If you are a sports fan then undoubtedly you have, at one time or another, listed your versions of the 'all-time' best teams.
It is only natural. Debating the merits of one athlete against another is as much a part of being a sports fan as paying homage to your particular idol.
Having been on this earth for little more than a half-century, I think I can say with some degree of certainty that my own particular all-star teams (baseball and basketball mostly; football and hockey to varying degrees) are pretty set. Today's abundance of performance-enhancing drugs and the never-ending (or so it seems) watering down via expansion of each pro sports league makes it highly unlikely one of today's athlete's will supplant my choices.
I think I will use this space - over a period of however many days, weeks, or months I choose - to offer my all-time teams.
Today, I'll start with baseball; my starting eight plus my starting pitching staff, which would be a five-man rotation. I'll save the bench and bullpen for another day.
One caveat: I'll stick to players in my lifetime (that I recall seeing play which omits the first three or four years of my life).
Therefore, without further adieu, my all-time baseball team lineup and starting pitchers:
1B Willie McCovey
2B Rod Carew
3B Brooks Robinson
SS Ozzie Smith
OF Roberto Clemente
OF Willie Mays
OF Hank Aaron
C Johnny Bench
P Bob Gibson
P Steve Carlton
P Jim Palmer
P Sandy Kofax
P Tom Seaver
Mark Recchi has agreed to stay with the Boston Bruins.
The NHL's sixth leading active goal scorer has agreed to a one-year deal, a person familiar with the negotiations said Thursday on condition of anonymity because final details were still being worked out. The club had no comment.
The Boston Bruins picked right wing Jordan Caron with the 25th overall selection in the NHL draft Friday night.
Caron, 18, had 36 goals with 31 assists last year in junior hockey in Quebec for Rimouski. He is 6-foot-2 and 199 pounds.
Caron led his team in scoring last season over 56 regular-season games, and ranked 11th in the league in scoring.
The Boston Bruins are trying to move up from the 25th pick in the NHL draft to take a particular player they like.
That player is not among a group of about four in the draft who are ready to play next season, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday.
The 2008-2009 Boston Bruins may have disappointed themselves and their fans with a Conference semi-final exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but their regular season accomplishments did not go unnoticed as three members of the organization copped awards at the NHL Awards dinner in Las Vegas Thursday night.
The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a contract extension, rewarding the architect who built the team with the second-best record in the NHL last season.
2009 05 31 Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2: Dustin Pedroia
Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia with WBZ's Jon Miller following the team's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Pedroia hit his 2nd home run of the season, a 3-run line drive into the left field foul pole.
Papelbon on Ramirez Suspension
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon with WBZ's Jon Miller on the announced 50-game suspension of current Dodger and former Red Sox teammate Manny Ramirez for using a performance-enhancing drug.
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