[Full Cougar]

Who would you say are the top three Reds players of all-time.

Here are mine-

1. Pete Rose- Pete Rose spent a big part of his career with the Reds, he started there and then came back later in his career. He has a career total of 4256 hits. Along with a career batting average of .303. He also won Rookie of the Year and an MVP award with the Reds.

2. Johnny Bench- Johnny Bench spent his entire career with the Reds, and brining some good stats with him. He is a Hall-of-Famer and has a career 389 homeruns. He is also in my opinion one of the most versatile catchers of all time, playing catcher, leftfield, rightfield, centerfield, thirdbase, and firstbase in his career.

3. Frank Robinson- Another Hall-of-Famer, Frank Robinson had 586 career homeruns, along with a career batting average of .294. He spent 10 seasons with the Reds.

[legend]

I agree with you.

[simple simon]

Pete Rose

Johnny Bench

Joe Morgan

[Full Cougar]

Originally Posted by simple simon

Pete Rose

Johnny Bench

Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan over Frank Robinson? I think im going to disagree on that one.

[Lefty Noob]

Rose and Bench are no brainers, for sure.

Now as for the Joe Morgan vs. Frank Robinson debate. Robinson was a six-time All-Star with the Reds, the 1956 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1961 NL MVP while still in Cincinnati. Morgan spent most of his career with the Reds, going to 10 All-Star Games, winning two NL MVP awards and 1972 MLB All-Star Game MVP while in Cincy. So while Robinson may have been the overall better player, I agree with simon's decision to put Morgan on this list, because he had a better career with the Reds.

[loco4pablo]

I associate Joe with the Reds more then I do Frank.
So even thou Frank had a bigger career, this is about being a Reds franchise player

[legend]

Robinson spent 10 years in Cincy, Morgan 8. Frank hit .300 4 times with the Reds and had 4 100 RBI seasons. He won an MVP and a ROY with them. Morgan won 2 MVPs and hit .300 twice, for his entire career by the way. Robinson was a far superior hitter to Morgan in just about every facet except walks. I choose Robby.

[azrael492]

Robinson was a little before my time, so I am not sure where he SHOULD be on this list, but as a lifelong Reds fan I would choose

1. Johnny Bench- My all time favorite player. he got me watching baseball

2. Eric Davis- Eric the Red is a close second to Bench on my list. IMO that HR he hit against Oakland in the world series set the tone for that series

3. This is basically a tie between Larkin and Rose, but Larkin would probably edge it out because of personal reasons. Rose wasn't that friendly.

[Dorian]

Originally Posted by Full Cougar

Who would you say are the top three Reds players of all-time.

Here are mine-

1. Pete Rose- Pete Rose spent a big part of his career with the Reds, he started there and then came back later in his career. He has a career total of 4256 hits. Along with a career batting average of .303. He also won Rookie of the Year and an MVP award with the Reds.

2. Johnny Bench- Johnny Bench spent his entire career with the Reds, and brining some good stats with him. He is a Hall-of-Famer and has a career 389 homeruns. He is also in my opinion one of the most versatile catchers of all time, playing catcher, leftfield, rightfield, centerfield, thirdbase, and firstbase in his career.

3. Frank Robinson- Another Hall-of-Famer, Frank Robinson had 586 career homeruns, along with a career batting average of .294. He spent 10 seasons with the Reds.

That's exactly what I think about Top3Reds

[Full Cougar]

Originally Posted by azrael492

3. This is basically a tie between Larkin and Rose, but Larkin would probably edge it out because of personal reasons. Rose wasn't that friendly.

I don't know if Rose is friendly or not. However is he really fighting for third place in your list?

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by Full Cougar

I don't know if Rose is friendly or not. However is he really fighting for third place in your list?

As I said it was a personal list. Rose is a great player deserving to be in the HOF, but he tarnished his reputation. Larkin was a staple at SS, and played his whole career with the Reds. He was a team player and a leader on the team that won the world series. He was the Reds for the 90s in the free agency era where players changed teams like underwear. I know it was only one time in about a milion people that Rose met, but I didn't find him friendly and that sticks with a fan.

[Full Cougar]

Thats true, it is your personal list, your opinion. I just think he is one of the best Reds players to play in the MLB.