A 30-year All-Star Team

I don't know how many of you read my 25 for 25: Reds FanPost a while back, but I just posted something similar. This time it is a 30 year All-Star team, with one player from each year and one player from each team, making a 30-man roster.
Since it covers all of the MLB franchises, I figured that I would link it to all of the SBN sites and get everyone's opinion. Please leave your thoughts here and I will respond when I can.

over 1 year ago Solanus 4 comments 0 recs |

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So you're looking for our individual opinions of who should have represented the Reds as an All Star for each of the last 30 years?

Did I read this correctly?

by Highlifeman21 on Dec 11, 2010 8:42 AM EST reply actions

No, not really

For the 30-year All-Star team, I was looking for discussion as to who should have been the lone representative for the Reds. Should it have been Jose Rijo in ’93? Eric Davis in ’87? Barry Larkin whenever? And then (optionally) figure out how you would fit them onto that team.

If you hadn’t already checked out the 25 for 25 Reds team, you could make comments about why I didn’t pick Joe Oliver or that you can’t stand Jeff Brantley as a broadcaster (hypothetically).

You could try your hand at one or the other or some different combination. You could even pick the Cincinnati selection for each of the last 30 All-Star games – it doesn’t matter. The point is to stir up conversation and maybe improve your knowledge of the Reds and baseball in general.

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by Solanus on Dec 11, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

I'd probably go with Davis '87

That’s the most home runs by anyone to steal 50 bases in the same season, and Bonds is the only other one to hit more than 30 while stealing 50 bases. The shame of that season is that if Davis could have stayed healthy, he probably would have hit 40 HR and been the first 40-40 guy in history instead of that punk Canseco.

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by Slyde on Dec 13, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions