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  1. LMAO @ Bonds being top 10
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  2. Aaron is seen by some as just a homerun hitter, but he was a complete ballplayer and deserves this recognition!
  3. Why is Ueker not in top ten?
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  4. Roger Clemens at #7 of all time...the only pitcher...NO pitcher of modern times should be on this list unless he's the second Babe Ruth, who played the field between starts back in Boston. They're mono-positional, can't hit (in one league, the one in which Clemens pitched the preponderance of his career, they don't go to bat at all), don't run, their fielding is limited, and they only work 20% of a team's games these days...if they stay healthy within their limited innings, pitch counts, and whatnot.
  5. Totally arbitrary as you can't compare eras, ballparks, training, drugs, etc. When you think of all around ball players and what they did, it is very difficult to leave Roberto Clemente off of this list. It opens up all kinds of discussions about specialized pitching, dead balls, and the various players that didn't even get to play in the majors because of race. Great topic of discussion, but creating a list with different eras and comparing players is very difficult. Where is Cy Young?
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  6. Where is Mike Jordan?
  7. At least they did get #1 right. Babe Ruth is the only one out of all the ball players who could play every position on the field. Was one of the the best left handed pitchers, if not the best when he became the greatest home run hitter of all time. Had he not been a pitcher for so long he would have hit over 800 home runs. Truly the only all around baseball player on the list.
  8. Really golson? You think Babe Ruth could play SS? He is the most unathletic player on this list. Plus he didn't have to play against African American ball players. I would put him towards the bottom of the top ten if he even made it in.
    Hank Aaron was the far superior athlete and all around baseball player to Ruth. Same with guys like Mays, Clemente and Mantle.
    This list is a joke and completely irrelevant.
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  9. Babe Ruth is by far the greatest player ever. How many other players began their careers as one of the game's best pitchers and then went on to become a history-changing hitter? He was so good compared to everyone else that it's hard to believe he was a mere mortal.
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  10. This recognition is well-deserved by Aaron. That statue of him outside Miller Park should be even larger. Henry, thanks for amazing us with your career.