12-13-2008, 08:42 PM
Just thought it would be cool to go position by position and try to figure out your top 5 all-time for the Cubs.
Starting at catcher:
1. Gabby Hartnett
2. Jody Davis
3. Randy Hundley
4. Geovany Soto
5. Joe Girardi
Kind of weak position. There's some serious gaps in time where no one was any good. Between Hartnett and Hundley was a relative void. Then Hundley to Davis was another weak spot. Girardi is there due to the number of years he actually manned the position for the Cubs and Soto only has 2 years but is already one of the better catchers all time for the Cubs. He's probably a stretch at this point, but I'm guessing he'll be pretty good for a while.
Starting at catcher:
1. Gabby Hartnett
2. Jody Davis
3. Randy Hundley
4. Geovany Soto
5. Joe Girardi
Kind of weak position. There's some serious gaps in time where no one was any good. Between Hartnett and Hundley was a relative void. Then Hundley to Davis was another weak spot. Girardi is there due to the number of years he actually manned the position for the Cubs and Soto only has 2 years but is already one of the better catchers all time for the Cubs. He's probably a stretch at this point, but I'm guessing he'll be pretty good for a while.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy