And just for fun – go ahead and guess where ans when I was born
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Has to be from Philly
Favourite? Very different than best. Cool.
C – Pat Borders
1B – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2B – Dustin Pedroia
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Troy Tulowitzki
LF – Carl Crawford
CF – Devon White
RF – Aaron Judge
DH – Paul Molitor
SP – Roy Halladay
RP – Kent Tekulve
C – Pudge
1B – Jim Thome
2B – Roberto Alomar
SS – Omar Vizquel
3B – José Ramírez
LF – Steven Kwan
CF – Kenny Lofton
RF – Manny Ramirez
DH – Edgar Martinez
RHSP – Greg Maddox
LHSP – CC Sabathia
CP – Emmanuel Clase
Manager – Tito Francona
C – Pudge Rodriguez
1B – Don Mattingly
2B – Roberto Alomar
3B – Wade Boggs
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
OF- Tony Gwynn
OF- Ken Griffey Jr.
OF- Kirby Puckett
DH- Barry Bonds
RSP- Roger Clemens
LSP- Randy Johnson
CP – Mariano Rivera
Manager: Bobby Cox
Subthread. How many from this have you seen play in a live game? Me: four
Cal Ripken at 3B fits my lifetime. I don’t recall him playing SS but I know he did
Okay bare in mind that these are my favorites, not necessarily the best.
C – Jeff Mathis (he won’t hit worth a damn but nobody’s stealing bags off the guy)
1B – Kendrys Morales
2B – Howie Kendrick
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
3B – Adrian Beltre
LF – Luis Gonzalez
CF – Mike Trout
RF – Vladimir Guerrero Sr.
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
LHSP – Randy Johnson
CP – Mariano Rivera
Edit: Didn’t name a manager but I’ll go with Bruce Bochy.
Edit x2: No, not Bochy for manager even though he’s easily the best of my lifetime besides perhaps Joe Torre.
On second thought just for the pure entertainment value I’ll have Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker fight it out octagon style for the job. The loser gets to be the hitting coach if they’re still alive after the fact.
C- Willson Contreras
1B- Anthony Rizzo
2B- Addison Russell
SS- Javier Baez
3B- Kris Bryant
OF- Ben Zobrist
OF- Dexter Fowler
OF- Jason Hayward
RHSP- Kyle Hendricks
LHSP- Jon Lester
CP- Mike Montgomery
DH- Kyle Schwarber
Manager- Joe Maddon
IFYK.
C – Buster Posey
1B – Barry Bonds
2B – Dustin Pedroia
SS – Tulowitzki
3B – Scott Rolen
OF – Aaron Judge
OF – Mike Trout
OF – Ichiro
DH – Shohei Ohtani
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
RHLP – Clayton Kershaw
CP – Mariano Rivera
Manager – Bruce Bochy
C – Piazza
1B – McGwire
2B – Sandberg
3B – Chipper
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
OF- Sheffield
OF- Ken Griffey Jr.
OF- Rickey Henderson
DH- Edgar Martinez
SP – Nolan
CP – Smoltz
C-Mike Piazza
1B-John Olerud
2B-Edgardo Alfonzo
SS-Jimmy Rollins
3B-David Wright
OF-Darryl Strawberry
OF-Junior
OF-Ichiro
RHSP-Pedro
LHSP-Big Unit
CP-Keith Foulke
DH-Papi
Manager–Davey Johnson
C- Pudge
1B – Miggy
2B – Altuve
SS – CRJ
3B – A. Beltre
OF – Bonds
OF – Griffey Jr.
OF – Jim Edmonds
Going by OP rules and “favorite” not best, but some are still best.
1b – Mark Grace
2b – Ryne Sandburg
ss – Ozzie Guillen
3b – George Brett
lf – Tony Gwynn
cf – Ken Griffey Jr
rf – Ichiro
c – Gary Carter
sp – Greg Maddux
rp – Lee Smith
dh – Dave Kingman
bench – Larry Biittner
Manager – Lee Elia (for the firehouse rant)
My favorites with obvious Rockies bias
C – Yorvit Torreabla
1st – El Gato Grande and Todd Helton
2nd – Eric Young
3rd – Vinny Castilla
SS – Tulowiski
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Carlos Gonzalez
OF – Larry Walker
SP- Randy Johnson
Closer – Brain Fuentes and Huston Street
DH – Jason Giambi
Favorite players of my lifetime:
C – Mike Piazza/Buster Posey
1B – Mark McGwire/Jim Thome
2b – Jeff Kent
3B – Matt Williams
SS – Cal Ripken
OF – Barry Bonds
OF – Jim Edmunds
OF – Albert Belle
RHP – Greg Maddux
LHP – Randy Johnson
CL – Dennis Eckersley
C Todd Hundley
1b John Olerud
2b Edgardo Alfonzo
SS Jose Reyes
3b David Wright
OF Carl Everett
OF Andruw Jones
OF Vladimir Guerrero
P Kenny Powers
DH Barry Bonds
C- Bench
1B- Perez
2B- Morgan
SS- Larkin
3B- Rose
OF- Griffey Jr.
OF- Eric Davis
OF- Paul O’Neill
DH- Votto
RHSP- Mario Soto
LHSP- Tom Browning
CP- Rob Dibble
Mngr. Sparky
CF – Bo Jackson
LF – Rickey Henderson
RF – Larry Walker
DH – Barry Bonds
1B – Will Clark
2b – Joe Morgan
SS – Derek Jeter
3B – Mike Schmidt
C – Gary Carter
RHSP – Nolan Ryan
LHSP – Steve Carlton
RHMR – Dennis Eckersley
LHMR – Jim Kaat
CP – Mariano Rivera
M – Bruce Bochy
C – Ivan Rodrigues
1B – Andres Galarraga
2B – Robinson Cano
SS – Derek Jeter
3B – Chipper Jones
OF – Jim Edmonds
OF – Griffey
OF – Ichiro
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
LHSP – Andy Pettite
CP – Mariano
DH – The Big Hurt
Manager – Joe Torre
C – Posada – he may have been a rat faced bastard, but my god was he clutch
1b – Youk – I love fat guys who can play
2B – Pedroia and it’s not even close
SS – Nomah and it’s not even close
3B – Beltre and it’s not even close
LF – Manny and it’s not even close
CF – Griffey or Edmonds
RF – the real answer is Mookie but that wound hasn’t healed so let’s go with Vlad
DH – Papi and it’s not even close
RHSP – Pedro and it’s not even close
LHSP – tie between Lester and Randy Johnson
Closer – let’s be real… Mo is in a class by himself
Manager – Tito, always and forever.
Honorable mentions – Pudge Rodriguez, Big Mac, Bonds, Rickey, Hideo Nomo, El Guapo, Big Sexy, Kenny Lofton, Schilling (sigh).
C – Jason Varitek
1B – Mo Vaughn
2B – Dustin Pedroia
3B – Rafael Devers
SS – Xander Bogearts/Nomar Garciaparra (can’t decide)
LF – Barry Bonds
CF – Jim Edmunds
RF – Mookie Betts
DH – David Ortiz
RHP – Pedro Martinez
LHP – Randy Johnson
CP – Jonathan Papelbon
Manager – Terry Francona
C – Yadi Molina
1B – Albert Pujols
2B – Craig Biggio
3B – Chipper Jones
SS – The Wizard of Oz
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Ichiro
OF – Ray Lankford
P – Greg Maddux
Favorite, I’m a bit of a homer. I’m guessing you’re a Phils fan in your late 30s- early 40s, let’s guess 39 born in 85…
– C Pudge (ivan)
– 1B Rafael Palmeiro
– 2B Michael Young
– SS Elvis Andrus
– 3B Adrian Beltre
– OF Juan Gonzales
– OF Rickey Henderson
– OF Ken Griffey Jr
– SP1 Nolan Ryan
– SP2 Greg Maddux
– CP John Wettland
– DH Jose Canseco
– Manager Ron Washington
C — Joe Mauer
1B — Mark Grace
2B — Luis Arraez
SS — Tulo
3B — Adrian Beltre
OF — Ichiro
OF — Jose Canseco
OF — Torii Hunter
DH — David Ortiz
RHP — Brad Radke
LHP — Johan Santana
CP — Eric Gagne
Manager — Ozzie Guillen
C- Pena
1b W. Clark
2b Utley
3b Caminiti
SS Nomar
OF Vlad
OF Junior
OF Ichiro
DH nope
SP Schilling/Johnson
RP Nasty Boys
Mgr Charlie Manuel
P- Greg Madoux
Solid, Philly heavy list. Except Dykstra is a piece of shit.
C Pat Borders
1B John Olerud
2B Roberto Alomar
SS Tony Fernandez
3B Kelly Gruber
LF George Bell
CF Devon White
RF Jose Bautista
DH Joe Carter
RHP Dave Stieb
LHP Jimmy Key
Closer Duane Ward
Manager Cito Gaston
Honourables: Fred McGriff, Jesse Barfield,
Lloyd Moseby, Carlos Delgado, Josh Donaldson
Where is Kirby Puckett?
Team Web Gem
1. RF – Ichiro Suzuki
2. 2B – Roberto Alomar Jr
3. LF – Barry Bonds
4. CF – Jim Edmonds
5. 3B – Adrian Beltre
6. 1B – Todd Helton
7. C – Ivan Rodriguez
8. SS – Omar Visquel
9. P – Greg Maddux
C Sandy Alomar (love Carlos Santana here, too)
1B Josh Naylor
2B Carlos Baerga
3B Jose Ramirez
SS Francisco Lindor
OF Albert Belle
OF Kenny Lofton
OF Steven Kwan (shout out to Shin Soo Choo!)
DH Travis Hafner
SP Corey Kluber
RP My man Clase!
C- JT Realmuto
1B – Mark Grace
2B – Ryne Sandberg
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Cal Ripken Jr
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Kenny Lofton
OF – Kyle Tucker
RHSP – Roy Halladay
LHSP – Randy Johnson
CP – Trevor Hoffman
DH – Nelson Cruz
Manager – Jim Fregosi
From another Philly fan perspective, it’s Daulton over Lieberthal for me, and I love Ryan Howard but it’d be the Krukker.
I’m also old enough it’d be Schmidt at 3rd and Bake Mcbride over nails in the OF.
C Benito Santiago
1B Mark Grace
2B Ryne Sandberg
SS Bobby Witt
3B Moose
LF Rickey
CF Junior
RF Sammy Sosa/Andre Dawson
RHSP: Maddux
LHSP: Randy
CP: Wade Davis
DH: I mean Edgar is the only one so…
Manager: Ned Yost
C – Pudge
1B – Thome
2B – Utley
3B – Beltre
SS – Ripken Jr.
OF – Griffey Jr.
OF – Ichiro
OF – Jim Edmonds
DH – Edgar
RHSP – Maddux
LHSP – Randy
CP – John Rocker…haha just kidding, Kazuhiro Sasaki
This is a fun one. And hard. Some of these might be different if you asked me tomorrow. In order to make it easier on myself, I stuck to players who played for my favorite team (Yankees).
C — Mike Stanley
1B — Don Mattingly
2B — Alfonso Soriano/Willie Randolph (tie)
SS — Derek Jeter
3B — Wade Boggs
OF — Dave Winfield
OF — Aaron Judge
OF — Ichiro
DH — Darryl Strawberry
RHSP — Gerrit Cole
LHSP — Ron Guidry
RP — Mariano Rivera
Manager — Joe Torre
C – Jose Oquendo
1B – Jose Oquendo
2B – Jose Oquendo
3B – Jose Oquendo
SS – Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
P – Jose Oquendo
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Has to be from Philly
Favourite? Very different than best. Cool.
C – Pat Borders
1B – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2B – Dustin Pedroia
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Troy Tulowitzki
LF – Carl Crawford
CF – Devon White
RF – Aaron Judge
DH – Paul Molitor
SP – Roy Halladay
RP – Kent Tekulve
C -Benito Santiago
1B – Fred McGriff
2B – Roberto Alomar
SS – Ozzie Smith
3B – Ken Caminiti
OF – Tony Gwynn
OF – Griffey
OF – Rickey Henderson
RHSP – Greg Maddux
LHSP – Randy Johnson
CP – Trevor Hoffman
DH – Edgar Martinez
Manager – Bruce Bochy
Glad you included Wild Thing!!
C- Piazza, 1st- McGwire, 2nd – Robby Alomar, SS- Ozzy, 3rd – Schmitt, OF- Ichiro, OF- Vince Coleman, OF- Bonds. SP- Clemons RP- Rivera
C – Pudge
1B – Jim Thome
2B – Roberto Alomar
SS – Omar Vizquel
3B – José Ramírez
LF – Steven Kwan
CF – Kenny Lofton
RF – Manny Ramirez
DH – Edgar Martinez
RHSP – Greg Maddox
LHSP – CC Sabathia
CP – Emmanuel Clase
Manager – Tito Francona
C – Pudge Rodriguez
1B – Don Mattingly
2B – Roberto Alomar
3B – Wade Boggs
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
OF- Tony Gwynn
OF- Ken Griffey Jr.
OF- Kirby Puckett
DH- Barry Bonds
RSP- Roger Clemens
LSP- Randy Johnson
CP – Mariano Rivera
Manager: Bobby Cox
Subthread. How many from this have you seen play in a live game? Me: four
Cal Ripken at 3B fits my lifetime. I don’t recall him playing SS but I know he did
Okay bare in mind that these are my favorites, not necessarily the best.
C – Jeff Mathis (he won’t hit worth a damn but nobody’s stealing bags off the guy)
1B – Kendrys Morales
2B – Howie Kendrick
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
3B – Adrian Beltre
LF – Luis Gonzalez
CF – Mike Trout
RF – Vladimir Guerrero Sr.
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
LHSP – Randy Johnson
CP – Mariano Rivera
Edit: Didn’t name a manager but I’ll go with Bruce Bochy.
Edit x2: No, not Bochy for manager even though he’s easily the best of my lifetime besides perhaps Joe Torre.
On second thought just for the pure entertainment value I’ll have Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker fight it out octagon style for the job. The loser gets to be the hitting coach if they’re still alive after the fact.
C- Willson Contreras
1B- Anthony Rizzo
2B- Addison Russell
SS- Javier Baez
3B- Kris Bryant
OF- Ben Zobrist
OF- Dexter Fowler
OF- Jason Hayward
RHSP- Kyle Hendricks
LHSP- Jon Lester
CP- Mike Montgomery
DH- Kyle Schwarber
Manager- Joe Maddon
IFYK.
C – Buster Posey
1B – Barry Bonds
2B – Dustin Pedroia
SS – Tulowitzki
3B – Scott Rolen
OF – Aaron Judge
OF – Mike Trout
OF – Ichiro
DH – Shohei Ohtani
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
RHLP – Clayton Kershaw
CP – Mariano Rivera
Manager – Bruce Bochy
C – Piazza
1B – McGwire
2B – Sandberg
3B – Chipper
SS – Cal Ripken Jr.
OF- Sheffield
OF- Ken Griffey Jr.
OF- Rickey Henderson
DH- Edgar Martinez
SP – Nolan
CP – Smoltz
C-Mike Piazza
1B-John Olerud
2B-Edgardo Alfonzo
SS-Jimmy Rollins
3B-David Wright
OF-Darryl Strawberry
OF-Junior
OF-Ichiro
RHSP-Pedro
LHSP-Big Unit
CP-Keith Foulke
DH-Papi
Manager–Davey Johnson
C- Pudge
1B – Miggy
2B – Altuve
SS – CRJ
3B – A. Beltre
OF – Bonds
OF – Griffey Jr.
OF – Jim Edmonds
SP – The Unit
RP – Billy Wagner
C- Pudge, 1st- Prince Fielder, 2nd – Robbie Cano, SS- Jeter, 3rd – Pablo Sandoval, OF- Judge, OF- mookie, OF- Rollins SP- Doc RP- Rivera
Going by OP rules and “favorite” not best, but some are still best.
1b – Mark Grace
2b – Ryne Sandburg
ss – Ozzie Guillen
3b – George Brett
lf – Tony Gwynn
cf – Ken Griffey Jr
rf – Ichiro
c – Gary Carter
sp – Greg Maddux
rp – Lee Smith
dh – Dave Kingman
bench – Larry Biittner
Manager – Lee Elia (for the firehouse rant)
My favorites with obvious Rockies bias
C – Yorvit Torreabla
1st – El Gato Grande and Todd Helton
2nd – Eric Young
3rd – Vinny Castilla
SS – Tulowiski
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Carlos Gonzalez
OF – Larry Walker
SP- Randy Johnson
Closer – Brain Fuentes and Huston Street
DH – Jason Giambi
Favorite players of my lifetime:
C – Mike Piazza/Buster Posey
1B – Mark McGwire/Jim Thome
2b – Jeff Kent
3B – Matt Williams
SS – Cal Ripken
OF – Barry Bonds
OF – Jim Edmunds
OF – Albert Belle
RHP – Greg Maddux
LHP – Randy Johnson
CL – Dennis Eckersley
C Todd Hundley
1b John Olerud
2b Edgardo Alfonzo
SS Jose Reyes
3b David Wright
OF Carl Everett
OF Andruw Jones
OF Vladimir Guerrero
P Kenny Powers
DH Barry Bonds
C- Bench
1B- Perez
2B- Morgan
SS- Larkin
3B- Rose
OF- Griffey Jr.
OF- Eric Davis
OF- Paul O’Neill
DH- Votto
RHSP- Mario Soto
LHSP- Tom Browning
CP- Rob Dibble
Mngr. Sparky
CF – Bo Jackson
LF – Rickey Henderson
RF – Larry Walker
DH – Barry Bonds
1B – Will Clark
2b – Joe Morgan
SS – Derek Jeter
3B – Mike Schmidt
C – Gary Carter
RHSP – Nolan Ryan
LHSP – Steve Carlton
RHMR – Dennis Eckersley
LHMR – Jim Kaat
CP – Mariano Rivera
M – Bruce Bochy
C – Ivan Rodrigues
1B – Andres Galarraga
2B – Robinson Cano
SS – Derek Jeter
3B – Chipper Jones
OF – Jim Edmonds
OF – Griffey
OF – Ichiro
RHSP – Pedro Martinez
LHSP – Andy Pettite
CP – Mariano
DH – The Big Hurt
Manager – Joe Torre
C – Posada – he may have been a rat faced bastard, but my god was he clutch
1b – Youk – I love fat guys who can play
2B – Pedroia and it’s not even close
SS – Nomah and it’s not even close
3B – Beltre and it’s not even close
LF – Manny and it’s not even close
CF – Griffey or Edmonds
RF – the real answer is Mookie but that wound hasn’t healed so let’s go with Vlad
DH – Papi and it’s not even close
RHSP – Pedro and it’s not even close
LHSP – tie between Lester and Randy Johnson
Closer – let’s be real… Mo is in a class by himself
Manager – Tito, always and forever.
Honorable mentions – Pudge Rodriguez, Big Mac, Bonds, Rickey, Hideo Nomo, El Guapo, Big Sexy, Kenny Lofton, Schilling (sigh).
C – Jason Varitek
1B – Mo Vaughn
2B – Dustin Pedroia
3B – Rafael Devers
SS – Xander Bogearts/Nomar Garciaparra (can’t decide)
LF – Barry Bonds
CF – Jim Edmunds
RF – Mookie Betts
DH – David Ortiz
RHP – Pedro Martinez
LHP – Randy Johnson
CP – Jonathan Papelbon
Manager – Terry Francona
C – Yadi Molina
1B – Albert Pujols
2B – Craig Biggio
3B – Chipper Jones
SS – The Wizard of Oz
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Ichiro
OF – Ray Lankford
P – Greg Maddux
Favorite, I’m a bit of a homer. I’m guessing you’re a Phils fan in your late 30s- early 40s, let’s guess 39 born in 85…
– C Pudge (ivan)
– 1B Rafael Palmeiro
– 2B Michael Young
– SS Elvis Andrus
– 3B Adrian Beltre
– OF Juan Gonzales
– OF Rickey Henderson
– OF Ken Griffey Jr
– SP1 Nolan Ryan
– SP2 Greg Maddux
– CP John Wettland
– DH Jose Canseco
– Manager Ron Washington
C — Joe Mauer
1B — Mark Grace
2B — Luis Arraez
SS — Tulo
3B — Adrian Beltre
OF — Ichiro
OF — Jose Canseco
OF — Torii Hunter
DH — David Ortiz
RHP — Brad Radke
LHP — Johan Santana
CP — Eric Gagne
Manager — Ozzie Guillen
C- Pena
1b W. Clark
2b Utley
3b Caminiti
SS Nomar
OF Vlad
OF Junior
OF Ichiro
DH nope
SP Schilling/Johnson
RP Nasty Boys
Mgr Charlie Manuel
P- Greg Madoux
Solid, Philly heavy list. Except Dykstra is a piece of shit.
C Pat Borders
1B John Olerud
2B Roberto Alomar
SS Tony Fernandez
3B Kelly Gruber
LF George Bell
CF Devon White
RF Jose Bautista
DH Joe Carter
RHP Dave Stieb
LHP Jimmy Key
Closer Duane Ward
Manager Cito Gaston
Honourables: Fred McGriff, Jesse Barfield,
Lloyd Moseby, Carlos Delgado, Josh Donaldson
Where is Kirby Puckett?
Team Web Gem
1. RF – Ichiro Suzuki
2. 2B – Roberto Alomar Jr
3. LF – Barry Bonds
4. CF – Jim Edmonds
5. 3B – Adrian Beltre
6. 1B – Todd Helton
7. C – Ivan Rodriguez
8. SS – Omar Visquel
9. P – Greg Maddux
C Sandy Alomar (love Carlos Santana here, too)
1B Josh Naylor
2B Carlos Baerga
3B Jose Ramirez
SS Francisco Lindor
OF Albert Belle
OF Kenny Lofton
OF Steven Kwan (shout out to Shin Soo Choo!)
DH Travis Hafner
SP Corey Kluber
RP My man Clase!
C- JT Realmuto
1B – Mark Grace
2B – Ryne Sandberg
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Cal Ripken Jr
OF – Ken Griffey Jr
OF – Kenny Lofton
OF – Kyle Tucker
RHSP – Roy Halladay
LHSP – Randy Johnson
CP – Trevor Hoffman
DH – Nelson Cruz
Manager – Jim Fregosi
From another Philly fan perspective, it’s Daulton over Lieberthal for me, and I love Ryan Howard but it’d be the Krukker.
I’m also old enough it’d be Schmidt at 3rd and Bake Mcbride over nails in the OF.
C Benito Santiago
1B Mark Grace
2B Ryne Sandberg
SS Bobby Witt
3B Moose
LF Rickey
CF Junior
RF Sammy Sosa/Andre Dawson
RHSP: Maddux
LHSP: Randy
CP: Wade Davis
DH: I mean Edgar is the only one so…
Manager: Ned Yost
C – Pudge
1B – Thome
2B – Utley
3B – Beltre
SS – Ripken Jr.
OF – Griffey Jr.
OF – Ichiro
OF – Jim Edmonds
DH – Edgar
RHSP – Maddux
LHSP – Randy
CP – John Rocker…haha just kidding, Kazuhiro Sasaki
This is a fun one. And hard. Some of these might be different if you asked me tomorrow. In order to make it easier on myself, I stuck to players who played for my favorite team (Yankees).
C — Mike Stanley
1B — Don Mattingly
2B — Alfonso Soriano/Willie Randolph (tie)
SS — Derek Jeter
3B — Wade Boggs
OF — Dave Winfield
OF — Aaron Judge
OF — Ichiro
DH — Darryl Strawberry
RHSP — Gerrit Cole
LHSP — Ron Guidry
RP — Mariano Rivera
Manager — Joe Torre
C – Jose Oquendo
1B – Jose Oquendo
2B – Jose Oquendo
3B – Jose Oquendo
SS – Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
OF- Jose Oquendo
P – Jose Oquendo
Manager: Jose Oquendo