Leo's Post War Top 100

  Warren Spahn P 1942-1966 17x All Star, 8x Wins Leader, 1957 Cy Young Baseball Hall of Fame 1973 One of the best lefties to ever toe the slab. Warren Spahn won 363 games in the major leagues a number that seems almost incomprehensible now. He also lost his 22, 23, 24 age seasons to the Second World War or you're likely looking at a 400 win guy.  He completed 382 starts! Leading the league 10 times. We lead the league in wins 8 times. Snared a Cy Young in 1957.  He ranks 6th in wins, 8th in innings pitched, 6th in shutouts, he's 31st all time in WAR and 14th in WAR for pitchers.  The man was a horse. He pitched until he was 44 years old, and gave the classic quote "I didn't quit baseball, baseball quit me".  In 1972 Warren Spahn got the call to the hall of fame.  Anthony Leonelli is a 37 year old College Basketball Coach and amateur baseball arguer. If you wanna know how this list came together check here  criteria . He thinks that George Brett winning...

  Pete Rose 2B/3B/OF/1B 1963-1986 17x All Star, 1963 Rookie of the Year, 1973 MVP 3x Batting Champion, All time leader in Hits "I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" ignoring the fact that I don't know what the hell a gasoline suit is...I get it. Pete Rose could certainly play baseball, better than almost anyone that's ever done it- not the best guy reportedly, but could play the game.  As much as he's become short hand for cranky old white guys to talk about the "right way to play" Rose did play every single game with a reckless abandon and overcame his natural abilities. He's got more hits than anyone who ever played the game. He's got 3 rings. He played 500 games at 4 different positions. He holds the NL record for longest hitting streak.  He played in more major league baseball games than anyone else. He made 17 All Star teams.  How's this for crazy he's the all time leader in hits, the all time leader in sing...

  Bob Gibson P 1959-1975 9x All Star, 2x Cy Young, 1968 MVP, 9x Gold Glove Baseball Hall of Fame 1981 Bob Gibson played before I was born. I saw him on grainy VHS tapes like The Golden Greats of Baseball, and in the Ken Burns documentary that came out when I was in middle school. Watching those clips and reading about him. I assumed he was 6'7 and 240 pounds. He went 6'1 190...but his demeanor and attitude and nastiest made him look like he was much much larger.  He won 251 games in the major leagues, had a career ERA of 2.91. His 1968 season is maybe the best a pitcher has ever had. He posted a 1.12 ERA that year. That's not a typo. He also had 13 shutouts that year and completed 28 of his 34 starts.  A blistering fastball and a plus breaking ball, plus the ability to throw inside with no complaint from anyone...I mean who is gonna go out there? Gibson was the top starter for the Cardinals for the better part of a decade.  In the postseason? 7-2 with a 1.89 and 2 Wo...

  Tom Seaver P 1967-1986 12x All Star, 3x Cy Young, 311 Wins Baseball Hall of Fame 1992 Twenty absolute legends to go. Tom Seaver kicks us off. One of the greatest pitchers the game has ever seen he retired with a 2.66 ERA. 311 wins which is good for 16th and 3,640 strikeouts which is good for 6th ever. He lead the Mets to their Miracle Mets World Series in 1969 and was a flat out ace for almost all of his career.  If you're a metrics guy he's 22nd all time in WAR and SEVENTH in WAR for pitchers. He won 3 ERA crowns, 5 strikeout crowns, 3 Cy Youngs, a Rookie of the Year.  "Tom Terrific" was the face of the Mets franchise. Then very good in Cincinnati as well. He had stints with the White Sox and Red Sox as well (his White Sox stint lead to a free agent draft rule change).  Only Walter freaking Johnson is in the 300 win, 3000 strikeout, sub 3.00 ERA club with Seaver, that's pretty good company. The Hall called for Seaver in 1992 on the first ballot, and he's a ...