All time Yankees against the world.

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THE YANKEES VS. THE UNIVERSE: WHO YA GOT?
... if one were to compose the “All-Time Yankees Lineup,” it might be competitive with a composite “All-Time Major League Lineup” made up of players from every other franchise.

To be considered for the Yankees lineup, a player must have spent the bulk of his career with the team, or barring that, have his career most closely associated with the team (the team logo on his HOF plaque might be instructive in this regard)

Final Tally: The Yankees hold an advantage at two positions (first base and closer), while the Universe claims four (second base, shortstop, catcher and, by a mile, starting pitcher). We call two draws (outfield and third base).

Obviously, it was never a fair fight: The rest of the baseball universe gets to pick from a player pool that’s exponentially larger than what the Yankees have at their disposal.
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I do not concede Berra to Bench. Note the date of my post quoted below; obviously, Cano has since left the Yankees.

Best players who played for only one team. Friday, June 26, 2015
Keith Hernandez has been a Met TV announcer for many years.  This has confused some Met fans into thinking that Keith Hernandez should be considered an all time Met.  This is absurd since Keith Hernandez was a Cardinal player far more than he was a Met player.  Plate appearances (PA): Cardinals 4,724, Mets 3,684
This is a common problem when trying to pick all time teams.  How much should a player have played for a particular team?  Should the player have played more than half his games for that team?  For players who played for more than two teams, should the player be considered only for the team for which he played the most?  What if that is close?
What a mess.  Here is the solution.  What about teams of players who played for only one team?  No wiggle room..
Here are some well known players eliminated from consideration.
- Christy Mathewson, the greatest Giant pitcher, pitched one game for the Cincinnati Reds in 1916. It was his final game.
- Willie Mays, Giant CF, played 135 games for the Mets in 1972 (69) and 1973 (66).
- Zack Wheat, Dodger OF, played his final season (1927) with the Philadelphia As.
- Ty Cobb, Detroit Tiger OF, finished (1927-1928) with the Philadelphia As.
- Lefty Gomez, New York Yankee pitcher, pitched one game for Washington in 1943. It was his final game.
- Yogi Berra, New York Yankee C, played four regrettable games for the Mets in 1965 after managing the Yankees to the AL pennant in 1964 but being fired by the Yanks.
- Warren Spahn, Braves pitcher, played seven games in 1965 for the Mets and Giants.
- Richie Ashburn, Philadelphia Phillies CF, played two full season for the Chicago Cubs before succumbing to the Mets in their first season, 1962.
- Gil Hodges, Dodger 1B, played 54 games for the Mets in 1962 and 11 in 1963.
- Duke Snider, Dodger CF, played full time for the Mets in 1963 and 91 games for the Giants in 1964.
- Ron Santo, Cub 3B, played his final season (1974) with the White Sox.
Dodger Jackie Robinson had the right idea: quit rather than hang on, especially with a hated rival like the Giants...
Now an all time team by position:

1B: Lou Gehrig, Yankees
2B: Jackie Robinson, Dodgers
SS: Honus Wagner, Pirates or Cal Ripken, Orioles
3B: Mike Schmidt, Phillies
OF: Mickey Mantle, Yankees
OF: Joe DiMaggio, Yankees
OF: Ted Williams
P: Walter Johnson, Senators
P: Whitey Ford, Yankees
P: Jim Palmer, Orioles
P: Sandy Koufax, Dodgers

All time individual: Lou Gehrig, Yankees or Mickey Mantle, Yankees
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