Whose the best player in R.B.I.?

[GPines]

  I want to hear who everybody thinks is the best player in R.B.I.  I have got to say Kirk Gibson is the best player. Left handed, plenty of power, speed, always gets hits. He's got a strong throwing arm, gets good jumps on balls in the outfield, and he's a good guy in the clubhouse. He might not have the HR consistency in straight pitch , but in curved style he gets it done.

What do you guys think?

[Gantry]

Reggie Jackson - no Diggity, no doubt...

[Gantry]

And Gibby can certainly hit the dingers in straight pitch.  In fact, he is the only player ever to hit 6 dingers in a game.  Though I'm pretty sure I did it one time with Dick Schofield but wasn't keeping track...

Gibby can play, no doubt, but he's no Reggie Jackson...

[GPines]

Wow 6 homers in a game thats incredible, I'm glad my man Gibson was the guy to do it, Reggie is good, but I don't use California as much as my boys from Detroit, I gotta go with Gibby.

[Dill]

Barring the drug addiction, I would say that D-Straw could be the best.  He is a true 5 tool player on the game.  The argument for Gibby was so good that I might have to change my vote.  The fact that he is better in the clubhouse and plays outfield harder gives him the nod.  Reggie can hit, no doubt, but he is too slow...but how much speed do you need to trot around the bases 3 times a game?  This is an intriguing question that deserves more thought and more arguments.

[GPines]

D-Straw has got some game no doubt about it, but he is stuck on that team that just sucks! If he was in the black and white Detroit uniform, maybe. I have a hard time liking anyone from NY, everytime I draw them I just shake my head in disgust.  

[Stuart]

As far as pure intimidation goes, I would have to go with Reggie.  If it's a close game and the Angels have 2 on and he's up, your hands can start shaking.   Darrell Evans might be the best player when in a groove.  It seems like when he's seeing it real well he's guaranteed 4 hits in a curve style game.   To me it's a toss-up between the two, today I say Reggie, tommorrow maybe Evans.

[mookiewilson]

Spike Owen is by far the best player in RBI.  His power and speed are unmatched. If I could, I'd even bring him in to pitch!!!!

[mookiewilson]

Anyway, the best player in my book is actually Reggie Jackson.  There really isn't much debate.  He's the most intimidating player in the lineup and can get you back in the game in a hurry.  I would put Tony Armas high on the list, but he's got absolutely no speed and sometimes is prone to slumps.  Don Baylor has been just insane lately, so he's also very high on my list.

[GPines]

Not the best player, but last night Sullivan pinch hit and ended the game 2 for 2 with 2 out of the stadium bombs. Hidden pop off the bench!

[Gantry]

For a solid year, Sullivan was pretty much the best one-AB pinch hitter in RBI.  That was a long time ago (junior year of college), and now he's just plain terrible.  I'm not sure where he lost it for us, but it's good to see someone still has the Sullivan Swing...

[GPines]

Sullivan has been known to go deep fly everyonce in a while. He may be deserving of a legend status if he keeps swinging the bat like that!

[Dill]

I never knew Sullivan had so much Pop in the bat.  I have always let the pitcher hit in late innings instead of him.  I gave him some chances but he never did anything.  I will have to put him in the lineup from the beginning just to test this theory.  

[Gantry]

First off, Sulilvan will have an RBI legend page simply for the fact that the other three pinch hitters on Boston are well-known.  Perhaps I'll do that later today...

I went unorthodox over the weekend and played a few games with Boston.  Of course I didn't win anything, but I tried subbing Sullivan in for Spike Owen and it did not go very well.  One thing I do know is that Billy Buckner is solid...

[guy49]

Hey guys, check this poll out from my old website, it is from a couple years ago.
http://www.pollnow.com/Qus/QusExec.cgi?QusID=89031

[Gantry]

Hey there guy, I remember your  site!  Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you a heavy poster on the original RBI message board?  Very good to have you here...

Also good to see Reggie pulling over 50 percent...

[GPines]

  Hey guy nice poll, but I was upset to see that Girk Gibson wasn't even recognized as one of the great lefties. He's number one in my book. I mean Wade Boggs?

[Dill]

I agree.  Wade Boggs, that ckicken-eating wife-beater, sucks even compared to right handed hitters.  Darrell Evans should have been in that poll along with Kirk Gibson.  

[Gwynn3k]

TIM Raines... bar none... cause you cant get him out...  lethal combination of speed and power.  don't forget about him just cause he is an allstar.


most over rated... kirby suckett.  he doesn't do anything
second most over rated...  don baylor  (he's in a ten-year slump)

[Gantry]

Tim Raines is very solid, but my money for best All-Star is Dawson.  That guy has the fastest home runs out there....