Banks, Ernie
Everett, Adam
Appling, Luke
Reese, Pee Wee
Dark, Alvin
Aparicio, Luis
Wills, Maury
Groat, Dick
Berroa, Angel
Larkin, Barry
Ordonez, Rey
Wilson, Jack
Smith, Ozzie

1/3/2007 12:58:39 AM

that was quick

1/3/2007 1:00:30 AM

who do you think it is?, I'll go with Banks

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 1:01 AM. Reason : d]

1/3/2007 1:01:12 AM

ozzie

1/3/2007 1:03:33 AM

Smith, Ozzie

1/3/2007 1:07:37 AM

thought u were suspended

Goat Dick ftw

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 1:15 AM. Reason : f]

1/3/2007 1:14:59 AM

mckenzie

1/3/2007 1:15:29 AM

yes

1/3/2007 1:18:03 AM

isnt dick groats number retired in Cameron Indoor Stadium

1/3/2007 1:21:52 AM

Haha, when I read this question I started thinking of Strong Safeties, haha.

1/3/2007 1:49:29 AM

Ken Houston or John Lynch ?

1/3/2007 1:56:11 AM

Quote :

"Ordonez, Rey"

what

the

fuck

1/3/2007 2:11:58 AM

Barry Larkin

1/3/2007 2:35:37 AM

Shortstop
Strong Safety
Support/Second Striker

1/3/2007 3:03:14 AM

you've got angel berroa but not cal ripken?

1/3/2007 8:36:18 AM

Ozzie, how huge are your balls?

1/3/2007 8:53:11 AM

AGod

1/3/2007 8:54:43 AM

Ronnie Lott - best SS ever!!!

1/3/2007 8:57:22 AM

Cal Ripken Jr.


- 2 time MVP '91, '83
- Most games played consecutively
- Most homers at the position
- Multiple gold glove winner
- Rookie of the year '82

1/3/2007 9:04:40 AM

THIS ISN"T A SERIOUS THREAD




(and if it were, you'd be wrong about Ripken)

1/3/2007 9:12:38 AM

How could one make a list of the best SS's ever & leave off the best of all time, Honus Wagner?

1/3/2007 12:23:13 PM

1/3/2007 12:25:34 PM

we're talking about the Waffen SS right? I'll go with General Kurt 'Panzer' Meyer.

1/3/2007 12:27:38 PM

Clearly the best all around SS in the game today.

The best ever? I'm going to go with Ripken solely because I don't know enough Honus Wagner to make that decision. Ripken had all the intangibles. Defensively, there was and there never will be any comparison to Ozzie Smith.

1/3/2007 12:30:25 PM

honus wagner, because his baseball card is worth a ton of money

1/3/2007 12:33:57 PM

Honus Wagner is a fucking dumbass. He doesn't even know 'Pittsburgh' ends in an 'H'

1/3/2007 12:35:03 PM

^^^He's had 1 good year. So now he's clearly the best in the game? Whatever.


As much as I despise the yanks, Reyes pails in comparison to Jeter & AROD. I'd probably put Renteria over him too, if you don't count his year in Boston.


[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 12:39 PM. Reason : ]

1/3/2007 12:37:29 PM

i thought this was about strong safties

1/3/2007 12:37:35 PM

Banks, Ernie
Everett, Adam
Appling, Luke
Reese, Pee Wee
Dark, Alvin
Aparicio, Luis
Wills, Maury
Groat, Dick
Berroa, Angel
Larkin, Barry
Ordonez, Rey
Wilson, Jack
Smith, Ozzie

1/3/2007 12:50:02 PM

i was going to say adrian wilson

1/3/2007 12:50:16 PM

I gotta go with A-Rod.

2 gold gloves...over 300 homeruns, a batting title, 2 homerun titles before he moved to 3B

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason : Edit]

1/3/2007 12:53:22 PM

A-Rod definitely would have been if he didn't switch positions. A gold glove defensive player who put up offensive numbers no PERSON, let alone SS, has ever put up in the history of the game.

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Actually I really do believe Reyes will be the best all around SS in the game going forward but I wouldn't put him ahead of Jeter or Tejada yet honestly. The comparison to Renteria is laughable though. Reyes is BARELY 23. If you're going to build a franchise going forward he is the ONLY choice for SS as far as I'm concerned.

V haha.. it's not like anyone can understand what he says on those 'lessons' anyway even when he does it English..

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 1:04 PM. Reason : c]

1/3/2007 1:00:24 PM

Professor Reyes

1/3/2007 1:02:43 PM

1/3/2007 1:14:55 PM

I'm glad pee wee reese was remembered. He's pretty nasty defensively on my MLB game.

1/3/2007 1:59:54 PM

I was about to say Ronnie Lott, but i realised he played Free Safety primarily...


i'd go with Ripken with Oz as a strong second

1/3/2007 2:15:51 PM

Cal Ripken Jr.

1/3/2007 2:19:22 PM

Quote :

"Barry Larkin"

* All-Star (NL): 1988-1991, 1993-1997, 1999-2000, 2004
* MLB Most Valuable Player Award (NL): 1995
* Lou Gehrig Memorial Award: 1994
* Roberto Clemente Award: 1993
* Gold Glove (NL SS): 1994-1996
* Silver Slugger (NL SS): 1988-1992, 1995-1996, 1998-1999

only SS to be in the 30hr/30sb club

1/3/2007 2:28:20 PM

If this was about strong safety, I would say Ronnie Lott.

1/3/2007 2:30:24 PM

Angel Berroa is on this list and not Ozzie Guillen. OK

1/3/2007 2:45:43 PM

Banks, ARod, and Jeter.

And Jeter is SOOOOO much better than Ozzie Smith. C'mon.

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 3:06 PM. Reason : ozzie smith can't hit]

1/3/2007 3:04:57 PM

ARod nor Jeter should make it...maybe onto the list, but not the best ss ever. Ripken alone knocks them off the top spot.

I still think it's one of the ole timers. Honus Wagner possibly.

(although I have obviously never seen any of the ole timers play, i still think one of them should get the nod. the game was pure back then, no steriods, performance enhancers, etc...)

1/3/2007 3:17:17 PM

sigh, do you really think I would forget A-Rod, Ripken etc?

Banks, Ernie
Everett, Adam
Appling, Luke
Reese, Pee Wee
Dark, Alvin
Aparicio, Luis
Wills, Maury
Groat, Dick
Berroa, Angel
Larkin, Barry
Ordonez, Rey
Wilson, Jack
Smith, Ozzie

[Edited on January 3, 2007 at 4:00 PM. Reason : r]

1/3/2007 3:59:28 PM

what a stupid thread.

1/3/2007 4:12:14 PM

1/3/2007 4:12:46 PM

Quote :

"Haha, when I read this question I started thinking of Strong Safeties, haha. "

funny...

1/3/2007 4:17:56 PM

nobody's even going to mention vizquel? I mean, he didn't hit home runs, but he stole bases, hit for average and might be the best defensive ss ever. Yes, EVER

1/3/2007 4:44:29 PM

I saw what you did there, I wanted to break the news



I'd say Alvin Dark, if only for the LSU connection and that my boy lives on Alvin Dark Rd. in Tigertown.

1/3/2007 6:04:06 PM

jeff blauser

1/3/2007 6:08:41 PM

Adrian Wilson or Andre Maddox

1/3/2007 6:17:11 PM