Favorite non-Reds in baseball

Been a while since I think since we've had this thread. List some of your favorite players in the MLB who aren't on our team, or guys you just root for, for one reason or another. Feel free to include former Reds though.


For me:

Zack Grienke
Huston Street
Chipper Jones
Clay Zevada
Ricky Romero
Vladimir Guerrero
Ichiro
Cliff Lee
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Evan Longoria
Justin Duchscherer
Adam Dunn
Ryan Braun (probably the only in-division guy on my list, he's just too damn good)
Josh Willingham
Michael Cuddyer
Jeremy Guthrie (I started rooting for the guy when he was struggling with the Indians, and I was disapointed we didn't pick him up when the Orioles did)
Adrian Gonzalez
Chris Young (Padres)

Hmmm... I think I'll do one for every team in baseball...

Baltimore - Brian Matusz
Boston - Jacoby Ellsbury
Chi Sox - Mark Buehrle
Cleveland - Grady Sizemore
Detroit - Miggy Cabrera
KC - Billy Butler
LAA - Howie Kendrick
Minny - Joe Mauer
NYY - Robinson Cano
Oakland - Kurt Suzuki
Seattle - Felix Hernandez
TB - Evan Longoria
Texas - Josh Hamilton
Toronto - Adam Lind

Washington - Ryan Zimmerman
STL - Albert Pujols
SF - Tim Lincecum
SD - Chase Headley
Pitt - Andrew McCutchen
Philly - Chase Utley
Mets - Johan Santana
Mil - Prince Fielder
LAD - Clayton Kershaw
Houston - Hunter Pence
Marlins - Hanley Ramirez
Rockies - Troy Tulowitzki
Cubs - Swine Flu
Altanta - Jason Heyward
DBacks - Justin Upton

Pablo Sandoval
Austin Kearns
Adam Dunn

Jason Heyward
Justin Upton
Evan Longoria
Prince Fielder
Adam Dunn
Grady Sizemore

Kevin youkilis
Matt Kemp
Brian McCann
Tim Lincecum
Nyjer Morgan
Chone Figgins
Ryan Braun
if he makes it up (for all I know, he may be up now) Angel Salome
Alcides Escobar

The last three from watching in person in A ball.

Hideki Matsui

Justin Upton
Jason Heyward
Evan Longoria
Ben Zobrist

Orioles:
Brian Roberts (Get well soon! He's on the DL right now. :()
Nick Markakis
Brian Matusz
Matt Weiters

Angels:
Kendry Morales
Jered Weaver
Mike Napoli
Tori Hunter

Should Still be an Angel: :p:
John Lackey
David Eckstein

Twins:
Denard Span
Joe Mauer

Rockies:
Todd Helton
Troy Tulowitski

Rays:
Evan Longoria
Carlos Pena
Ben Zobrist

Willy Taveras
Cory Patterson
Eric Milton

Just call me a sentamentalist. :D

Pujols (real stretch here, but I picked him up as a waiver claim in my fantasy keeper league when he was in A-ball, and he's anchored my team ever since)

I'm a pretty big Rockies fan and Carlos Gonzalez is going to be a superstar. He basically does everything well. Ubaldo Jimenez is getting some national pub from his no-hitter, but he's always been easy to root for.

Favorite to watch: Ichiro, Torii Hunter

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Adam Dunn
Chase Utley
Troy Tulowitski
Denard Span
Billy Butler

Jr.
Dunn
Shane Victorino
Franklin Gutierrez
Grady Sizemore
Chone Figgens
Matt Kemp
Pablo Sandoval
Reid Brignac (my girlfriend's best friend is dating him)
Barry Zito (a friend of a friend. Very funny, zany guy)

Hmm, I tend to like guys for different reasons so I'll just list guys who aren't obvious types. But besides these guys I tend to like the guys who seemingly do everything gracefully (Larkin, Roberto Alomar Jr., Josh Hamilton, Ichiro are the best examples) and/or the classy hardworking blue collar stars (Ripken, Utley, Jeter, O-Dog, Ryan Zimmerman etc). Just a few off the top of my head.

Kevin Millar (that guy would be a blast to hang out with)
Jeremy Affeldt (has a great sense of humor)
Craig Counsell (the guy is just a gamer and tends to play above his head always)

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Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

Adam Dunn
Chase Utley
Troy Tulowitski
Denard Span
Billy Butler

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Good list. Add Ichiro and its my list too.

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Originally Posted by corkedbat

Willy Taveras
Cory Patterson
Eric Milton

Just call me a sentamentalist. :D

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Only after I call a psychiatrist! :mooner:

Ichiro
Joe Mauer
Nick Swisher

Adam Dunn.

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Originally Posted by Mario-Rijo

Kevin Millar (that guy would be a blast to hang out with)
Jeremy Affeldt (has a great sense of humor)
Craig Counsell (the guy is just a gamer and tends to play above his head always)

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I met Kevin Millar at a spring training game when he was with the Orioles and he couldn't have been nicer. He spent a lot of time signing autographs and talking to the fans. I think he's just a really great guy. I hope to see him coaching somewhere if he doesn't end up playing with another team this year (I don't think he made the Cubs club this year and as far as I know, he wasn't picked up by anyone else yet either).

Mariano Rivera

David Price
David Ortiz
Chone Figgins
Troy Tulowitzki
Todd Helton

and Derek Jeter... There... I said it.

I'm pretty fond of Granderson at the moment. I'm always quite taken with about a hundred random players at a time, though.

This Jason Heyward kid is just amazing to me. I might just have to catch the Braves when they come to Cincinnati at the end of July just to see this kid hit in person. He's the kind of bat you pay to see. There aren't many like that anymore.

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Originally Posted by vaticanplum

I'm pretty fond of Granderson at the moment. I'm always quite taken with about a hundred random players at a time, though.

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Yeah, I forgot about Granderson. He's on my list, too.

Jason Heyward
Javier Vazquez
Curtis Granderson
Derek Jeter
Joe Mauer
Adam Dunn
Ken Griffey Jr.
Tim Lincecum
Matt Kemp
Clayton Kershaw
Dexter Fowler
Ubaldo Jimenez
Troy Tulowitzki
Carlos Gonzalez
Lance Berkman
David Wright
Jayson Werth
Josh Johnson
Felix Hernandez
Vladimir Guerrero
Nelson Cruz
Justin Verlander
Francisco Liriano
Grady Sizemore
Mike Cameron
Kevin Youkilis
Evan Longoria
B.J. Upton
Ben Zobrist
James Shields
Brian Matusz
Adam Jones

I tend to root for guys who hail from my neck of the woods:

David Wright
BJ & Justin Upton
Mark Reynolds
Michael Cuddyer
Ryan Zimmerman

Plus, I'll always have a soft spot for the Big Donkey.

Favorite teams: Angels, Marlins, Braves & Diamondbacks

Favorite players (I would have a hard time narrowing them to a few.. I'm probably leaving out several):

Baltimore - Brian Matusz
Boston - Kevin Youkilis & Josh Beckett
New York - Nick Swisher & Mark Texeira
Tampa - Carl Crawford & Matt Garza
Toronto - The ghost of Carlos Delgado past
Chicago - Gordon Beckham, Mark Teahen, Paul Konerko, Jake Peavy & Mark Buerhle
Cleveland - Grady Sizemore & Matt LaPorta
Detroit - Miguel Cabrera
Kansas City - Zack Greinke
Minnesota - Joe Mauer & Francisco Liriano
Los Angeles - Kendry Morales & Torri Hunter
Oakland - Brett Anderson & Jake Fox
Seattle - Chone Figgins, Felix Hernandez, Ken Griffey Jr. & Franklin Gutierrez
Texas - Ian Kinsler, Michael Young & Nelson Cruz
Atlanta - Martin Prado, Yunel Escobar, Chipper, Jason Heyward, Jair Jurrjens & T. Hanson
Florida - Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Johnson & Ricky Nolasco
New York - David Wright
Philadelphia - Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels & Roy Halladay
Chicago - Aramis Ramirez
Houston - Lance Berkman
Milwaukee - Rickie Weeks, Casey McGehee, Ryan Braun & Yovani Gallardo
Pittsburgh - Ryan Doumit, Jeff Clement & Andrew McCutchen
St. Louis - Albert Pujols & Adam Wainwright
Arizona - Adam LaRoche, Kelly Johnson, Mark Reynolds, Justin Upton & Brandon Webb
Colorado - Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez & Jorge De La Rosa
Los Angeles - Matt Kemp & Jonathan Broxton
San Diego - Will Venable
San Francisco - Pablo Sandoval, Tim Lincecum & Jonathan Sanchez

Just looking at people from our fan base who are starting to become fans of Jason Heyward, it's not out of the realm of possibility that this kid gets voted to the All Star game this season at age 20.

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Originally Posted by JayBruce32

Just looking at people from our fan base who are starting to become fans of Jason Heyward, it's not out of the realm of possibility that this kid gets voted to the All Star game this season at age 20.

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Add me to that list. I was heartbroken when he was selected a couple picks before us in the 2007 draft. (Although truth be told, I liked Matt Dominguez just as much. Doh!)

Justin Upton
Adam Jones
Cameron Maybin
Jose Reyes
Ryan Braun
Lance Berkman
Yunel Escobar
Matt Kemp
Clayton Kershaw
Chad Billingsley
Brett Anderson
Rick Porcello
Matt Weiters
Billy Wagner


Some of the ones I liked a lot that aren't so good anymore (or haven't worked out quite yet)...

Chris Capuano
Alex Rios
JJ Putz
Andrew Miller
Jarrold Saltalamacchia
Taylor Teagarden
Lastings Milledge

The one that got away...Kevin Youkilis.

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Originally Posted by Strikes Out Looking

The one that got away...Kevin Youkilis.

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His cousin is my doctor here in Indy.

I made sure he knew when he operated on me a few weeks ago that I wasn't a Yankees fan.

any non-Reds on my fantasy team

I don't really have a favorite non-Reds player right now. As a kid, my favorite non-Red was George Brett, followed by Eddie Murray and Mike Schmidt.

Dunn
Jr.
Keppinger
Larue
F. Lopez
Kerns
E.E.

not every past Reds but those are guys I pull for as long as their success in no way hurts the current Reds team.

I'm really pulling for EE.I know at some point Marty said during an off season radio shows that Edwins career was over because of the fire work accident he had.Something about how he would only have vision out of 1 eye or something like that.Just looked to find out how he's doing.3 Es so far(big surprise) but has gone deep.Overall not off to a great start.

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Originally Posted by REDblooded

Hmmm... I think I'll do one for every team in baseball...

Baltimore - Brian Matusz
Boston - Jacoby Ellsbury
Chi Sox - Mark Buehrle
Cleveland - Grady Sizemore
Detroit - Miggy Cabrera
KC - Billy Butler
LAA - Howie Kendrick
Minny - Joe Mauer
NYY - Robinson Cano
Oakland - Kurt Suzuki
Seattle - Felix Hernandez
TB - Evan Longoria
Texas - Josh Hamilton
Toronto - Adam Lind

Washington - Ryan Zimmerman
STL - Albert Pujols
SF - Tim Lincecum
SD - Chase Headley
Pitt - Andrew McCutchen
Philly - Chase Utley
Mets - Johan Santana
Mil - Prince Fielder
LAD - Clayton Kershaw
Houston - Hunter Pence
Marlins - Hanley Ramirez
Rockies - Troy Tulowitzki
Cubs - Swine Flu
Altanta - Jason Heyward
DBacks - Justin Upton

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Are these your favorites, or the players you think are the best?

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Originally Posted by TeamBoone

Are these your favorites, or the players you think are the best?

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