The top 4 Dodgers players of all-time

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Who are your Top 4 Dodgers of all time?

  1. Roy Campanella

    34.6%
  2. Don Drysdale

    50.0%
  3. Steve Garvey

    3.8%
  4. Clayton Kershaw

    34.6%
  5. Sandy Koufax

    100.0%
  6. Jackie Robinson

    88.5%
  7. Duke Snider

    57.7%
  8. Fernando Valenzuela

    7.7%
  9. Other (specify)

    7.7%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    vote for up to 4 bkitches :irish:

    Vote on the top four Dodgers players in MLB’s franchise four
    by Matthew Moreno | Dodgers Nation — 10 minutes ago

    One of the advents of sports is the seemingly endless debate of who the greatest player may be. On occasion, a general consensus may eventually be arrived at, but it likely wasn’t without spirited discussions, objections and cases being made for other players.

    What can be slightly easier to decide on is a Mt. Rushmore of sports, specific franchise, era, etc. That is what MLB.com is seeking to name for all 30 teams with the help from the voting public.

    Each team has eight players to choose from, comprised by a panel of MLB historian John Thorn, representatives from Elias Sports Bureau, MLB.com, MLB Network and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America; there’s also the option for a write-in vote.

    Represented in the top eight Dodgers that fans can chose from are Roy Campanella, Don Drysdale, Steve Garvey, Clayton Kershaw, Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Fernando Valenzuela.

    Campanella joined the Dodgers in 1947 and became the first black catcher in MLB the following season. In his first full season with the Dodgers (1949), Campanella hit .287 with 22 home runs and 82 RBIs. He also threw out 59 percent of would-be base stealers en route to earning All-Star honors.

    While Campanella was strong for the Dodgers through his first three seasons with the team, he broke out in 1951 and won the first of three career MVP Awards. Camapnella’s career was sadly cut short due an accident and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969 and The Roy Campanella Award has been also established by the Dodgers to annually recognize a Dodger player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher.

    Koufax is of course widely considered the greatest Dodger pitcher of all-time and best left-hander in MLB history, though Kershaw is certainly making a push for both unofficial titles. Drysdale spent all 14 seasons of his career with the Dodgers and is second in franchise history with 209 wins and 3,432.0 innings pitched. On top of being supremely talented, Robinson has breaking the color barrier to his credit.

    Snider, a seven-time All-Star with the Dodgers, ranks fourth in franchise history with 1,995 hits. Garvey won the World Series with the Dodgers in 1981 and ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time hits list.

    Valenzuela of course took the Majors by storm as a rookie when he won the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year. The Mexican native started 320 games with the Dodgers, which ranks sixth all-time in franchise history.

    Current Dodgers to appear on a ballot for another team are Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay Rays), Adrian Gonzalez (San Diego Padres) and Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies).

    Additionally, fans can vote for the top-four greatest living players, which includes Koufax on the ballot, and top-four pioneers (careers beginning in 1915 or earlier) in MLB history.

    The players who receive the most votes, including those from all 30 teams of the Franchise Four voting, will be honored July 14 at the 2015 MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati. Voting ends May 8.​
     
  2. bestlakersfan

    bestlakersfan DSP Legend

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    For me (in no order):
    Clayton Kershaw
    Sandy Koufax
    Jackie Robinson
    Duke Snider
     
  3. Chiefdodgerslkrs24

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    I got Jackie, Koufax, Drysdale, and Snider
     
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  4. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    harder than i thought
    i excluded kersh only [and perhaps unfairly] because his career stats aren't there yet
    but how do you omit a guy with three cy young's (arguably should be four straight), four straight era titles and an mvp?
    also reluctantly excluded duke, which was tough
    garvey and fernando were easier as, although great, neither put up hall of fame numbers

    my votes...
    - koufax; no brainer
    - drysdale; was to koufax what greinke is to kersh... only better, much better
    - campy, three-time mvp/eight-time all star
    - jackie; amazing that with all the racial bullshit he had to endure, he was able to put up a .311/.409/.474 career. best of all... when traded to the giants, he chose to retire
     
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    Bluezoo Among the Pantheon

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    Me too.
    Everyone will forget Pete Reiser, who was as good as anyone ever.
    CK just not around long enough...his place is waiting down the road a bit.
     
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    Bluezoo Among the Pantheon

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    It was very tough to leave Campy off .For me though, the Duke was a personal icon.
    Someone will leave Jackie off because of individual stats, forgetting he was the greatest BB player of all time.
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    you really can't go wrong with the top five

    here's my order:

    1 - sandy
    2 - jackie
    3 - drysdale
    4 - campy
    5 - duke
    6 - kersh
    7 - fernando
    8 - garvey
     
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    Koufax
    42
    Duke
    Campy
     
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    Only picked 3.

    Jackie
    Koufax
    Clayton

    Couldn't decide on the last slot.
     
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    Is it 4 BEST players or 4 Cornerstones of the franchise?

    The difference might seem insignificant but to me, I include Fernando as a cornerstone cause of his cultural significance alongside his impact on the field but don't know if I'd include him as 4 best players
     
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    But I went Jackie, sandy, Fernando, and Campanella
     
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    MZA MODERATOR Staff Member

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    Sandy, Jackie, Drysdale, Campanella
     
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    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    not insignificant at all doyer
    would have voted for jackie even if he were a .250 hitter for all he had to endure
    and fernando was definitely a cultural icon
    but still not enough for me to put him ahead of sandy, jackie, drysdale or campy
     
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    THINKBLUE DSP Gigolo

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    Racist
     
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    doyerfan MODERATOR Staff Member Moderator

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    My top 4 is actually Fernando, Adrian, Luis Cruz, and Esteban Loiza
     
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    Selected Kershaw, Sands, Jackie, and Don.
     
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    If it were a Mt. Rushmore situation

    Jackie, Vin, Sandy, Clayton, Fernando/Tommy
     
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    I was thinking Jason Schmidt, Eugenio Velez, Andruw Jones, and Brian Wilson.
     
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    It's players only. But Vin deserves his own Mt. Rushmore
     
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    Not enough former Giants.
     

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