Johnny Bench vs. Mickey Cochrane
Ivan Rodriguez vs. Bill Dickey
Carlton Fisk vs. Mike Piazza
Roy Campanella vs. Yogi Berra
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Johnny Bench vs. Mickey Cochrane
Ivan Rodriguez vs. Bill Dickey
Carlton Fisk vs. Mike Piazza
Roy Campanella vs. Yogi Berra
320
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Bench,IRod,Fisk and Berra move on for me.
Reds Fan Since 1971
same..Originally Posted by cumberlandreds
Johnny Bench vs. Mickey Cochrane
Ivan Rodriguez vs. Bill Dickey
Carlton Fisk vs. Mike Piazza
Roy Campanella vs. Yogi Berra
Same as the posters above me. Looks like there might be some blowouts this round.
I have a strong feeling that this site will pick a Cincinnati Red to win it.
Just to be unique.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
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Their are only two catchers whom I could possibly consider ranking ahead of Johnny Bench, and one of those was disposed of in the first round: Josh Gibson.
Bench over Mickey Cochrane is therefore easy.
Yogi Berra over Roy Campanella is also easy. If we were just going by peak value then the Campy of '51, '53 and '55 would outrank Yogi, but the Campy of '52, '54 and '56 and Berra's overall career make Yogi the easy choice.
Ivan Rodriguez over Bill Dickey is also easy.
I'm taking Mike Piazza over Carlton Fisk. Piazza is almost certainly the greatest hitter among catchers all time, except maybe for Josh Gibson, but his defense should keep him out of the top five. However, Fisk shouldn't be in the top five either. It is close, but I'll take Piazza.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Tough:
Bench
Dickey
Fisk
Campy
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Johnny Bench
Ivan Rodriguez
Mike Piazza
Yogi Berra
Ditto.
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