The Arena's Favorite Baseball Player Tournament - winner announced!

ripken (agree that this was tough)
abstain
abstain
stewart

 

Cal Ripken, Jr
Brian Roberts - this was an incredibly tough tie for me to break. On one side, a Gamecock great who's been extremely successful in the majors, on the other, a Braves catcher who's had a fantastic start to his career.
Abstain
David Ortiz

 

San Francisco Giants

Cal Ripken, Jr. 4, Cap Anson 1
Brian Roberts 2, Brian McCann 1
Bobby Murcer 3, Dave Righetti 1
David Ortiz 3, Dave Stewart 2

 

American League

Boston Red Sox

Rafael Furcal
Khalil Greene
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Lofton
"Pee Wee" Reese
Pete Rose
"Pokey" Reese
Preston Wilson
Paul Dee "Daffy" Dean
Paul Molitor.
Paul O'Neill
Pedro Martinez
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
Omar Vizquel
Orlando Cepeda
Ozzie Smith

New York Yankees

Nomar Garciaparra
Nolan Ryan
Nap Lajoie
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
Moonlight Graham
Michael Jordan
Mark McGuire
Mark Grace
Mark DeRosa
Mariano Rivera
--end opening rounds
Manny Ramirez
Luis Gonzalez
Lou Piniella

Chicago White Sox

Lou Gehrig
Kris Benson
Kirby Puckett
Kevin Youkilis
Willie McGee
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
"Wee" Willie Keeler

Minnesota Twins

Will Clark
Warren Spahn
Walter Johnson
Wade Boggs
Ty Cobb
Troy Tulowitzki
Tony Batista
Tom Glavine

Oakland Athletics

Tino Martinez
Tim Lincecum
Thurman Munson
Ted Williams
Steve Pearce
Steve Olin
Stan Musial
Shoeless Joe Jackson

Baltimore Or

 

Milwaukee Brewers

Dennis Eckersley vs Dennis Martinez

Derek Jeter vs Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean

Grady Sizemore vs Gaylord Perry

Garrett Anderson vs Fred Lynn

 

Dennis Eckersley

Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (hardest one for me so far...)

Gaylord Perry

Garrett Anderson

:snoopy

 

Dennis Eckersley

Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean Very tough decision. I actually have a great deal of respect for Jeter even though I hate the Yankees. Jeter has represented the game with sportsmanship and class throughout his career. I guess I choose Dizzy because of the Cubs factor and because I still hate the Yankees

Grady Sizemore

Fred Lynn

 

eckersley
dean
perry
lynn

 

Dennis Eckersley
Derek Jeter
Gaylord Perry
Garrett Anderson

 

Eckersley
Anderson

 

Dennis Eckersley
Dizzy Dean
Grady Sizemore
Garrett Anderson

 

Milwaukee Brewers

Dennis Eckersley 6, Dennis Martinez 0
Dizzy Dean 4, Derek Jeter 1
Gaylord Perry 3, Grady Sizemore 2
Garrett Anderson 4, Fred Lynn 2

 

St Louis Cardinals

"Fergie" Jenkins vs Ernie Banks

Eddie Kunz vs Dwight Evans

Dusty Baker vs Dustin Pedroia

Don Mattingly vs Greg Maddux

 

Abstain
Eddie Kunz
Dusty Baker
Don Mattingly

 

Kunz
Mattingly

 

Ernie Banks



Dusty Baker

Greg Maddux

 

Jenkins
Evans
Pedroia
Maddux

 

banks
evans
pedroia
maddux

 

Abstain
Dwight Evans
Dustin Pedroia
Greg Maddux

 

St Louis Cardinals

Ernie Banks 2, "Fergie" Jenkins 1
Dwight Evans 3, Eddie Kunz 2
Dustin Pedroia 3, Dusty Baker 2
Greg Maddux 4, Don Mattingly 2

This completes the first round!

 

Second round!

Boston Red Sox

Kenny Lofton vs "Pee Wee" Reese

Pedro Martinez vs Ozzie Smith

New York Yankees

Nolan Ryan vs Moonlight Graham

Mariano Rivera vs Lou Piniella

 

"Pee Wee" Reese
Ozzie Smith
Nolan Ryan
Mariano Rivera

 

pee wee
the wizard
the express
rivera

 

Kenny Lofton

Ozzie Smith

Moonlight Graham

Mariano Rivera

 

Reese
Smith
Ryan
Abstain