tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post3797817310701327889..comments2023-12-31T01:02:49.340-05:00Comments on FOR BASEBALL JUNKIES: The best fielding Centerfielder Ever?@OCP22http://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-58753656064766108802015-12-27T01:41:34.765-05:002015-12-27T01:41:34.765-05:00Willie is my favorite, but Joe Dimaggio, whom I al...Willie is my favorite, but Joe Dimaggio, whom I also saw play, was in my opinion, the most graceful and smoothest outfielder ever. Fred Lynn, the year he was Rookie of the Year and MVP, reminded me of Joe D. Joe D. always made it look easy. Nonetheless, because of Willie's range and arm, and because he was Willie Mays, he's my number one, though your Richie Ashburn statistics are daunting. Peter LinzerWhatManyCallMisunderstoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280232159629263352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-11590323618012308682012-01-09T16:31:48.916-05:002012-01-09T16:31:48.916-05:00Jr. was the smoothest center fielder I have ever s...Jr. was the smoothest center fielder I have ever seen. It is difficult to judge against the older players as the level of conditioning the athletes are at today is greater than back then. Jim Edmonds may have more highlight catches but Jr. covered more groundMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830263619595918549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-20496328008697713002012-01-09T11:31:49.775-05:002012-01-09T11:31:49.775-05:00PS... one active outfielder that should be mention...PS... one active outfielder that should be mentioned is Chris Young. He's got tremendous range, a strong arm and he's only 27.@OCP22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-30776538280839499202012-01-09T10:57:34.324-05:002012-01-09T10:57:34.324-05:00Great piece, Hersh. Whitey is easy to overlook an...Great piece, Hersh. Whitey is easy to overlook and a lot of casual fans would ask why he's in the Hall of Fame - this piece highlights one of the biggest reasons why Ashburn is, in my opinion, a bona fide Hall of Famer. The stats certainly support your argument. Besides putouts, he's also second all-time in RF/G (behind the aptly named 1920's outfielder, Taylor Douthit). I did not watch Ashburn play so I have a question for you- how strong was his arm? The metrics suggest that his arm was average. Although arm strength is probably more important at the corner outfield positions, I'd still factor it into my decision making process (Johnny Damon wouldn't make any all-time defensive teams because of his noodle arm but the guy has as much range as anyone).@OCP22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.com