[jjgold]

Would be hard to say he is not in the top 5 ever. This guy is the whole red sox team

What a pure hitter

[onlòóker]

Originally Posted by jjgold

Would be hard to say he is not in the top 5 ever. This guy is the whole red sox team

What a pure hitter

Did he just hit a homer or something? lol

[jjgold]

Yeh does it almost every night

[bigboydan]

how much do you have on the game JJ

[Mudcat]

In order to compare hitters from different eras, I think it's important to consider how dominant they are/were. When I do that, I come up with Babe Ruth as the best hitter ever.

I don't have the exact numbers in front of me but he had years where he hit 58 homers and the next highest number in the league was 17 (or something like that). I believe one year he hit more home runs single-handedly than every other team in baseball.

Manny is an amazing hitter but he is not that dominant over his era IMO.

[Illusion]

When healthy Ken Griffey Jr.

[bigboydan]

i don't consider anyone from this era the best hitter because, of the roids factor.

[onlòóker]

Originally Posted by Illusion

When healthy Ken Griffey Jr.

Hes having a great season thus far Ill. Hes actually healthy again.

Manny is a great hitter JJ.

[Illusion]

Griffey has the sweetest swing for any lefty.

[onlòóker]

Originally Posted by Illusion

Griffey has the sweetest swing for any lefty.

And to think someone traded me Griffey for Tavaras. I think I got the better end.

[jjgold]

Griffrey and Manyy are pure hitters

Never roids, just look at their arms as you will see they are not ripped and never were

[Zapper]

what about Ichiro:thumbs_up

[Zapper]

bu i'm half asian so maybe a little biased. I also think tiger woods is the greatest golfer, and bruce lee the best martial artist. Still waiting on Yao

[Todd]

I'd have to go with Pete Rose.

[Dead Money]

Ty Cobb or Ted Williams

[homedog]

Originally Posted by jjgold

Would be hard to say he is not in the top 5 ever. This guy is the whole red sox team

What a pure hitter

You must be drinking heavily. Not even in the conversation with the top 5.

[Michael_G]

I agree with homedog. A great hitter for sure but a much better question would be is he in the top twenty. Even then the answers should be about split.

[Michael_G]

Ruth, Williams, Cobb, Mantle, Mays, Musial, Aaron, Bonds, Greenberg, Foxx, ... I can keep going till about twenty or so and although not with the career numbers yet, Pujols will surely be better barring injury. With that said, still love Manny.

[David]

He won the game for the sox tonight.

[Razz]

1. Mantle
2. Williams
3. Ruth
4. Musial
5. Rose
87. Ramirez

[kdmfox]

Manny. although a good hitter (maybe in the top 100), is the "greatest" LOAFER of all time ... He'll be gone in the off season ... And I'm from Mass. ... The Fox

[scottric]

Manny is a "loafer" but he apparently does try hard according to his teammates. However, he doesn't get into the conversation at all, IMHO. No one can every win this argument, especially with the hitters of the Dead Ball Era vs. everyone who came after.

My vote? Ted Williams. Period. Imagine what he would have done had he not served in WWII and Korea! His stats would have been even more off the charts. Cobb would be 2nd (.367 lifetime average I think). Ruth would then have to be next. And so it goes.

[kdmfox]

Originally Posted by scottric

Manny is a "loafer" but he apparently does try hard according to his teammates. However, he doesn't get into the conversation at all, IMHO. No one can every win this argument, especially with the hitters of the Dead Ball Era vs. everyone who came after.

My vote? Ted Williams. Period. Imagine what he would have done had he not served in WWII and Korea! His stats would have been even more off the charts. Cobb would be 2nd (.367 lifetime average I think). Ruth would then have to be next. And so it goes.

How nice he "apparently" tries hard @20 mil. per ... According to the sports talk shows around here, many of his teammates are a bit annoyed at his lack of hustle ... He'll be gone to the Mets in the off season ... -250 on that ... The Fox

[doncal]

top 5 ever????? whole redsox team????? dude, step away from the pipe! Ortiz has better numbers than Ramirez, and Manny's .284 is only a step above Beltran's .272 (not to mention that Beltran actually runs the bases, and plays the field, but Beltran gets blamed for the Mets failure while Manny is top 5 EVER??????) that glaucoma medicine seems to be affecting your perspective

[OldeTymePlaya]

Buddy Biancalana.

:thumbs_up

[why]

Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron all much better.

[Senator7]

Let's see:

Joe Jackson
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
George Brett
Rogers Hornsby
Lou Gehrig
Pete Rose

Want me to keep going? Manny is a great run producer, but to say he's one of the greatest hitters ever is premature and foolish.

Senator 7

[bigpig19]

Originally Posted by jjgold

Would be hard to say he is not in the top 5 ever. This guy is the whole red sox team

What a pure hitter

5 names (no order)
Ted Willimas
Ty Cobb
Mickey Mantle
Pete Rose
Tony Gwynn

he is not better than any of these

[braniaxe]

tony gwynn a better hitter than manny??? thats like saying wade boggs is a better hitter than joe dimagio boggs and gwynn were great average hitters with little or no power manny is the best run producer in the last 20 years easy...

[Relentless]

Well, Papi seems to be out-hitting him this year imo and is the mvp of the team.

[Mr Nuts]

not even close . mannys good but too many others

[scottric]

In the greatest hitters argument, I would NEVER think of Manny in the same breath as the all-time greats. Unless there was a way to compare eras, then it is a moot argument.

But of course with baseball, unlike a lot of other sports, that's the best part: the arguing!

[bigpig19]

Originally Posted by braniaxe

tony gwynn a better hitter than manny??? thats like saying wade boggs is a better hitter than joe dimagio boggs and gwynn were great average hitters with little or no power manny is the best run producer in the last 20 years easy...

hey pal let me ask you a question, if a guy held a gun to your head and told you to pick between many and tony gwynn to get a hit or you die, you would be dead if you picked many thats all i have to say other that oh yea gwynn is a better hitter. I also dont think "run producer" was in this arguement

[sergfro]

VLAD is the best pure hitting in MLB right now..he can hit any pitch at any location..i'm sure you guys have seen some of the bombs he hit and where the locations were

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