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
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