⚾️On this here off-day today, how would you personally our first basemen that you've seen, from the beginning of your fandom up to present-day?⚾️
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Southcack77
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Ken Griffey, Sr. Is way up there, lol.
Honestly not sure who I'd rate #1 without thought. 3 or 4 pop to mind.
Honestly not sure who I'd rate #1 without thought. 3 or 4 pop to mind.
Chris Chambliss for that bodacious HR he smacked against the Dodgers when I was a kid .. it was a tight pennant race (we were in the same division with them back then) and it was a back and forth tight game … and Chambliss hit a come from behind dramatic dinger at Fulton county.
Big Cat is up there too.
Come to think of it….Favorite is the Crime Dog
Big Cat is up there too.
Come to think of it….Favorite is the Crime Dog
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Fat Adams is my all-time fav
Metaphysicist
Not Actually Brian Hunter
cajunrevenge
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Freeman
Sid Bream
Julio
Klesko
Gallaraga
Brian Hunter
Fick
Rico
Thorman
Sid Bream
Julio
Klesko
Gallaraga
Brian Hunter
Fick
Rico
Thorman
DirkPiggler
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For the purposes of this exercise I only counted players who were the primary first baseman and/or played in at least 100 games in a season.
1. Freeman - still the best all around 1B we've had
2. McGriff
3. Olson - room to move up
4. Galarraga - wish we could have had him longer
5. Murphy - bonus points for being the first Braves 1st baseman I ever saw. He would've been fine there long term - the bat coming around at the time of the position change was coincidence.
6. Bream - sentimental reasons only due to the slide.
7. Chambliss
8t. LaRoche - still think Bobby should have let him face LHP earlier
8t. Franco - seems like you can't have either of these two without the other.
10. Teixiera
11. Klesko - see note from LaRoche
12. Justice - obviously lower because of the temporary nature of the position change
13. Horner - loved him when he was at 3rd, even though 1st made more sense due to size/body type.
14. Brian Hunter
15. Troy Glaus
16. Kotchman - meh
17. Gerald Perry - double meh
18. Wes Helms - who?
19. Scott Thorman
20. Robert Fick - f*ck that guy.
1. Freeman - still the best all around 1B we've had
2. McGriff
3. Olson - room to move up
4. Galarraga - wish we could have had him longer
5. Murphy - bonus points for being the first Braves 1st baseman I ever saw. He would've been fine there long term - the bat coming around at the time of the position change was coincidence.
6. Bream - sentimental reasons only due to the slide.
7. Chambliss
8t. LaRoche - still think Bobby should have let him face LHP earlier
8t. Franco - seems like you can't have either of these two without the other.
10. Teixiera
11. Klesko - see note from LaRoche
12. Justice - obviously lower because of the temporary nature of the position change
13. Horner - loved him when he was at 3rd, even though 1st made more sense due to size/body type.
14. Brian Hunter
15. Troy Glaus
16. Kotchman - meh
17. Gerald Perry - double meh
18. Wes Helms - who?
19. Scott Thorman
20. Robert Fick - f*ck that guy.
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
I forgot how hilariously bad Thorman was. A .260 career OBP in 415 ABs is something.
Nerfherders
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I started in 1991 so for me it goes:
Freeman
McGriff
Olson
Galarraga
Franco
LaRoche
Bream
The 00's were pretty sparse for 1B. I'd like to forget the rest of them. (or have already)
Freeman
McGriff
Olson
Galarraga
Franco
LaRoche
Bream
The 00's were pretty sparse for 1B. I'd like to forget the rest of them. (or have already)
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Everyone forgets Rico Brogna.
Mad Dog Murph
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I grew up watching Chris Chambliss then they had Gary Roenicke for a bit then Gerald Perry.
My favorites all time
Freddie
Matty doubles
Crime dog
The Big Cat
Chambliss
Sid ‘I Slid’ Bream
Julio Franco
My favorites all time
Freddie
Matty doubles
Crime dog
The Big Cat
Chambliss
Sid ‘I Slid’ Bream
Julio Franco