All-Time Yankee 25-Man Roster

Post #1 » by **Rich Rane** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:45 pm

The New York Yankees have the most storied franchise in all of sports and have had their share with some of the best to ever throw on a baseball jersey. What would be your All-Time Yankee 25-Man Roster in a present AL?

- List all 25 men
- Batting order, including DH with defensive positions
- 5-Man rotation, relievers, setup man, closer
- Bench for substitutions, pinch hitters and pinch runners, including defensive positions
- Manager
- Probable record, no matter how idiotic others might think it is

Post #2 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:18 pm

Hitters:
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gherig
Mickey Mantle
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Don Mattingly
Yogi Berra
Reggie Jackson
Bernie Williams
Craig Nettles
Jorge Posada
Alfonso Soriano (no other 2B)

I took Posada over Maris because there would have been only 1 catcher and 6 OF, which weren't necessary.

Pitchers:
Whitey Ford
Goose Gossage
Ron Guidry
Mariano Rivera
Andy Pettitte
Orlando Hernandez
Mel Stottlemyre
Lefty Gomez
Sparky Lyle
Red Ruffing
Dave Righetti
David Cone
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Batting order:
Derek Jeter - SS
Bernie Williams - LF
Babe Ruth - DH
Mickey Mantle - CF
Alex Rodriguez - 3B
Joe DiMaggio - RF
Lou Gherig - 1B
Yogi Berra - C
Alfonso Soriano - 2B

Pitching rotation:
Whitey Ford - SP
Mel Stottlemyre - SP
Ron Guidry - SP
Lefty Gomez - SP
Andy Pettitte - SP

Orlando Hernandez - Long relief
David Cone - Long relief

Sparky Lyle - Middle relief
Dave Righetti - Middle relief
Red Ruffing - Middle relief

Goose Gossage - Setup man
Mariano Rivera - Closer
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Bench:
Don Mattingly - 1B - Used for late inning defense
Craig Nettles - 3B
Reggie Jackson - Corner outfield
Jorge Posada - Catcher
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Manager:
Billy Martin (my personal all time favorite manager)

Record: 138 - 24

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #3 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 12:16 am

Batting Order w/ Pos :

1) Alfonso Soriano 2B
2) Derek Jeter SS
3) Lou Gehrig 1B
4) Babe Ruth DH
5) Alex Rodriguez 3B
6) Joe D LF
7) Mickey Mantle CF

Thurman Munson C
9) Paul O'Neill (fav player) RF

Bench :

Bernie Williams OF (pinch runner)
Jorge Posada C
Tino Martinez 1B
Don Mattingly UTI

Rotation :

Ron Guidry
Whitey Ford
Andy Pettite
Orlando Hernandez
Chien Mien Wang

Lefty Gomez - LRP
Davide Cone- LRP

Mike Stanton - MRP
Jeff Nelson - MRP
John Wetteland -MRP

Goose Gossage - Setup
Mariano Rivera - Closer

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #4 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 12:18 am

I forgot to say --- Joe Mcarthy as Manager and 127 - 35 for the record.

Post #5 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 12:18 am

Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

34Celtic · Post #6 » by **34Celtic** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:30 am

C-Yogi Berra
1B-Lou Gehrig
2B-Joe Gordon...look him up http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gordojo01.shtml
SS-Derek Jeter
3B-In all respect to Graig Nettles....AROD
LF-Joe Dimaggio
CF-Mickey Mantle
RF-Babe Ruth
DH-Ricky Henderson

Henderson
Jeter
Mantle
Ruth
Gehrig
AROD
Dimaggio
Berra
Combs

SP-Roger Clemens
SP-Mel Stottlemyer
SP-Ron Guidry
SP-Whitey Ford
SP-Pettitte

RP-Righetti
RP-Red Ruffing
RP-Jack Chesboro
RP-Lyle
RP-Gossage
RP-Rivera

Backups
C-Thurman Munson
1B-Mattingly
IF-Graig Nettles
OF-Reggie Jackson
OF-Bernie Williams

Some of you guys love these present day Yankees....so do I, but this is my lineup.

Manager- Casey Stengal....140-22

Post #7 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 2:53 am

Posada has had a much better career than Munson, it has nothing to do with being a present day Yankee.

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #8 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 4:00 am

Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

I became a true fan of this team around 95/96. Wetteland is someone who stuck with me as a kid. It's sort of a personal preference. Also, Reggie Jackson wasn't really a Yankee either the guy had just as many if not more great seasons with other teams.

Wang -- yea a bit crazy but I was never a Stottlemyre guy and I was going to say Clemens or Boomer but I figured I'd give the kid a shot.

Idea for some: Do the All 25 man roster from 96 - present -- too many of my fav's are getting left out because of the epic greatness of Babe Ruth and such. Just a suggestion.

Post #9 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 4:27 am

ReggieFULLeffect wrote:
Wang? That is a little crazy. Wetteland was good here, but he only pitched 2 years for us.

I became a true fan of this team around 95/96. Wetteland is someone who stuck with me as a kid. It's sort of a personal preference. Also, Reggie Jackson wasn't really a Yankee either the guy had just as many if not more great seasons with other teams.

Wang -- yea a bit crazy but I was never a Stottlemyre guy and I was going to say Clemens or Boomer but I figured I'd give the kid a shot.

Idea for some: Do the All 25 man roster from 96 - present -- too many of my fav's are getting left out because of the epic greatness of Babe Ruth and such. Just a suggestion.

Yeah I see where your coming from. Although Jackson wasn't a Yankee for many years, he made such a huge impact in the postseason for this team. More so than half the guys on the rosters that we made up.

Stottlemyre is also a great Yankee, his performance in the '64 WS was impressive...going up against Bob Gibson 3 times in games 2, 4, and 7, and finishing 1-1.

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #10 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 5:20 am

Yeah I see where your coming from. Although Jackson wasn't a Yankee for many years, he made such a huge impact in the postseason for this team. More so than half the guys on the rosters that we made up.

Stottlemyre is also a great Yankee, his performance in the '64 WS was impressive...going up against Bob Gibson 3 times in games 2, 4, and 7, and finishing 1-1.

Wetteland had a nice impact on our postseason play as well.

You make a great case for Mel but it's just a personal thing. If there were a spot for pitching coach then he can have it on my roster

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majorleads · Post #11 » by **majorleads** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 5:29 am

nykgeneralmanager wrote:Hitters:
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gherig
Mickey Mantle
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Don Mattingly
Yogi Berra
Reggie Jackson
Bernie Williams
Craig Nettles
Jorge Posada
Alfonso Soriano (no other 2B)

I took Posada over Maris because there would have been only 1 catcher and 6 OF, which weren't necessary.

Pitchers:
Whitey Ford
Goose Gossage
Ron Guidry
Mariano Rivera
Andy Pettitte
Orlando Hernandez
Mel Stottlemyre
Lefty Gomez
Sparky Lyle
Red Ruffing
Dave Righetti
David Cone
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Batting order:
Derek Jeter - SS
Bernie Williams - LF
Babe Ruth - DH
Mickey Mantle - CF
Alex Rodriguez - 3B
Joe DiMaggio - RF
Lou Gherig - 1B
Yogi Berra - C
Alfonso Soriano - 2B

Pitching rotation:
Whitey Ford - SP
Mel Stottlemyre - SP
Ron Guidry - SP
Lefty Gomez - SP
Andy Pettitte - SP

Orlando Hernandez - Long relief
David Cone - Long relief

Sparky Lyle - Middle relief
Dave Righetti - Middle relief
Red Ruffing - Middle relief

Goose Gossage - Setup man
Mariano Rivera - Closer
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Bench:
Don Mattingly - 1B - Used for late inning defense
Craig Nettles - 3B
Reggie Jackson - Corner outfield
Jorge Posada - Catcher
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Manager:
Billy Martin (my personal all time favorite manager)

Record: 138 - 24

You forgot about Tony Lazzeri at 2b. I would also think you'd have to find a place for Paul O'Neil

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #12 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 5:34 am

I like Soriano over Lazzeri.

34Celtic · Post #13 » by **34Celtic** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 12:42 pm

nykgeneralmanager wrote:Posada has had a much better career than Munson, it has nothing to do with being a present day Yankee.

Look up Joe Gordon....and Munson was the captain of the Yankees...seriously the guy was like Jeter...all stats aside.

JurassicJake · Post #14 » by **JurassicJake** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:24 pm

Soriano over Lazeri?

ReggieFULLeffect · Post #15 » by **ReggieFULLeffect** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:26 pm

Lazzeri may be better than Soriano but when Sori was a Yankee I was a tremendous fan of his. I actually went out and met the dude twice to get his autograph and he was cool man. Just as with my choice to put Wetteland and O'neill on my teams -- it was a personal choice.

34Celtic · Post #16 » by **34Celtic** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:26 pm

Rex whats your roster. Jitpal? NYKnStill? anyone? how about Rich Rane....the creater of this thread...

Jitpal · Post #17 » by **Jitpal** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 3:19 pm

OK here it goes:

Pitching:
Whitey Ford
Ron Guidry
Andy Pettitte
Mel Stottlemyre
Roger Clemens

David Cone
Dave Righetti
Goose Gossage
Sparky Lye

Mariano Rivera

Starting Lineup:
C: Thurman Munson
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Phil Rizzuto(SS by trade, but he can convert)
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Craig Nettles
RF: Paul O'neil
CF: Mickey Mantle
LF: Joe DiMaggio
DH: Babe Ruth

Bench:
4th Outfielder - Bernie Williams
Utility Infielder - Tony Lazzeri
Utility Infielder - Alex Rodriguez
Pinch Runner - Ricky Henderson
Backup C - Yogi Berra

-Jitpal

34Celtic · Post #18 » by **34Celtic** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 3:49 pm

No Reggie Jackson for anyone, Dave Winfield?

Jitpal · Post #19 » by **Jitpal** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 4:02 pm

34Celtic wrote:No Reggie Jackson for anyone, Dave Winfield?

There are too many damnit. No one can fit them all. -Jitpal

JurassicJake · Post #20 » by **JurassicJake** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 4:06 pm

34Celtic wrote:Rex whats your roster. Jitpal? NYKnStill? anyone? how about Rich Rane....the creater of this thread...

I'm busy right now, but I am going to post it later on today.