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Number 8 - Yogi Berra

After further consideration.......................................

The best athlete to ever wear number 8 has been amended from Troy Aikman to Yogi Berra.  After the feedback and a more, ahem, objective look at the stats and accolades, Yogi's MLB career was indeed impressive.  A World Series Championship Ring for each finger?  C'mon, that is just awesome.  That's part of why Yogi was named the best MLB athlete to wear number 8.

And I will state once more, I am not a Yankee fan. They just put up some of the best numbers.........objectively.

Photo File New York Yankees Yogi Berra 8 X 10 Framed Hitting PhotographYankees Baseball Player Yogi Berra Catching 8x10 Silver Halide Photo PrintBerra, Yogi Autographed/Hand Signed 8x10 Photo

Did you know............that Yogi's real first name is Lawrence?

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26 comments:

  1. I believe that Yogi has more World Series rings than any other baseball player in history. I think that Troy is a good choice but Yogi would have been best.
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  2. Steve Young. Or Igor Larionov could work here, too, if you wanna give it a little international flavor.
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  3. No love for Cal Jr.???
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  4. KB will probably be up there soon... needs more credit
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  5. cal ripken jr.?
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  6. You have to consider the great Yaz. Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
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  7. i love troy and the 90s cowboys... but ya... its gotta be 1. cal ripkin jr, 2. yogi, 3 troy
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  8. You know, I just can't believe Cal wasn't a "NUFF SAID" pick for this.
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  9. Steve Young was easily the better quarterback, even without considering his scrambling ability. This Super Bowl as the measure of an NFL player stuff is ridiculous.
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  10. come on! It's gotta be Cal! You can't even convince me that Aikman is the best #8 in football. Steve Young has a higher passer rating and completion %, 67 more TD passes, 34 more rushing TDs, and 34fewer INTs. Even with out the games streak Cal is the man.
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  11. this has to be Cal Jr. or maybe Steve Young. Troy won because he had the best running back and one of the best wide receivers to play the game not to mention his TE also. Cal played for a long time through injuries. he played shortstop and 3rd base, his numbers were consistent year in and year out and he wasn't always on the best teams, but he still showed up. he is the true professional athelete that any team owner, general manager, skipper, or teammate would want to play with or for.
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  12. Steven Gerrard. And as a Liverpool fan, I wouldn't even consider Rooney or Lampard.
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  13. Archie Manning: Pro Bowl QB on simply horrible teams, and father of two Super Bowl QB's!

    Love dem Saints.
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  14. Alexander Ovechkin who is currently hands down the best player in the NHL even over Crosby will absolutely take this once he's old and experienced enough.
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  15. Cal the Iron Man
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  16. Alex Ovechkin... couple of years he will deserve to be the greatest athlete on number 8
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  17. Ovechkin is easily one of the top 5 pure athletes in the world right now, I really enjoy watching him play (and Im not a huge hockey fan or even from DC).

    With that said, he has a very long road (and career) ahead of him to join these ranks of great 8's. He will have to challenge the thought that Gretzky was the best ever (or to come).

    I can't believe people would question Gehrig at 4, as I don't believe there should be a question about #8 Cal Ripken. This one seems a no brainer - No disrespect to Aikman, or any of the other notables.
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  18. #8....Dale Earnhardt.
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  19. Troy Aikman was better than Steve Young. Young was plugged into a stat machine based on high percentage passing and was surrounded by great players for almost his entire career. Aikman was drafted by the worst team in the NFL and immediately thrown to the wolves. In the second half of the 90s his team was in decline and I remember perfect pass after perfect pass bouncing off the chest of no name receivers. Having grown up watching Elway, Marino, Montana, Young, and Aikman play, to me it's clear that Aikman's passes were consistently the most precise and accurate of the bunch. Plus the guy was lights out in the playoffs. Good choice.
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  20. Yogi Berra is the first person that comes to mind
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  21. Joe Morgan was the best second baseman ever!!
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  22. cowboy fans are completely redic he wasnt eventhe best 8 in football!! cal gets my vote follow by steve young!
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  24. Steve Young in football, Yogi in baseball would both have been far better choices for best athlete to wear the number. Aikman was great but not the best athlete to wear 8.
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  25. No mention of Kobe ver. 1.0
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  26. I guess you guys didn't read this and understand it. Troy was always dead on. If he had Jerry Rice (and I love Irvin) your silly comments would not be on here. Because Aikman would have a ring for every finger.
    Of course he had a great TE because he didn't have a great #2 WR except maybe 1-2 years. I could have played TE with those accurate passes.

    "Troy Aikman was better than Steve Young. Young was plugged into a stat machine based on high percentage passing and was surrounded by great players for almost his entire career. Aikman was drafted by the worst team in the NFL and immediately thrown to the wolves. In the second half of the 90s his team was in decline and I remember perfect pass after perfect pass bouncing off the chest of no name receivers. Having grown up watching Elway, Marino, Montana, Young, and Aikman play, to me it's clear that Aikman's passes were consistently the most precise and accurate of the bunch. Plus the guy was lights out in the playoffs. Good choice"
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