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So opening day has come and gone.
Post your all time starting lineup for your favorite baseball team.
You get one starter at each position, 2 bench players, 1 starting pitcher, 1 middle reliever, and a closer.

This is mine for the Reds.


Catcher- Johnny Bench
1st- Ted Kluszewski
2nd- Joe Morgan
3rd- Pete Rose
SS- Barry Larkin
LF- George Foster
CF- Ken Griffey jr
RF- Frank Robinson

Starter- Jim Maloney
Middle Relief- Mario Soto
Closer- John Franco

Bench- Reggie Sanders, Eric Davis

Catcher…..Elston Howard
1st base.....Moose Skowren
2nd Base.....Bobby Richardson
SS.....Tony Kubeck
3B....Clete Boyer
LF ....Yogi Berra
CF ....Mickey Mantle
RF.....Roger Maris
P.....Whitey Ford
P.....Al Downing
P....Goose Gossage

B.....John Blanchard

Very similar list to O&B's. Here's mine for the Reds:

C - Johnny Bench
1B - Joey Votto
2B - Joe Morgan
3B - Pete Rose
SS - Barry Larkin
LF - George Foster
CF - Ken Griffey Jr
RF - Frank Robinson

SP - Bucky Walters
RP - Randy Myers
CP - Aroldis Chapman

Bench - Vada Pinson, Ted Kluszewski

There were many, many, very tough decisions in this one lol.

Working on my Cubs list....MAN, this is tough. Can't decide on Ferguson Jenkins or Greg Maddox as my starter.

I'll ponder it further and come up with my lineup.

My Chicago Cubs...

C: Rod Hundley
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Ryne Sandberg
SS: Ernie Banks
3B: Ron Santo
RF: Sammy Sosa
CF: Billy Williams
LF Andre Dawson

SP: Ferguson Jenkins...if I could choose a lefty, it would be Ken Holtzman
Middle relief: Kerry Wood (post surgery)
RP: Lee Smith

Bench: Hack Wilson and Dave Kingman

OHHS old timer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:41 am My Chicago Cubs...

C: Rod Hundley
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Ryne Sandberg
SS: Ernie Banks
3B: Ron Santo
RF: Sammy Sosa
CF: Billy Williams
LF Andre Dawson

SP: Ferguson Jenkins...if I could choose a lefty, it would be Ken Holtzman
Middle relief: Kerry Wood (post surgery)
RP: Lee Smith

Bench: Hack Wilson and Dave Kingman

Good topic!

OHHS old timer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:41 am My Chicago Cubs...

C: Rod Hundley
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Ryne Sandberg
SS: Ernie Banks
3B: Ron Santo
RF: Sammy Sosa
CF: Billy Williams
LF Andre Dawson

SP: Ferguson Jenkins...if I could choose a lefty, it would be Ken Holtzman
Middle relief: Kerry Wood (post surgery)
RP: Lee Smith

Bench: Hack Wilson and Dave Kingman

That's a pretty solid lineup. That middle infield is like a brick wall lol

My Cleveland Indians
1B Joe Carter
2B Robbie Alomar
SS Omar Vizquel
3B Jim Thome
RF Manny Ramírez
CF Larry Doby
LF Albert Belle
SP Bartolo Colon


Bench Francisco Linder
Bench Shoeless Joe Jackson
RP Doug Jones
RP Cody Allen

Orange and Brown wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:49 pm

OHHS old timer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:41 am My Chicago Cubs...

C: Rod Hundley
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Ryne Sandberg
SS: Ernie Banks
3B: Ron Santo
RF: Sammy Sosa
CF: Billy Williams
LF Andre Dawson

SP: Ferguson Jenkins...if I could choose a lefty, it would be Ken Holtzman
Middle relief: Kerry Wood (post surgery)
RP: Lee Smith

Bench: Hack Wilson and Dave Kingman

That's a pretty solid lineup. That middle infield is like a brick wall lol

Thanks O&B! Had to juggle the outfield a bit. Williams played center early in his career before moving to left. Dawson, like Sosa roamed right field at Wrigley but both played in left sometimes.

Hated to leave out Don Kessinger...SS for many years after Banks. Pretty good hitter as well but there is only one "Mr. Cub"

LICKING COUNTY FAN wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:36 pm My Cleveland Indians
1B Joe Carter
2B Robbie Alomar
SS Omar Vizquel
3B Jim Thome
RF Manny Ramírez
CF Larry Doby
LF Albert Belle
SP Bartolo Colon

You get 2 relievers and 2 bench players too.

Orange and Brown wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:48 am

LICKING COUNTY FAN wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:36 pm My Cleveland Indians
1B Joe Carter
2B Robbie Alomar
SS Omar Vizquel
3B Jim Thome
RF Manny Ramírez
CF Larry Doby
LF Albert Belle
SP Bartolo Colon

You get 2 relievers and 2 bench players too.

Let me add that. Thanks.