Who’s the best catcher in the history of NY baseball?
by LockitUp on Mar 22, 2010 10:44 AM EDT
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PrintAnyone else hear about the new baseball show called The Lineup on the MSG network, where a panel with people like Hall of Fame Mets catcher Gary Carter and former Yankee bullpen ace Sparky Lyle will determine the best baseball players in the history of NY? Sounds pretty cool and it looks like they will be talking about different positions every week and this week they are debating the best NY catchers. Heres a preview for the show: http://video.msg.com/Videos/MSG-Networks/The-Lineup-Preview-With-Fran-Healy-3-20
I just found this game where you can try to match your picks with the panel’s: www.msg.com/lineup/ If you play, you can win some autographed stuff. And When you watch the first show (Tues. 23rd at 10:30pm) you’ll know if your picks match the panel's.
These were my picks for best catcher…
Yogi Berra
Jorge Posada
Elston Howard
Thurman Munson
Bill Dickey
What do you guys think?? Who did you guys pick?
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Berra spent a lot of time in left field.
My grandfather called Dickey the best defensive catcher he ever saw, and Dickey was no slouch with the stick (127 OPS+ vs Yogi’s 125).
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
All
I can say is I only evaluate players that I have seen with my eyes, so that eliminates Dickey & Berra..Of the remaining three, Munson was the most clutch and
better all around that the other two. Hate to say it, Posada is one of the worst baserunners I have ever seen. He is good for 3 or 4 gaffes per season.
by Great Gatsby on Mar 23, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember my gramps saying similar things about defense...
but Yogi..even if he’s got roughly 1/2 the games played at catcher that Dickey does…was just the best.
If Jeets is Captain clutch, Yogi was Emperor Clutch
DWTDD
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 22, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Dickey
Dickey by far. Yogi was not considered a great fielding catcher in his day. When I was a kid, the people old enough to remember told me that Berra was the greater hitter but was not comparable to Dickey in terms of defense. Dickey was a good hitter too but not the power threat of Berra.
Steve Chilcott
Who? He had to be great . the mets picked him in front of Reggie Jackson in 1966 draft..
by Do it do it again on Mar 22, 2010 12:43 PM EDT reply actions
No Cervelli?
This absolutely stunning omission leaves me flabbergasted. However, in light of the names given, and after careful review, Dickey would get the nod. Berra is/was unquestionably great, but he did play in the outfield. Dickey, as I was told by my grandfather was the greatest defensive catcher and handler of pitchers he’d ever seen.
Dickey, Berra, Campanella, Posada, Howard, Munson
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Back stopping in the past
I wouldn’t put Howard third. He was good, but only for a minute. Does this list include NY Giants and Mets? What about Sal Fasano? I’m going Yogi, Campanella, Dickey, Posada, Munson.
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by SteveBalboniHOF on Mar 22, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions
Yogi's the obvious answer but ..
Gary Carter should get some love on the list, the guy was great with the Mets and is a Hall Of Famer. Carter should be ranked ahead of the Piazza for his all around game and leadership.
Tough call, but...
Dickey was considered the best catcher in the major leagues in the first half of the 20th century. He, Berra, and Campanella are HOF; the others I don’t think quite measure up to that, good as they were.
Gary Carter spent 19 years in the major leagues, but only five with the Mets.
I never saw Dickey play, but I did see an interview with Casey Stengel that had been filmed while he was managing the Yankees. When asked to name the best players of all time, Casey named Dickey as catcher, even though Yogi was playing for him at the time, and Campanella was then playing for the Dodgers. I guess Casey would know, so I’ll go with Dickey.
Mickey C
Matt Nokes
Honorable Mentions:
Butch Wynegar
Ron Hassey
Joel Skinner
Bob Geren
Don Slaught
good times, good times
Again with Super Mario Luigi?
If you press “B” he will jump high enough to catch any wild pitch.
by designatedquitter on Mar 23, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
What? No Girardi?
HaHa!
Although cases can be made for many players, Berra has 10 rings.
You can say its a product of the team but 10 freaking rings. Nobody is close in that department. He is also the only one ever to catch a perfect game/no hitter in the playoffs/WS.
Nobody close?
Dickey had 8, and yes, as Don Mattingly could tell you, it is a product of the team.
Mickey C
Berra
Followed by Dickey, Campanella, Piazza, Carter.
hon. mentions:
johnny blanchard – pinch hitter supreme
jake gibbs – all amer. qb @ old miss.
by NYer in a strange land on Mar 23, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
Yogi Declared best catcher
In the show last night. Wasn’t much of a question if you ask me but heres a clip of the episode for anyone interested.. http://msg.com/lineup/episode-one-uncut.html
Also now they want to know whos the best first baseman in Ny history: lets talk about it here: http://www.pinstripealley.com/2010/3/24/1388184/whos-the-best-first-baseman-in-ny
I gotta go with
Bill Dickey. Lest we forget, he taught Yogi how to play the position. Might be a case of the student outshining the teacher in most people’s minds. So maybe I think of them as 1 and 1A.
"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel
by tnredneckyankeesfan on Mar 24, 2010 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
10 rings
Is all I’ve got to say. We live in a city where great players are judged by the number of rings on their hands. If I remember right, a lot of people were calling A-Rod “not a true Yankee” before Mo sealed it against the Phillies. So what does that make Yogi?
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
Honorable mention to....
Pudge Fisk for calling out then Yankee Deion Sanders (on the field no less) for not running out a foul ground ball. He got into Deion’s face right for not playing the game right and for not respecting the game. Right is right, even when it is doen by a long time rival.
Best Catcher in NY
The Yog. He caught only 90 games LESS than Dickey. Yeah, he played the outfield because there was a younger guy behind him pushing called Elston Howard. And he was talented enough to play LF very well! Yogi won 3 MVPs!!! He came in 2nd for MVP twice!! (Beat out by Mantle’s triple crown year 56). Talk about dominance! Dickey, certainly a great HOF player, never won the MVP. For those who question Yogi’s defence, he held the record for catching I think it was 98 (?)straight games without a passed ball. An astounding feat! Stengel was once asked what was his secret for winning ballgames and he said he never played a game without The Man, Mr. Berra. Always underestimated, but never underacheived, Yogi was the best. 358 HRs 1430 RBIs
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