OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

[joelsabi]

When cano hit that triple and turned 2 double plays last night, i thought wow this could eventually be the best infield ever. Tex-Cano-Jeter-Arod.

Any other candidates beside the Perez - Morgan - Concepcion - Rose infield?

[ironmanfan]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Brooks Robby/Belanger/D. Johnson or Grich/Powell

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Brooks Robby/Belanger/D. Johnson or Grich/Powell

how long did they play together?

im not counting the current yankee lineup since this their first year together as a unit.

[suicide_squeeze]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Garvey, Lopes, Russell, Cey.....they were something special.

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Garvey, Lopes, Russell, Cey.....they were something special.

great choice.
who do you think is the weakest link in that infield?

[Bondsgloves]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Infield Defensively.

1993 Giants

Matt Williams 3b (gold glove), Robby Thompson 2B(gold glove), Will Clark 1B (former gold glove winner), Kurt Manwaring catcher (gold glove), and Royce Clayton at SS

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Infield Defensively.

1993 Giants

Matt Williams 3b (gold glove), Robby Thompson 2B(gold glove), Will Clark 1B (former gold glove winner), Kurt Manwaring catcher (gold glove), and Royce Clayton at SS

interesting. does manwaring count? seems like catchers aren't counted in the equation even tho they are in the infield. from other posts, you'd have to add posada, bench, yeager, and dempster into the mix.

[ironmanfan]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

how long did they play together?

im not counting the current yankee lineup since this their first year together as a unit.

They played together approx. 8 years

[3arod13]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Brooks Robby/Belanger/D. Johnson or Grich/Powell

Totally agree!

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

They played together approx. 8 years

thats longevity there.

i cant help but notice your avatar pick. murray - burleson - ripken - knight is pretty solid defensely.

[nomarmauerfan]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

How about Rose, Trillo, Bowa, and Schmidt? They were my favorites in the late 70/s and the WS year of 1980. That was a heckuva infield. And, you could add Boone to it as well.

Mike

[bigtruck260]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

The mid 80's Cardinals might not have been the best ever, but they sure were an exciting bunch to watch.

Pendleton, Ozzie, Herr and Clark (Clark is the defensive exception because of the power he carried. He was Mac before McGwire was here)

[shoremen44]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Statistically it is the 1999 Mets... fewest errors by an infield

1B - John Olerud
2B - Egardo Alphonzo
SS - Rey Ordonez
3B - Robin Ventura


But I have to agree with some of the others and go with the 1969 Orioles... they had the fewest error record... and just having Brooks at third I have to image he made some outs that if he didnt get to wouldnt go as errors, but hits

1B - Boog Powell
2B - Davey Johnson, Gold Glove
SS - Mark Belanger, Gold Glove
3B - Brooks Robinson, Gold Glove

[sox83cubs84]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

I won't go far as to say they were the best of all-time, but the late 1960s Cubs had a pretty talented bunch with Ron Santo (3B), Don Kessinger (SS), Glenn Beckert (2B) and Ernie Banks (1B). If you want to throw in the catcher, add Randy hundley, MLB recordholder for most games caught in a single season. He was THE iron man of post WW-2 catchers until his knees went bad.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[cjclong]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

One of the better ones was Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek and Clete Boyer with the 1961 Yankees.