Package not just one good thing over the other. And I will maintain that while Berra played on a lot of stacked teams, he wasn’t better than DiMaggio or Mantle.
Yogi is vastly underrated and deserves the number 1 spot. He was the best player on the most formidable dynasty in baseball history.
Much love for Josh Gibson and he is perhaps the best player to ever play. Period.
Selfishly, I’d take Yadi and his leadership skills over Piazza, Posey, and Pudge in the modern day comparison. The intangibles that can’t be measured as new baseball metrics tell me (I am biased) he’s worth more as a field general controlling the pulse and flow of the game than any other catcher other than Berra.
100% Agree on Berra. Called games with savvy and intelligence. As a batter he was always a threat. A joy to watch. BTW, as a kid I sat next to Campanella at the 1960 World Series. He was in a wheelchair in the aisle. Yeah, I had an AWESOME seat.
I’m appalled that you have omitted Josh Gibson from this list. You didn’t say “Top 10 MLB Catchers of All-Time,” meaning your list (and all your research) = 🗑️
Again. Dumb. Nearly expert would have bench #1. I’d argue Berra isn’t even top 5.
Then argue it.
Bench is the gold standard. The total
Package not just one good thing over the other. And I will maintain that while Berra played on a lot of stacked teams, he wasn’t better than DiMaggio or Mantle.
Please don't tell me that you just took a screenshot from Chat GPT as your argument.
Yogi is vastly underrated and deserves the number 1 spot. He was the best player on the most formidable dynasty in baseball history.
Much love for Josh Gibson and he is perhaps the best player to ever play. Period.
Selfishly, I’d take Yadi and his leadership skills over Piazza, Posey, and Pudge in the modern day comparison. The intangibles that can’t be measured as new baseball metrics tell me (I am biased) he’s worth more as a field general controlling the pulse and flow of the game than any other catcher other than Berra.
100% Agree on Berra. Called games with savvy and intelligence. As a batter he was always a threat. A joy to watch. BTW, as a kid I sat next to Campanella at the 1960 World Series. He was in a wheelchair in the aisle. Yeah, I had an AWESOME seat.
I’m appalled that you have omitted Josh Gibson from this list. You didn’t say “Top 10 MLB Catchers of All-Time,” meaning your list (and all your research) = 🗑️
Would be on different list.
I love that you have Yogi at #1. His documentary was one of the best things I’ve seen in the last several years:
https://youtu.be/XGvXOjD6zQ8?si=V_3ge_pi6T9GT4oH
There should be special consideration given to catchers who wore pillows, not gloves, on their left hands and were expected to catch each pitch.