Greatest Bronx Bombers, by Position, of All Time
The list heading is an attempt to not have this list merged with another list of great "Bomber" players I found on the site, which has a number of statistical inaccuracies. Besides, this list attempts to name the greatest player at each position, which clearly is a separate list... Like many teams have done since MLB's inception, outfielders are not locked into their stated outfield positions, this is to get the best players on the field, or in this case, on the list... Statistics are not necessarily included, they are readily available for the lists voters and commenters to peruse at their leisure, and hopefully, cause debates.... 2nd base was the hardest position to name a greatest of all time, so differing opinions are expected... the heading of the "Evil Empire" is a fairly recent description of said organization, so I chose the Bronx Bombers given its longevity.The smile, the talent, the speed, the skills. Mickey Mantle had it all. In his short life he brought joy to the city of New York and to his beloved New York Yankees. His 500 plus home runs, a career .298 batting average and many spectacular catches prove why he was New York in the 1950s. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1964 while still playing for the Yankees, his no. 7 was retired by the ball club. And in Manhattan, a school was named after Mantle. Mickey Mantle a great Yankee.
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I agree, left field was a much better fit for Mantle, not really as good as his hype when trying to cover center field.
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George Herman Ruth Jr., better known as Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Everything about Ruth is Ruthian. The following awards would prove it. Besides the Hall of Fame in 1936, Ruth won the American League MVP in 1923 (then known as the League Award). He was an outfielder selection in the first six seasons that The Sporting news picked a Major League All-Star Team (1926-1931). The Baseball Writers gave babe the William J. Slocum Award in 1931. In balloting conducted by baseball, Ruth was named "Greatest Player Ever" in 1969. In a nationwide poll celebrating the Bicentennial year of 1976, Babe was voted baseball's "Most Memorable Personality."
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This might be a way too early prediction to be putting this guy on this list but seeing how he continues to be a stud both at the plate and in the field he’s going to make it on this list at some point before his career is done. It’s only a matter of time before he leads the evil empire back on top of the baseball world.
What I think is that he is going to be the new captian of the bombers
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