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Rob the Baseball God in Austin said 05/11, 10:51 PM
#5: George Brett over Joe Dimaggio or Johnny Bench? How about Hank Greenberg? Taking nothing away from Brett, I cannot see how an American Icon such as Dimaggio would be behind Brett.
#6: I love Al Kaline-youngest ever to win a batting title, consistent and a champion...But no way you put him ahead of Stan the Man. 3,630 hits and six or seven batting titles during a time when the pitching was much stronger in the NL than the AL.
#8: I am okay with Yogi. But some people would want to know how Cal Ripken or even Bill Dickey aren't there too.
#14: Pete Rose!!! Not even close to say Bunning was better than Rose!

I also think Rizzuto is over-rated but other than Chipper Jones there just aren't a lot of 10's out there. The rest of your list is fairly good, but you sure missed some obvious ones here.

Rob the Baseball God in Austin said 05/12, 08:58 AM
Well Yankee fan, I am a man of honor and will let you have a chance to rebut your point without forcing you to lose. I love these discussions anyway, so here is your chance. Prove to me that Al Kaline is somehow a stronger choice than Stan Musial. Prove to us that George Brett is a better statistical number than either DiMaggio OR Hank Greenberg.
As for #14, Peter Edward Rose, no one can touch that one. If ARod switched NOW to #14, he might acheive about half the pure hitting numbers Rose did in his career. But-different era to be sure.
So, in the fairness of sportmanship, i invite you to feeble-up and make your case. As for the qustion someone asked about Kaline, he was 20 when he won his batting title and was the quiet force behind the Tigers in 1968 when they won the AL Pennant. 3,054 hits (I think) help to make him legit, but even he would tell you that Musial was better, for longer, and played in a league dominated by Koufaxe's and Drysdale's and Robin Roberts to name but a few.