Dream Reds lineup from your lifetime

[Eric_the_Red]

Inspired by the tunabomber....

post your dream/favorite Reds lineup comprised of players that were on the Reds during your lifetime.

Here is my lineup of my favorites from my favorite team (born in '78):

1. Joe Morgan - 2B
2. Chris Sabo - 3B
3. Barry Larkin - SS
4. Eric Davis - CF
5. Johnny Bench - C
6. Reggie Sanders - RF
7. Sean Casey - 1B
8. Dmitri Young - LF
9. Jose Rijo - SP

My lineup could be all out of whack, as I don't remember exactly where each guy batted. And, again, these are my favorites at each position, not really who I think are the best.

[bgwilly31]

From my expierence with the reds.

1.deion sanders CF (haha our leadoff spot has been that weak lately)
2.BP---2b
3. Josh hamilton LF
4. Jay bruce RF
5. Joey Votto 1B
6. Barry larkin SS
7. aaron boone 3B
8. JOhnny bench C>>??? we havent had a "dream cather in my time"
9. Aaron Harang P

[schmidty622]

1. Adam Dunn
2. Adam Dunn
3. Adam Dunn
4. Adam Dunn
5. Adam Dunn
6. Adam Dunn
7. Adam Dunn
8. Adam Dunn
9. Adam Dunn



Seriously though -

1. Eric Davis - CF
2. Barry Larkin - SS
3. Ken Griffey Jr. - RF (Non Injured - Non old)
4. Adam Dunn - LF
5. Joey Votto - 1B
6. Brandon Phillips - 2B
7. Chris Sabo - 3B
8. Eddy Taubensee(sp) - C
9. Aaron Harang - SP

[FlightRick]

Moved to Dayton in 2nd grade, so going from that point onward, here's the mid-80s-to-now roster I'd go with (all players presumed to be at their "Reds' Peak," i.e. I'm taking them based on their best performances in Reds uniforms):

POSITION PLAYERS
C Benito Santiago/Eddie Taubensee (R/L platoon, or a DEF/OFF platoon, whichever you prefer)
1B Sean Casey
2B Brandon Phillips
3B Chris Sabo
SS Barry Larkin
LF Adam Dunn
CF Eric Davis
RF Ken Griffey Jr.

BENCH
OF Paul O'Neill (4th OF/DH/"Bench Presence")
1B/OF Dmitri Young (Switch-hitter, great PH option)
IF Pokey Reese (late inning defensive specialist/pinch runner)
UTIL Pete Rose (yes, post-Expos "Reds Peak" Pete; why? just because, dammit; Pete and O'Neill in the same dugout would be fun, too)
C Santiago/Taubensee (as discussed above)

STARTING PITCHING
SP Jose Rijo (R)
SP Aaron Harang (R)
SP Tom Browning (L)
SP Bronson Arroyo (R)
SP Pete Harnish (R, scrappy SP who anchored the Reds' staff during some lean years, and whom I thus remember fondly)

BULLPEN
CL Jeff Shaw (R)
RP Nasty Boy #1 (Norm Charleton, L; also a spot/emergency starter)
RP Nasty Boy #2 (Rob Dibble, R)
RP Nasty Boy #3 (Randy Myers, L)
RP John Franco (L)
RP Jeff Brantley (R)
LONG Scott Sullivan (R, was on some of those staffs with Harnish and also defined hard-nosed "scrappiness," perennial 100 IP out of the pen, my kind of guy)

MANAGER: Davey Johnson
ON THE RADIO: Marty and Joe
IN MY HAND: Miller High Life

[jmac]

Pete Rose 3b
Eric Davis..cf
Dave Parker....rf
George Foster....lf
Johnny Bench....c
Nick Esasky....1b
Dave Concepcion...ss
Oester...2nd


I am picking Oester because I dont remember Morgan's days with the Reds as much. I rmember just enough of Rose.
Foster was always my fav Red and I loved to watch Parker hit.
Same with Esasky as far as power threat.
ED was something special.

[Donder]

Born in '81, but I'm going to stick to players I actually remember watching.

1. Barry Larkin SS
2. Eric Davis CF
3. Ken Griffey Jr. RF
4. Kevin Mitchell LF
5. Joey Votto 1B
6. Chris Sabo 3B
7. Bret Boone 2B
8. Benito Santiago C
9. Tom Browning P

[Captain Hook]

1b Adam Dunn
2b Brett Boone
SS Larkin
3B Pete Rose
C Taubensee
LF Greg Vaughn
CF Eric Davis
RF Josh Hamilton
SP Jose Rijo

Post 1984 when I was 10 and can't remember too much before that.

[Nosirrah]

Born in 1973.

I'd take my chances with this lineup against almost any other "best of" team during my lifetime...

Starting Lineup:
2B Joe Morgan
3B Pete Rose
SS Barry Larkin
LF Adam Dunn
C Johnny Bench
RF Josh Hamilton
CF Eric Davis
1B Tony Perez

Bench:
1B Sean Casey
OF George Foster
OF Ken Griffey, Jr
SS Davey Concepcion
C Benito Santiago
2B Brandon Phillips

Rotation:
Jose Rijo
Mario Soto
Tom Browning
Tom Seaver
Danny Jackson from 1988
(Jack Armstrong from the 1st half of 1990)

Pen:
Scott Williamson
Scott Sullivan
Jeff Brantley
Jeff Shaw
Rob Dibble
John Franco

[Ghosts of 1990]

I don't like doing these because it seems everyone has the same answers. For instance, no one would put Bip Roberts in there over Joe Morgan. Except me of course

[Kingspoint]

CF-Eric Davis
SS-Barry Larkin
2B-Joe Morgan
LF-Frank Robinson
C-Johnny Bench
1B-Tony Perez
3B-Pete Rose
RF-Ken Griffey, Jr. or Sr.

[improbus]

I'm going to give you my lineup, only with a twist. I'm taking the guys with the best names (and I'm not counting nicknames)

1B Nick Esasky (or Brooks Kieschnick)
2B Rick Wrona (or Danny Richar)
SS Freddie Benavides (or William Bergolla)
3B Wayne Krenchicki (or EE)
LF Max Venable (or Tony Tarasco)
CF Cesar Cedeno (or Rolando Roomes or Quinton McCracken)
RF Buck Coats (or Steve Gibralter or Ron Roenicke)
C Dann Bilardello (or Sal Butera)

Some real classics there...

[BlastFurnace]

Originally Posted by improbus

I'm going to give you my lineup, only with a twist. I'm taking the guys with the best names (and I'm not counting nicknames)

1B Nick Esasky (or Brooks Kieschnick)
2B Rick Wrona (or Danny Richar)
SS Freddie Benavides (or William Bergolla)
3B Wayne Krenchicki (or EE)
LF Max Venable (or Tony Tarasco)
CF Cesar Cedeno (or Rolando Roomes or Quinton McCracken)
RF Buck Coats (or Steve Gibralter or Ron Roenicke)
C Dann Bilardello (or Sal Butera)

Some real classics there...

What...no place for Paul Householder?

[BlastFurnace]

Moved to Centerville in 1977...but followed the Reds since 1975.

3B: Rose
SS: Larkin
2B: Morgan
C: Bench
CF: Davis
LF: Foster
RF: Griffey Jr.
1B: Perez

P: Seaver
P: Soto
P: Harang
P: Rijo
P: Browning

LHRP: Myers
RHRP: Dibble

MGR: Anderson

[Chris Sabowned]

Here's my 25 man roster. I was born in 87 so I made the team from about 1993 on. I added the stipulation to my roster that the player had to have more than one year on the Reds; sorry Josh Hamilton and Greg Vaughn. Also I did not put Volquez, Votto, or Bruce on as they have played only one full season.


1. Barry Larkin - SS
2. Brandon Phillips - 2B
3. Ken Griffey Jr. - CF
4. Sean Casey - 1B
5. Adam Dunn - LF
6. Reggie Sanders- RF
7. Chris Sabo - 3B
8. Eddie Taubensee - C

Bench:
Hal Morris - 1B
Bret Boone - 2B
Ron Gant. - OF
Deion Sanders - OF
Jason LaRue - C

Rotation:
Jose Rijo
Aaron Harang
Bronson Arroyo
Pete Schourek
Paul Wilson

Bullpen:
CL - Jeff Brantley
SU - Jeff Shaw
MR - Scott Williamson
MR - Scott Sullivan
MR - Jared Burton
MR - David Weathers
MR - Gabe White

[Captain Hook]

[QUOTE=Chris Sabowned;1833332] I added the stipulation to my roster that the player had to have more than one year on the Reds; sorry Josh Hamilton and Greg Vaughn.

Thought about this with my dream team but.

In the case of Vaughn I just felt that the 1 year he was with the team was a great season.It was for all of us the last truly great season that the Reds have had and I for one still have vivid memories from that year.Vaughn was without a doubt the leader of that team and also put up some really good numbers.

In the case of Hamilton he also had a good year.More than anything though he was by far the best story in baseball that year.Not to mention he could end up being arguably the most talented Reds player to play CF ever.Hamilton could go on to be a Hall of Famer and I think that the Reds will always be remembered as the team that gave him his chance.Not to mention it also was the only other year that the Reds made a playoff push in recent memory other then the year Vaughn was with the team.