Who is the greatest catcher of all time?
Question:I know that right now Johnny Bench is considered the greatest catcher, but I believe that Pudge Rodriguez is better than Bench. Although he is still active i don't consider him the greatest yet, i think he can still win a couple more golden gloves to solidfy that title....But the day that he retires we will be considered oficially the greatest catcher ever in my opinion eventhough i already consider him that.
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However, Pudge is much better and closer to Bench than some obviously think. Terrific at throwing out base stealers, and great quickness. Offensively, hits for average and still has occassional power. One thing that Pudge has done better than I think any catcher in history is his baserunning. He is a complete player, unlike the two overrated catchers Carter and Piazza. Sorry.
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I think Carleton Fisk was the best catcher ever, with Yogi Berra 2nd, Bench third, and Mike Piazza 4th.Pudge? Take a look at him a few years ago, and look now. Either he went on a wicked crash diet, or he got off the juice. I say juice.
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Johnny Bench is, and will be the greatest catcher of all time for a very long time. Pudge is a very good catcher, but will never be as good as Bench. Plus, it looks like Pudge lost about 30 lbs., probably cuz he had to get off the roids to stay out of any scandals.In baseball, if a manager uses every bench player...?
Pudge Rodriguez better than Johnny Bench?!??!?!?NEVER.
I cannot believe that even crossed your mind. Johnny Bench is a legend, hall of famer, and has better stats. Just like the same thing with Kobe or LeBron being the next Michael Jordan, it will never happen.
I saw Johnny Bench play and he was WWWaaaaayyyyy better than Rodriguez or any catcher playing today.
johnny bench is a much better catcher than pudge. for one, he is just as good at defense, winning 10 gold gloves, 2-time mvp, 12-time all star, lou gehrig, babe ruth, and hutch award winner, and being one of the most consistent offensive catchers in baseball with almost 1400 runs battied in. base stealers didnt have a lot of fun with him either. and to top it all off, he knew how to call great games and handle a pitching staff. the things he's done (although pudge can do some of those things as well) can't be matched by any other catcher
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I believe that Johnny Bench is the best catcher ever as of now, as he provided a rare combination of team leadership, hitting ability, and defensive talent. Yogi Berra is a close second, but if you take into consideration how many great hitters and pitchers he had on his teams, and how he never really had to be the leader of any of the Yankee teams, I have to give Bench a slight edge, even with Berra's 3 MVP awards. Pudge could be the greatest all time, but it depends on how well he holds up when he is close to the down years of his career.What can Major League Baseball and players do to get more African-Americans to play baseball?
As a Texas Rangers fan, I LOVE Pudge. I believe he is the best catcher of the last 20 years. However, Bench is the best all time.Is Johan Santana the best pitcher in the MLT right now?
Johnny Bench was probably better than rodriguez.. about equal defensively, I think Bench was probably a little better hitter. They're both better than Berra I think. Fisk would be below Berra.I have baseball tryouts for my high school team coming up...?
1. Gary Carter2. Johnny Bench
3. Carlton Fisk
4. Yogi Berra
5. Pudge
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I think highly of Johnny Bench. he went out while he was on top. He knew it was time to quit. his knees were going.As much as I think of him, I have to go with Yogi. his words of wisdom came from another time, another era, when money wasn't as much a factor as it is now.
People ask, what would Yogi,Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford get if they were playing today! Probably what they were getting then, ( in adjusted dollars) because to them being a winner was more important than what you were getting paid. Could you imagine Yogi declaring himself a free agent and signing with the Red Sox??
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Bench then Berra. Campanella might have been had his career not been cut short. Today Pudge is the best. Mauer is young but this guy is good.Name your top ten fantasy baseball pitchers (in order)?
Gary Carter. No questionHow do I get 12 yr old boys baseball team to hustle?!?
I think that ability wise Roy Campanella may have been the best catcher ever if given the chance.Do you think E-ROD is taking steroids?
I'm going to say Roy Campenella.If he hadn't been paralyzed in a car crash imagine what records he could have set.the next few are:2.Bench
3.Berra
4.Piazza
5.Pudge
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pick your poison; bench OR pudge. i go pudge because im a ranger fan and longevity. but if you factor in roid allegations, and you care, you gotta go bench. in my op either is perfectly acceptable!Cleveland indians or cleveland browns?
Well, I may be the biggest Mets fan around. But to me the greatest catcher of all time has to be Thurman Munson. There was nobody like him. To bad his life and Baseball playing was cut so short...He would have been the best around...Ivan Rodriguez will be the best of all time by the time he retires. He'll retire in a couple of years and by then he will win another golden glove maybe and maybe more then one more
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the greatest catcher of all time and the greatest player of all time is big josh gibson of the pittsburgh crawfords and the homestead grays.negro leagues stats were poorly kept, but it's estimated he had anywhere from a .360 to .390 career average and anywhere from 800 to 900 homers. fielding stats were not kept at all, but it's said from former players of the negro leagues, he could throw out the fastest of players trying to steal second, guaranteed.
people call josh gibson the babe ruth of the negro leagues, but icall babe ruth the josh gibson of the major leagues.
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johnny bench would have to be one of the greatest player of all time he is in the hall of fame and played with a lot of talent on the big red machineWho will be the MVP AL/NL this year?
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra.3 time MVP (and considering Mickey Mantle was in the league and his team for all three of those years, that is saying a lot)
10 WS rings.
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Without a doubt it is Johnny Bench.Which Toronto Blue Jays manager was fired for lying about his military exploits?
Victor Martinez!(now) Bench(before.Yogi Berra,how many WS was this guy in like 15 or something
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