunn Albert Pujols

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ruth, Bonds,Williams, Aaron, Mays, Griffey, A-Rod, Mantle, McCovey.

    Ruth was the best, and hit many of his dingers in the toughest park around.

    Bonds was special.

    Ted Williams spend many of his prime years serving America in the armed forces---lord only knows what he'd have done had he been playing baseball instead.

    Hank Aaron was Mr. Consistency...seldom leading the majors in HR's but always in the top three---and a real gentleman.

    Willie Mays fielded his position better than anyone, and crushed the ball often enough to make you say "oooooooh"

    Griffey has gotten his numbers faster than anyone else...but let's remember that he plays a 162 game season, not 154, oh, btw, he has been hurt sometimes, too.

    A-Rod is awesome, and the best infielder who could also knock the socks off a pitch.

    Mantle would have been the best ever had he not soaked himself in booze---a modern parallel would be John Dailey, a golfer with more talent than Tiger but zero self-discipline...

    McCovey will appear on few lists, but he was a clutch hitter who drew tons of intentional walks, and when they did not walk him, they paid the price. He seldom struck out.

    I have not stuck strictly with home-run derby guys, because fielding matters, and I can't make that go away. But if I had to pick a hitter purely for hitting and bet my life on him, it'd be Ted Williams.

  • Josh89
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    1.Ken Griffey Jr.

    2.A-Rod

    3.Babe Ruth

    4.Hank Aaron

    5.Willie Mays

    6.Albert Pujols

    7.Vladimir Guerrero

    8.Ryan Howard

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  • 1 decade ago

    1. Babe Ruth

    2. Willie Mcovey

    3. Hank Aaron

    4. Barry Bonds

    5. Ken Griffey Jr.

    6. Willie Mays

    7. Sammy Sosa

    8. Alex Rodriguz

  • 1 decade ago

    This is my STEROID FREE List

    1) Ted Williams

    2) Babe Ruth

    3) Hank Aaron

    4)Micky Mantle

    5)Willie Mays

    6)Manny Ramirez

    7) Reggie Jackson

    8) Ken Griffey Jr.

  • 1 decade ago

    1.Alex Rodriguez

    2.Babe Ruth

    3.Mark McGuire

    4.Barry Bonds

    5.Joe Dimmagio

    6.Mickie Mantle

    7.Manny Ramirez

    8.Ken Griffey Jr

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sadaharu Oh

    Mark McGwire

    Barry Bonds

    Alex Rodriguez

    Ryan Howard

    George Herman Ruth

    Henry Aaron

    Albert Pujols

  • 1 decade ago

    Mark McGwire, Ralph Kiner, Dave Kingman, Jimmie Fox, Ken Griffey Jr., Josh Gibson, Willie McCovey, Reggie Jackson

  • 1 decade ago

    1.Babe Ruth

    2.Ted Williams

    3.Jimmie Foxx

    4.Fred lynn

    5.Manny Ramirez

    6.David Ortiz

    7.Carl Yastrzemski

    8. Mo Vaughn

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