From: zuhars@madrone.eecs.ucdavis.edu (Gary Overshadowed By Fate Huckabay)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Oakland A's Dream Team
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:21:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucdavis.12082
Organization: Oakland A's Fans From the Past, Ltd. [Babitt Division]

(Sherri "Mmm!  Avocados!" Nichols) writes:
}In conjunction with their celebration of 25 years in Oakland, the A's held
}fan balloting last year for the Oakland A's dream team, for fans to pick
}the best players who had worn the green and gold of the Oakland A's.
}
}	Fan's pick		did you consider...  We should have shot...
}C	Terry Steinbach		Gene Tenace          Bob Kearney
}
}Gene Tenace is a very underrated ballplayer, who posted a career OBA of
}.380 and a career slugging of .429.  You might quibble with this pick,
}though, because Tenace played a lot of first for the A's.  If you discount
}Tenace because of that, then Steinbach is a good pick.  

Kearney, of course, sucked rocks.  Part of the Oakland A's 'Nightmare Teams'
that so many people have forgotten existed.

}1B	Mark McGwire		no candidate         Dan Meyer
}
}Maybe Tenace, but McGwire has quite a bit better power, without sacrificing
}too much in OBA.  Tenace gets some points because his career is over, and
}we don't know how McGwire will age, but at this point, I'd go with McGwire.

Dan Meyer, of course, sucked rocks.  Part of a real dream infield.

}2B	Mike Gallego		Dick Green           Dave McKay
}
}Well, if you're going to go with a good field, no-hit second baseman, you
}could at least go with a guy who played more often.  Joe Morgan played a
}year here at the end of his career, but I don't think that's quite enough
}to edge out Green.  

Dave McKay, of course, sucked rocks.  And couldn't field a T-ball dribbler.

}3B	Carney Lansford		Sal Bando            Mickey Klutts
}
}Actually pretty similar.  Lansford hits for higher average, Bando walks
}more, about the same power.

Mickey Klutts, of course, sucked rocks.  But what a name.

}SS	Bert Campaneris		Walt Weiss	     Rob Picciolo
}
}I'd still have to go with Campy over Weiss, though, especially since Weiss
}can't stay healthy.

Rob Picciolo, of course, sucked rocks.  Possibly the worst offensive player
I remember in an A's uniform.  Perhaps Fred Stanley...

}OF	Reggie Jackson
}OF	Rickey Henderson
}OF 	Jose Canseco
}
}How can you argue with that troika?  I liked watching Dwayne Murphy, and I
}always thought Joe Rudi was a fine ballplayer, but they're certainly not in
}this class.

Murphy MIGHT be in this class.  It depends on how well we can quantify his
defensive value.  He's the best defensive outfielder in my sentient lifetime.
I have a feeling that if you had DA numbers for Murphy over his career, he
might edge out Jose or Reggie, but not Rickey.

We should have shot... Mike Davis.

Mike Davis, of course, sucked rocks.

}DH	Dave Parker		Dave Kingman         Both of them.
}
}Yes, he was obnoxious, but he did hit better than Parker did in Oakland.

I'll take Harold Baines, thanks.

-- 
*    Gary Huckabay    * "They sent Brosius down."  "So Lansford has the job?" *
*   "A considerably   * "Yep.  And it looks like Bordick has won the 2B job." *
*  shorter fuse than  * "I guess I better make postseason plans now." "Good   *
*    Sherri Nichols." *  idea.  Call Puget Sound Airways." - GH & EG.         *
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