Greatest Catcher of All Time?

[maveric]

If only the old Negro Leagues had television coverage?

[Dr.Phool]

1. The Yogi!!!

[flakey_foont]

5. It's Deja Vu all over again!

[flakey_foont]

2. Bench

3 great ones in the mid 70's ......Bench, Munson and Fisk


what about Yogi Berra?

[maveric]

8. Yogi played most of his games at 1B and OF.

When they brought Elston Howard in.

[flakey_foont]

13. but he had 10-12 years as catcher

before they brought in Howard

[edbermac]

3. Catcher In The Rye..

[noahmijo]

4. Thurmon Munson

[gmoney]

6. Tom Cruise?

[MN ChimpH8R]

7. Gotta be Johnny

He did everything superbly - hit, field his position, scare the hell out of opposing baserunners and call a game. A catcher can do no more.

[Blue-Jay]

9. Bench. No contest.

[SaveElmer]

10. Y abeat me to it!!!

Josh Gibson!!!

[SaveElmer]

11. Y abeat me to it!!!

Josh Gibson!!!

[BOSSHOG]

12. Clay Dalrymple - Phillies - 60's

[redsoxliberal]

14. PUDGE!

[WeRQ4U]

15. In 15 years.............JOE MAUER, n/t

[Debi]

16. Mike Piazza

I know he's a republican....he's so hot....it's like the forbidden fruit...

[Blue-Jay]

17. hot.

Yes. That makes for a god catcher.

[Debi]

18. Here's his Rookie of the Year card from 1993

and here's a link to his stats over the last 13 years in the pros...he's not a piece of crap player...he's good AND hot!
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=piazzmi01



On Edit:

Other Rookie of the Year award winners that were catchers:

Thurman Munson
Carlton Fisk
Sandy Alomar, Jr.
Johnny Bench
Earl Williams
Benito Santiago

That's it...Since 1947

[RaulGroom]

21. As a Mets fan I gotta say

Piazza's one problem keeping him from being the greatest catcher of all time is that he can't catch worth a damn.

[Debi]

22. So, a little problem...

Between thumb problems and knee problems he's having a hard time of it.

Whatever happened to moving him to first base? (Other than he can't run to save his life?)

[MN ChimpH8R]

19. I met Piazza once at CES

He was there doing some promo for a high-end audio/home theatre company. Very nice guy and very articulate. Chatted with him about baseball and audio for about fifteen minutes and he autographed a picture for me.

[Debi]

20. Just wish he was a little more left...

Although I think his father is a bit republican doner as well, so we learn what we live I guess :eyes:

[mac56]

23. Campy

[Sanity Claws]

24. Yogi Berra

Who else has a cartoon character named after him? Certainly not Johnny Bench! Or Pete Rose!