Favorite all-time baseball team..

[metsbats]

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I'll second those D-Backs and Marlins.

and how can I forget the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

[suave1477]

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and how can I forget the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

METSBATS im starting to notice a trend here!!!

Let me guess for 2009 youll like the opponent that beats the Yankees??? lol lol

[G1X]

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My most favorite baseball team is actually a minor league team from my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. The 1967 Birmingham A's was the AA team of the Kansas City A's and had future Hall-of-Famers Reggie Jackson and Rollie Fingers plus other fine players such as Joe Rudi, Dave Duncan, and Tony LaRussa (serious prospect before getting injured that year, and a sure-bet for the Hall).

Other future/former big leaguers on the team included pitchers such as Marcel Lachemann, Joe Grzenda, Vern Handrahan, Gil Blanco, and George Lauzerique. Charles Finley's first "designated runner", Alan Lewis, was also on the '67 team but not pictured in the below photo.

The team was managed by John McNamara (as can be seen, lots of future coaches/managers on this team) and won both the Southern League pennant and the Dixie League Series over the Texas League Champion, the Albuquerque Dukes (Dodgers AA team).

For a 12-year old boy, it didn't get much better than this!

1967 Birmingham Athletics First row (L-R): Bat boys
Second row: Reggie Jackson, Art Miranda, Bob Frati, George Lauzerique, John McNamara (Manager)
Weldon Bowlin, Bob Taylor, Mickey Dobbins and Vern Handrahan.
Third row: Santiago Rosario, Bob Guzek, Dave Duncan, Stan Wojcik, Joe Rudi, Joe Grzenda, Gil Blanco,
Rollie Fingers, Mike Olivo, Wayne Norton, Marcel Lachemann and Dan Garrett (Trainer)


Mark Hayne
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Always looking for Atlanta Falcons and WFL jerseys, and Willie McGee and Darren Lewis equipment.

[suicide_squeeze]

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'81 Dodgers......followed closely by the 2009 Dodgers

Both will be World Champions.

[tknorm]

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hard to narrow down:

1988 dodgers
1995 Braves
1991 Braves really, really worst to first
1999 Reds
2001 Mariners

[jbsportstuff]

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Greg - I too must go with the 1975-1976 Big Red Machine! I loved watching that team play.

[ksfarmboy]

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1979,83 and 70 Orioles in that order.

Clint

[russyurk]

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1984 Detroit Tigers.....wire to wire.

[cjclong]

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1961 Yankees. My father took me to see them play at the old ballpark in Kansas City. They won 3-0, no home runs but Maris hit a towering fly that was caught against the right field fence. Berra pinch hit a singe late in the game, Mantle got two singles. Whirl and I are tipping our ages.

[Fraudfinder!!]

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1975 Boston Red Sox

[Rob L]

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1927 Yankees

[dougiedshow]

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1994 Expos... all the way!

[Fnazxc0114]

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I know they didnt do crap but the 89 rangers. It was the first year i remember going to the park on a regular basis. It was also the first year i kept an eye on who was pitching in hopes of seeing nolan ryan pitch.

[Mark17]

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Favorite teams and players:


1963 Twins (Pascual, Hall)
1968 Tigers (McAuliffe, Lolich)
1969 Orioles (Frank Robinson, McNally)
1971 Pirates (Clemente, Sanguillen)
1976 Reds (Morgan, Bench)

[corsairs22]

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71 Pirates, along with just about all the Buc teams from 67 through 79. In addition, I also really like the White Sox from 77 through 80.